By Kevin Hall Paris, Bonn, San Francisco. Billionaires and corporate CEOs. Heads of state from around the world. It’s enough to turn a young politician’s head. Even an old one’s. In recent years, [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Labor Day Rally Highlights Workers’ Rights
By Community Alliance Staff A noontime Labor Day rally and picnic energized a crowd of workers from a variety of industries, including county, hospital and long-term care, as well as families and [...] Continue Reading
2018 Ballot Measure Endorsement Grid
Democrats: California Democratic Party (propositions)/Fresno County Democratic Party (Measure P); Republicans: California Republican Party; Stonewall: Fresno Stonewall Democrats; Labor: California [...] Continue Reading
Constituents Demand Nunes Vote “No” on More Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest
By Community Alliance Staff Demonstrators gathered outside the Clovis office of Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) calling on him to vote no during the second round of tax cuts for the wealthy. The crowd of [...] Continue Reading
Small Community Needs: Should Hospitals and Pharmacies Be Out of Our Reach?
By Estefania Avalos Communities such as San Joaquin and Tranquillity are in need of medical assistance. San Joaquin is located about 45 minutes west of Fresno, and other small towns surround it. [...] Continue Reading
Simple Democracy
By Johanna Torres There has been considerable controversy during Madera City Council meetings since late last year. Concerns arose when community members started seeing their service fees (such as [...] Continue Reading
Are You a Good Neighbor? Ask Homeless Advocates
By Paul Thomas Jackson (Editor’s note: This is the first article of a two-part series.) “As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Cheap, Reliable Air Monitoring at Home
By Tom Frantz Personal air monitoring has been gaining popularity in the San Joaquin Valley. Many people have recently installed a fine particulate monitor from a company called PurpleAir. At a cost [...] Continue Reading
Fresno State College 50 Years Later
By Dr. Alex Vavoulis The year 2018 marks 50 years since the Mezey case, which resulted in Shaw Avenue filling with students protesting the firing of Poet Robert Mezey from the Department of [...] Continue Reading
Community Activism Delivers
By Vic Bedoian Will Arvin’s new oil ordinance translate into environmental justice gains in other hard-hit San Joaquin Valley towns? Juan Flores, a Delano-based community organizer with the Center on [...] Continue Reading
Fresno City Council Recognizes Mike Rhodes
The Fresno City Council acknowledged local journalist, newspaper publisher and political activist Mike Rhodes with a day in his honor. Rhodes is widely respected in the community for his decades of [...] Continue Reading