The Labor Rights Caravan reached the small town of Huron on June 26. Volunteers set up pavilions in the parking lot of a Mexican bakery, the Panadería de Dios. In the 100-degree heat, they met a [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Who, What, Why, When, How on the Newsom Recall
What is happening? Republicans have petitioned the state of California to have a special recall election of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. The election will be on Sept. 14. Two things to [...] Continue Reading
UFW Foundation Demonstration in Fresno
A demonstration sponsored by the United Farm Workers Foundation took place on June 30 at the Robert E. Coyle Federal Building in Fresno. Around 40 protesters were there to pressure Senator Alex [...] Continue Reading
Car Caravan in Solidarity with Cuba
On June 20, several activists organized a car caravan in north Fresno to protest the U.S. blockade of Cuba. They did so in anticipation of the UN General Assembly vote on the topic, which took place [...] Continue Reading
Creeping Fascism: A Winery and a Newspaper
Fresno Bee readers will have learned recently (see “Sumner Peck Ranch reopens…,” Fresno Bee, May 28, 2021, page 1) that the former correctional officers who are proprietors of Fresno’s Solitary [...] Continue Reading
Protests in Solidarity with Palestine
Hundreds of people came together on May 15 and May 18 at the corner of Blackstone and Nees avenues in north Fresno, at River Park Shopping Center, to protest the conflict between Israelis and [...] Continue Reading
Police Tolerance of Proud Boy Intimidation Threatens Free Speech Rights
(Editor’s note: The following is a statement sent to the media by the Save the Tower Theatre demonstration organizers. They demonstrate the sale of the iconic theater to a conservative church each [...] Continue Reading
Tower District Community Increases Pressure on Theater Owner
By Vic Bedoian and Peter Maiden At a media briefing on April 21, the owners of independent businesses reemphasized their demand to terminate the sale of the Tower Theatre to the ultra-conservative, [...] Continue Reading
Vigil for Slain Street Vendor
By Peter Maiden A vigil was held for Lorenzo Perez in Pilibos Soccer Park in southeast Fresno on March 28, drawing 250 people. Perez, a pushcart vendor, was shot to death exactly a week earlier on [...] Continue Reading
Air Pollution Trifecta Hits Fresno
By Kevin Hall A trio of life-endangering air pollution events hit Fresno early last month. Unlike the smoke from last summer’s wildfires or this winter’s fireplaces, these threats weren’t found in [...] Continue Reading
Preservation of Central Coast Landscapes
By Vic Bedoian Environmental and civic groups in California are moving quickly to pass a bill in Congress aimed at preserving public lands in the Central Coast region of the state. The bill would [...] Continue Reading
Tower Theatre Being Sold to a Church Despite Community Objections
By Tyler Mackey What’s going on at the Tower Theatre? For Fresno’s Tower District, 2021 started with more than just a bang; it started with an explosion. The explosion, of course, was the [...] Continue Reading