By Mike Rhodes With the help of organized labor, grassroots community groups and a whole lot of ordinary people who worked long hours, the Central Valley now has more progressive elected officials [...] Continue Reading
Politics
Fresno 2018 Elections Power Brokers
By Stan Santos The 2018 local elections in Fresno had winners and losers. Regardless of particular races, powerful monied interests continue to rule on growth, investment and the living conditions [...] Continue Reading
P Stands for… / Sidebar
By Kevin Hall Political power blocs in Fresno clashed last month in a $2.8 million electoral fight over Measure P, the apparently defeated Parks for All tax. Only “apparently” because a recent [...] Continue Reading
Blue Wave: Mostly Yes / Sidebar
By Michael D. Evans Although there were many questions leading into the 2018 election, the primary one centered on whether we would see a Blue Wave, that is, a solid movement toward Democrats. For the [...] Continue Reading
West Fresno
A Community Town Hall was held for West Fresno voters at the Cecil C. Hinton Community Center on Oct. 13. The crowd was addressed by Miguel Arias and Tate Hill, candidates for Fresno City Council [...] Continue Reading
Business as Usual
By Kevin Hall I would not want to be born today nor would I wish it on anyone. The growing uncertainty around whether the planet’s climate will remain stable through the end of this century is now so [...] Continue Reading
What Does Boise Mean for Homeless Advocacy?
By Paul Thomas Jackson A plaintiff’s job of building a lawsuit has been compared to a construction project. The more social or finance significance the suit has, the more demanding the project usually [...] Continue Reading
Nachos, Nas and the Neighborhood
By Community Alliance Staff Nachos, Nas and the Neighborhood was a party in Jaswant Singh Khalra Park on Oct. 14 for West Fresno residents. Around 100 people, speaking English, Spanish, Hmong and [...] Continue Reading
City Council to Mail Complete Ballot Language for Measure P
By Natasha Biasell On Oct. 25, the Fresno City Council voted to approve a direct mailer to all voters in the City of Fresno containing the complete ballot language for Measure P. Due to a clerical [...] Continue Reading
Fresno City Council District 5 Candidate Forum
By Stan Santos On Oct. 2, a candidate forum was held at the Sal Mosqueda Community Center, sponsored by One Healthy Fresno, the Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Faith in the Valley, [...] Continue Reading
Vote for a Difference
By Ruth Gadebusch Elections, by nature, are contentious with this one seemingly well on its way to record breaking. I have no scientific evidence, but it appears that the ads are nastier, started [...] Continue Reading
Is Devin Nunes a Farmer?
By Daniel O’Connell, Hope Nisly and Paul Buxman The last thing voters see as they cast their ballots is the candidate’s ballot designation. As a result, the identification has weighted significance [...] Continue Reading