Text and photos by Caroline Jackson Up, up and away, like a Wizard of Oz scene; that’s how it went on July 31 at the Dakota EcoGarden. The Dakota EcoGarden [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Failed County Leadership • Joaquin Arambula pushes for better outcome
By James Mendez The Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has failed to demonstrate leadership since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The most recent example of their failed leadership [...] Continue Reading
Mask It Up, ’Merica!
By I. smiley G. Calderon Americans are strong and caring people who will face a challenge and step up to the plate when their country needs them to and will do whatever it takes to help when the [...] Continue Reading
Lesson of California’s Covid-19 “Hot Spot”
By Pilar Marrero When Imperial County emerged as California’s No. 1 hot spot in Covid-19 infection rates, it exposed three variables—low-wage workers, overcrowded households and inadequate [...] Continue Reading
Justice Denied…
By I. smiley G. Calderon We’ve all heard the common adage and legal maxim, “justice delayed is justice denied,” right? It means, so long as justice is put on hold, it really is injustice, plain and [...] Continue Reading
The Dangers of a Dyer-Run Fresno
By Devorah Levy-Pearlman On March 3, Super Tuesday, the city of Fresno held its local election. The high-profile mayoral race to replace Lee Brand—who announced last May he would not seek [...] Continue Reading
Why Oliver Baines Shouldn’t Head Fresno Police Reform
By Kevin Hall Short answer: He’s a cop. Newly engaged Fresno activists young and old are about to get a fundamental lesson in local politics. That’s because their efforts to radically alter the [...] Continue Reading
Alex Vavoulis Left an Enduring Legacy
By Vic Bedoian Alex Vavoulis, the man who launched radio station KFCF in Fresno among many other achievements, died June 9 at the age of 95. He was a proud Greek-American who grew up in New [...] Continue Reading
Hundreds March in Support of Black Lives Matter
Photos by Peter Maiden Several hundred marchers met at Saint Rest Baptist Church in West Fresno June 6 to promote the message of Black Lives Matter in a peaceful manner. They marched over a mile to [...] Continue Reading
Black Lives Matter and the City of Fresno Work Together with A Proclamation and Street Painting
By Peter Maiden Over four hundred people came out to downtown Fresno June 18 to paint “Black Lives Matter” in twenty foot tall letters on P Street where it passes in front of City Hall. The event [...] Continue Reading
Ambush of Arias Revisited
By Sergio Cortes May 12: Home of Miguel Arias Ben Bergquam and a dozen of his supporters arrived at Fresno City Council Member Miguel Arias’s apartment door. Bergquam runs a Facebook page [...] Continue Reading
Protest of the Killing of George Floyd
By Community Alliance Staff On May 25, George Floyd, an African American resident of Minneapolis, Minn., was killed by a White police officer, Derek Chauvin, of the local police department. The [...] Continue Reading