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
Politics
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
Voting Equity on the Line in Fresno County Redistricting
By Vic Bedoian Fresno County, along with all other counties in California, is in the process of redrawing its supervisorial districts. District boundary lines must conform to federal and state [...] Continue Reading
Right-Wing Thugs Intimidate the Public at Redistricting Hearing
Compiled by Mike Rhodes (Editor’s note: The names of individuals quoted in this article have been changed to protect their privacy and safety.] The critical input by community members working to [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Progressive PAC Page
November 2021 [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County Democratic Party Page
November 20231 [...] Continue Reading
Transparency Needed at City Hall
By Kevin Hall City leaders and staff are in meetings with some West Fresno residents to discuss the 92.5 acres proposed to be rezoned for industrial use along Elm Avenue, and news of the private [...] Continue Reading
25 Years of the Community Alliance Celebrated
More than 120 people came together in the magical garden of Pat Wolk and helped us celebrate 25 years of printing the Community Alliance newspaper. Lance Canales and the Flood welcomed guests with his [...] Continue Reading
Troubling Contradictions
By Ruth Gadebusch Try as I might, I simply can’t understand so many of the right wing’s inconsistent stands. Calling themselves pro life, nowhere is contradiction more true than in their [...] Continue Reading