By Daniel O’Connell As the redistricting of political districts culminates across the San Joaquin Valley, we are witnessing blatant and explicit examples of gerrymandering and systemic [...] Continue Reading
South Fresno Residents Challenge Warehouse Invasion
Residents of south Fresno have in recent years been inundated with warehouse development. Companies such as Amazon operate logistics and fulfillment centers in a part of the city already burdened with [...] Continue Reading
Daughter of Indigenous Farmworkers from Mexico Elected
On a hot afternoon in August, a candidate for Madera City Council District 5, Elsa Mejia, 32, met at her parents’ house with Minerva Mendoza, 31, and Jose Eduardo Chavez, 28, to discuss the state of [...] Continue Reading
Global, Act Local: Transportation
Greenland’s glaciers are melting faster than the icy walls of the Fresno County Transportation Authority, but a large fissure cracked open in early November. The breach came when Measure C Renewal [...] Continue Reading
Midterm Election Outlook
The 2022 election cycle is already upon us. Midterm election cycles typically are defined by the national frame, and the party of the incumbent President rarely fares well. In the current [...] Continue Reading
Voting Rights Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
It’s the “civil rights issue of our time,” voting rights advocates say, but three different proposals to strengthen and create nationwide standards on voting are all stalled in Congress. “Democracy [...] Continue Reading
The Fresno County Democratic Party
December 2021 [...] Continue Reading
Hija de Campesinos Indígenas Mexicanos Es Nueva Concejal de Madera
Una calurosa tarde de fines de agosto, la candidata a concejal del distrito 5 de Madera, Elsa Mejía, 32, se reunió en su casa con Minerva Mendoza, 31, y José Eduardo Chávez, 28, para discutir la [...] Continue Reading