In the 2010–2011 General Catalog of CSU Fresno, under the headline “Diversity,” University President John Welty wrote that Fresno State “is not immune to issues of racial intolerance or gender [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The Community Alliance newspaper is expanding―printing more pages in color and adding a Spanish-language page―and going through some significant design changes. Over the last three months, we have [...] Continue Reading
Filmworks Enters Its 10th year with Award-Winning Films at Festival
A son wants to honor his mother’s dying wish by releasing her ashes into the seas off Italy. An illusionist, one of a dying breed of stage entertainers, meets an awestruck girl who believes his magic [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Candlelight Vigil Responds to Tucson Tragedy
Dozens of individuals from communities throughout Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kings counties joined together in a peaceful vigil on January 11. Individuals held candles and signs with the names of the [...] Continue Reading
Progressive News Briefs
Fresno Homeless Czar Harasses the Homeless Probably the cleanest homeless encampment in downtown Fresno is on F Street (between Ventura and Santa Clara). The people at that encampment were targeted [...] Continue Reading
Be the Media! Public Access TV Comes to Fresno
Jerry Lee, the new executive director of the Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC), says that we are in for some big changes in 2011. Lee is now working on a plan to build the public access [...] Continue Reading
From Jefferson to Assange
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared at Truthdig, www.truthdig.com/ All you need to know about Julian Assange’s value as a crusading journalist is that the New York Times and most of the [...] Continue Reading
KPFA: Troubles at Berkeley Station Affect Local KFCF Listeners
Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble The KPFA cauldron continues to bubble away, and as the heat rises in Berkeley it may be the people of the Central Valley who get burned. [...] Continue Reading