By Halima Aquino. M.A. Editor’s note: “Why Don’t People Vote” is the second in a series of articles from the VEEP Center for Democracy Initiatives following up on a research project completed by the [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Renowned Performing Arts Festival Returns
The Rogue Festival, Fresno’s completely uncensored theater and performing arts festival, returns to the Tower District March 1–10. The 17th annual Rogue Festival will present more than 200 separate [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Football Club: Fans’ Dreams Come True?
By Peter Maiden “The beautiful game brings people together.” That’s a classic statement about soccer, coming Feb. 22, from Angel Moreno, media relations coordinator of the Fresno Football Club (FFC). [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Progressive PAC – March 2018
Xavier Becerra, the Attorney General for the State of California, spoke at the February 2018 Central Valley Progressive PAC (CVPPAC) meeting. Becerra spoke about the importance of using the law to [...] Continue Reading
Women’s March Fresno #HearOurVote
More than 1,500 Fresnans convened in the River Park area to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March. A slate of dynamic speakers energized the crowd at a rally preceding the march. Many [...] Continue Reading
Selling Out Jobs
By Art Rodriguez The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) sold out our jobs. By spearheading the American Competitiveness Act, the DOD became the responsible party for the biggest job-killer in our [...] Continue Reading
What Happened at Pacifica? It’s Complicated
By Peter Maiden “When I talk to people about it their eyes glaze over,” said Rych Withers, station manager at Fresno’s KFCF. Yet there’s been genuine concern among KFCF listeners that Pacifica, the [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – February 2018
By Michael D. Evans At a recent Fresno City Council meeting prior to a vote on an industrial park project, District 2 City Council Member Steve Brandau admonished one of the community groups [...] Continue Reading
Trust Black People: Black Political Engagement in Fresno
By Sarah Hayes Trust Black Women was the trending hashtag coming out of Alabama the day after the special Senate election there. Leading into the election, coverage echoed that the outcome would [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Air District Chief Leaving
By Tom Frantz The end of an era has come at the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Seyed Sadredin is retiring after more than 10 years as the chief executive officer. A look at his [...] Continue Reading
Organized Camps Initial Solution to Unsheltered Homelessness in Fresno
By Paul Thomas Jackson Editor’s note: “Organized Camps” is the first article in a three-part series on homelessness in Fresno. In Fresno, the plight of unsheltered homelessness affects all but those [...] Continue Reading
City Heavy-Handed in River Access Decision
By Andy Hansen-Smith Editor’s note: Andy Hansen-Smith has been attending meetings of the Fresno City Council and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for the past seven months. He live-tweets the [...] Continue Reading