By Kevin Hall More than a million dollars was spent leading up to the June primary by the three men hoping to become Fresno’s next mayor, and based on recent statements from the two remaining [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Black Lives Matter and Others in Fresno Protest Police Brutality
By Hannah Brandt In July the nation was rocked once again by police shootings of African Americans. First it was the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La. Sterling was a 37-year-old man [...] Continue Reading
Health care coverage still not reality for some Fresnans
By Hannah Esqueda More than two years after the Affordable Care Act theoretically opened the door for universal health care, members of Fresno’s traditionally underserved communities still [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor – August 2016
Food Not Bombs Hi, my name is Brittney Fairburn. My boyfriend, Ruben Jimenez, and I have been in charge of running the Sunday Food Not Bombs meals for many years. Food Not Bombs receives donations [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: California continues to heat the planet
By Tom Frantz Now that California has been declared the sixth leading economy in the world, where does it rank in terms of climate disrupting emissions? It turns out that California, in 2014, was the [...] Continue Reading
Becoming a Tenant Advocate and Demanding Accountability
By Simone Cranston-Rhodes In late 2013 I embarked on a journey as a tenants’ right advocate in Fresno by becoming an organizer with Tenants Together. When I began discussing tenants’ rights the [...] Continue Reading
The Out-Of-Town Owner
By Kathy Ayala Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by No More Slumlords at http://nomoreslumlords.org In an area that is quickly becoming a desirable neighborhood for young [...] Continue Reading
WILPF and Fresnans Against Fracking Premier Crude Beyond Belief
By Hannah Brandt On July 19, 2016, community members gathered at Community United Church of Christ to see the unveiling of Crude Beyond Belief, the film made of the Fracking Tour of Kern County on [...] Continue Reading
New Bike Lane Will Not Make Fresno Safe – Only Bike Network Will
By Marcus Ruiz Evans On October 3, 2015, a very famous Fresnan named Edward Lund was participating in a well-known bicycle charity ride in the Bay Area, called Levis’ Granfondo. Mr. Lund was well [...] Continue Reading
DACA Still Exists — Getting the Message Out to Central Valley Immigrants
By Elena Shore (Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published on June 10 by New America Media and is republished with updated information with permission) FRESNO, Calif. – Weeks before the U.S. [...] Continue Reading
Because I said so. . .
By Mike Rhodes The video of Fresno police officer Rudy Ruiz denying Jesse Paz and his daughter permission to get on a bus at Manchester Center went viral. Over 100,000 people have viewed the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Celebrates LGBT Pride and Mourns Orlando Attack
By Hannah Brandt “I’m 54. People my age remember going to the old Express gay club near Belmont and Hwy 180,” says Chris Jarvis of Fresno LGBT Community Center. “We used to have to drive around [...] Continue Reading