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
Local & State
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
Reaping Democracy in the Valley
By Halima Aquino, M.A. Editor’s note: “Reaping Democracy in the Valley” is the first in a series of articles from the VEEP Center for Democracy Initiatives following up on a research project [...] Continue Reading
A Rising Force in Madera County
By Marilyn Deleija An up-and-coming diverse group has emerged in the Central Valley: Madera Votes. Most of the members live in the city of Madera and Madera County. The mission of Madera Votes is “to [...] Continue Reading
Hmong Innovating Politics Forms Organizing Network
By Mai Thao Since 2012, Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP) has been dedicated to serving the hard-working but historically disenfranchised communities of Sacramento. To start 2018, HIP is thrilled and [...] Continue Reading
Patient Protests at Coalinga State Hospital
By Robert Turner Within the confines of Coalinga State Hospital (CSH), a patient-organized group that distributes election material to patients and helps their peers therein register to vote wants to [...] Continue Reading
MLK
About 1,200 people marched in Fresno’s annual Martin Luther King Day March from St. John’s Church to a rally at Fresno City Hall on the morning of January 15. [...] Continue Reading
Ensuring Better Communities through Accountability
By Ashley Werner Based in Fresno, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability works closely with residents and community leaders from disadvantaged communities throughout the San Joaquin and [...] Continue Reading