By Andy Hansen-Smith Editor’s note: Andy Hansen-Smith has been attending meetings of the Fresno City Council and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for the past seven months. He live-tweets the [...] Continue Reading
Politics
Reaping Democracy in the Valley
By Halima Aquino, M.A. Editor’s note: “Reaping Democracy in the Valley” is the first in a series of articles from the VEEP Center for Democracy Initiatives following up on a research project [...] Continue Reading
Chaos and Confusion at the Center: A Year Without Wisdom
By David E. Roy After living through the madness of 2017, I felt I had to make an effort to achieve some clarity and derive some meaning from the year’s intense and confusing events. One of my [...] Continue Reading
Where Is the Decency?
By Ruth Gadebusch Those of us of a certain vintage remember the question asked of a particularly rogue senator: “Sir, have you no decency?” Well, we have another rogue to whom that question might be [...] Continue Reading
A Rising Force in Madera County
By Marilyn Deleija An up-and-coming diverse group has emerged in the Central Valley: Madera Votes. Most of the members live in the city of Madera and Madera County. The mission of Madera Votes is “to [...] Continue Reading
Hmong Innovating Politics Forms Organizing Network
By Mai Thao Since 2012, Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP) has been dedicated to serving the hard-working but historically disenfranchised communities of Sacramento. To start 2018, HIP is thrilled and [...] Continue Reading
IMMIGRATION
By Samuel Molina and Giselle Gasca In 2017, immigrant allies and advocates, including Mi Familia Vota, spent much of their time advocating for the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood [...] Continue Reading
Economic Neoliberalism: Mexico for Sale
By Francisco Duarte Editor’s note: This article was submitted in Spanish and translated into English by Rhea Rehark-Griffith. Mexico, with its 130 million inhabitants, is a country of contradictions, [...] Continue Reading
Application Period for HUD Grants Open
The opportunity for community organizations and nonprofits to apply for funding from four “entitlement programs” of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened in January. The [...] Continue Reading
YOU ARE INVITED
Xavier Becerra, the Attorney General for the State of California, will be the guest speaker at the next CVPPAC meeting. Following the presentation by Mr. Becerra will be a Q&A. This meeting will [...] Continue Reading
Hello America, Your President Is Racist
By Miguel Bibanco Editor’s note: This article is republished from The Know Youth Media with permission and was originally published at https://theknowfresno.org/. Hello America, your President is [...] Continue Reading
Nunes Fuels Protest with Support of Tax Scam
By Bob Turner The weekly Tuesday protest in front of the office of Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) in Clovis was larger than usual on Dec. 12 as passage of the Republican-backed tax reform measure loomed [...] Continue Reading