On April 10, Congress voted on a Continuing Resolution for the House Budget that would extend tax cuts that mainly benefit corporations and the wealthy. To partially cover the cost of the tax cuts, [...] Continue Reading
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Costa Fighting to Save Medicaid
On April 8, Rep. Jim Costa (D‒Fresno) held a “Medicaid Matters” telephone town hall for a discussion with his constituents about Donald Trump and House Republicans’ budget proposal to cut Medicaid by [...] Continue Reading
BOS Acknowledges Reliance on Federal Funds
The March 11 meeting of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS), though largely procedural, carried an undercurrent of urgency as discussions about the County’s budget and code enforcement [...] Continue Reading
“Following Jesus” Can’t Mean…
Among Christians, “following Jesus” is supposed to be a good thing, the loving way to live. But is following Trump compatible with actually following Jesus? A few non-religious, common-sense [...] Continue Reading
Marco Rubio’s Powerful Secret Backers
Marco Rubio, as everyone knows, is now the U.S. Secretary of State. Among his first acts was attempting to deport a legal permanent resident of the United States who had committed no crime. The [...] Continue Reading
Protests Against Tesla Grow
On March 15, a protest against the Tesla electric vehicle dealership in north Fresno drew about 200 people. The protest was part of a similar action that occurred in several U.S. cities, with [...] Continue Reading
Endorsements “Sweep” Fails Jonasson Rosas
Fresno Unified School District Trustee Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas had it all heading into the District 5 Fresno City Council special election: political connections, name recognition, strong financial [...] Continue Reading
Democrats, Stand Up!
“I’m trying to figure out what leverage we actually have,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D–N.Y.) said at a press briefing in February. “What leverage do we have? Republicans have repeatedly [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County BOS Passes Plan for Feds
On Feb. 11, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) passed an update to its federal legislative platform and approved Homekey funding for supportive housing. A lively discussion on repeal of the [...] Continue Reading
Chavez Hails Trump, Costa Caves
The tentacles of the ongoing fascist coup d’etat are touching Fresno in some surprising and not so surprising ways. Trump’s blitz on the rule of law, taken right from the 1933 Nazi playbook, revealed [...] Continue Reading
A Glimmer of Hope
Following the results of the November 2024 election, hope has been in short supply. Previous experience with the man elected President left no room to hope that someone thought inadequate for the job [...] Continue Reading
Local Dems Reiterate Opposition to Free Speech
At the January meeting of the Fresno County Democratic Central Committee (FCDCC), the body voted to keep in place a ban on having the Community Alliance newspaper in its headquarters that was [...] Continue Reading