Fresno’s Chinatown is unique among similar historical sites in the state. In the 20th century, it developed as a center of community life, integration and economic development for the state’s central [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
La Fiesta de la Guelaguetza en Madera
El pasado domingo 8 de octubre tuvo lugar por primera vez en Madera la celebración de La Guelaguetza, la tradicional fiesta de Oaxaca con profundas raíces indígenas. Decenas de familias asistieron [...] Continue Reading
Lost Hills: Cuando el Fuego se Acerca Pero un Líder no se Rinde
En los últimos años, California ha sufrido devastadores incendios forestales que han consumido miles de hectáreas y que han llenado nuestros cielos de humo. Solo en septiembre el Distrito del Aire del [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Fuego, Una Derrota y Una Victoria
El pasado 5 de mayo, Central Valley Fuego enfrentó a North Carolina FC, perdiendo 0-2. Pero el equipo se recuró el 20 de mayo, venciendo a South Georgia Tormenta FC por 3-2. Para más información [...] Continue Reading
“Animals,” Gladiators and California Prisons
(Author’s note: Talk to any incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person and they will tell you that prisoners in California jails and prisons are treated like animals. I can personally attest to this [...] Continue Reading
State-Sponsored Carnage in California Prisons
“The integrated yard policy (IYP) is per force a staged fight because integrating rival factions will always lead to violence…In my experience, the IYP was always a device used to break the leadership [...] Continue Reading
Fresno: A Tale of Two Cities
Fresno is two cities, like most American cities. It’s a city of haves and have nots. It’s near the bottom of the list in America for income equality. Some of the haves are employers who fail to pay [...] Continue Reading
Across the Tracks
Photo Essay by David Bacon (Editor’s note: Photojournalist David Bacon visited Fresno in November 2022. He walked around downtown Fresno and captured some special moments he now shares with us. His [...] Continue Reading
Progressive, Local/Independent News
The April 2023 Issue of the Community Alliance is now online. You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the April 2023 Community Alliance newspaper. There are [...] Continue Reading
Beyond Racism and Resignations
Recent disclosures that Los Angeles City Council members and a union official racially denounced others compels us to deal with racism, colorism and anti-Blackness interwoven with classism for it [...] Continue Reading
The Ineffective Leadership of Fresno
Thanks for the great, informative June issue! On the front page, an excellent explanation of Measure C helped many of us realize what a mess all of this is and how totally ineffective the “leadership” [...] Continue Reading
Community Medical Centers Disinvestment in Fresno
History of Segregation and Disinvestment Fresno was founded in April 1872, when the robber baron (some prefer “captain of industry”) Leland Stanford designated a site for a railway station [...] Continue Reading