By Eduardo Stanley Madera will decide who’ll be the new District 5 representative for its City Council on Nov. 2. There are two female candidates for the post that became vacant in January 2021 [...] Continue Reading
Deception Overload: Roads, Dumps and Perea Politics
By Kevin Hall Measure C remains the biggest deception in town, offering a complete look at how greater Fresno’s lesser political culture operates. From transportation agency staff privately setting [...] Continue Reading
Equity Now in Redistricting
The redistricting process is well underway for several legislative bodies. At the state level, the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has held several hearings for input on drawing new [...] Continue Reading
Creating Freeway Protest Signage as a Calling
By David E. Roy Chris Wippern, an amiable man, has realized that his truest calling is being a freeway protest sign creator. Part of his joy stems from realizing recently that he is an artist and [...] Continue Reading
EE.UU se vuelve cada vez más diverso
Por Mark Hedin La población de Estados Unidos es más diversa que nunca y cada vez más urbana, según los nuevos datos recogidos en el Censo del 2020. Pero el ritmo del crecimiento de la población en [...] Continue Reading
Elecciones en Madera 2021: ¿Primera Concejal de Origen Indígena?
En las elecciones del próximo 2 de noviembre, Madera decidirá en las urnas quién será el/la representante del distrito #5. Dos mujeres se disputan el puesto que quedó vacante en las elecciones del [...] Continue Reading
Tale of Two Cities: The Continuing Saga
By Mike Rhodes These two maps tell the story of last year’s presidential election in Fresno. Map #1, from the Fresno County Registrar of Voters’ office, shows the November 2020 election results in [...] Continue Reading
Serving Dead Time Without Answers
By Santarosa Garcia The Fresno County Jail has been devastated by Covid-19 since its first massive outbreak in June 2020.1 As of mid-January, 3,813 inmates at the jail and 171 correctional staff [...] Continue Reading