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
Local & State
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
Fresno Advocates Demand End to Secretive Deportation Program
By Angélica Salceda Federal immigration agents are working inside Fresno County Jail to deport people through a program that lacks transparency, oversight, and accountability On the heels of the [...] Continue Reading
DESPITE OPPOSITION AND RISKS, SAN LUIS OBISPO SUPES APPROVE OIL TRAINS
By Vic Bedoian Faced with overwhelming opposition locally and around the California, in May, San Luis Obispo County Supervisors informally approved a controversial oil train terminal proposed for the [...] Continue Reading
CVPPAC – July 2016
***The content in this section is paid for by the Central Valley Progressive PAC*** Join the Political Revolution in Fresno The opportunity to substantially change the course of politics in Fresno [...] Continue Reading
Observing the Count
By Emily Brandt Over the years, I have often wanted to peek behind the scenes to see the printing and producing of books or the field to table journey of food, but it was only in 2016 that I developed [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Voice
By Yezdyar “Yez” Kaoosji The uncertainty that surrounds the outcome of the Democratic Party Convention this July reflects the uniqueness of the 2016 Presidential elections. While the Democratic Party [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence Way of Peace Awards
The Way of Peace Awards images by Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz and Mike Rhodes. The Child's Award went to Danay Ferguson, presented by Nancy Hatcher, for Ferguson's record-breaking book donation drive. [...] Continue Reading
City Council Award to Floyd D. Harris’ Freedom School
On June 23, 2016, Rev. Dr. Floyd D. Harris Jr. received an award from the Fresno City Council for his Freedom School summer program that began last year. Councilmen Oliver Baines III gave Harris the [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – July 2016
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday July 14, 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK Women in Black will be in [...] Continue Reading
June 2016
You can read the .pdf version of the June 2016 Community Alliance below. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier reading. Simply place your cursor over the [...] Continue Reading
ROCK THE VOTE
Rock the Vote: The Central Labor Council registered voters in Tower and Lowell Districts and held a rally at Ted Wills Community Center on May 14. Community Alliance newspaper had a table at the [...] Continue Reading