By Jonathan Luevanos Felix On June 11, Miguel Torres was killed by Fresno Police Department (FPD) officers Colin Lewis (repeat shooter in 2014) and Jordan Wamhoff in what amounted to a total of 17 [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Fresno Comes Before Ferguson
By Richard Gomez Peace and nonviolence isn’t just praying and hoping for justice but includes the time when we must roll up our sleeves, get out in the streets and make demands to our duly elected [...] Continue Reading
Something Right in Fresno
By Ruth Gadebusch With so much of the world in turmoil, the beginning of a new year seems a good time to look at what is right (as in correct, not political) in our community. So many harbor [...] Continue Reading
Despite City’s Poor Process, Community Wins Key Victories in General Plan
By Building Healthy Communities Fresno Building Healthy Communities’ leaders are utterly disappointed that the City of Fresno disregarded the community’s request for more time to understand the City [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County Votes to Invest in Health
By the Community Alliance In January of this year, Fresno County’s healthcare safety net, the Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP) was on the brink of being completely dismantled due to lack of [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – December 2014
Blight in Fresno Is a Major Problem Blight in Fresno is a major problem that many Fresno residents have long had to withstand. Currently, Fresno has more than 250 documented blighted properties in [...] Continue Reading
Doubling Down on Dysfunction
By Michael D. Evans Nationwide There was little ambiguity in the outcome of Election 2014. Nationwide, it was a Republican year. Even the West Coast failed to stem the national sentiment as [...] Continue Reading
A Labor of Love: Election Protection in the San Joaquin Valley
By Hannah Brandt By November, the Valley’s scorching summer heat had finally given way to autumn’s leafy breezes. Wrapped in scarves and gloves, fortified with coffee, donuts and sandwiches from [...] Continue Reading
California Environmental Justice Groups Unite to Fight Government and Industry
By Vic Bedoian Environmental activists from throughout the state got together Nov. 8 in the Central Valley to form a new coalition they hope will enhance their campaigns for healthy communities. Their [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – November 2014
California Prison Officials Retaliate against Inmates Who File Staff Complaints As I’m sure you all know, filing a grievance against correctional officers under the eyes of the law is a form of [...] Continue Reading
Seven Months after Evacuation, Families Still in Limbo
By Gustavo Aguirre, Jr. Arvin, CA: Oct. 15, 2014—On March 18, at 7 p.m., Matt Constantine, the director of public health, County Supervisor Leticia Perez and the Kern County Fire Department declared [...] Continue Reading
What’s So Deadly about Dust?
By Hannah Brandt With the surge in Valley Fever cases over the past few years, are we amid a new Dust Bowl? If you live outside California or the Southwest, you may never have heard of Valley Fever, [...] Continue Reading