By Phil Erro To win back the House, U.S. Senate and the state houses, Democrats need to focus on one thing: higher pay. Millions of people are working for the minimum wage at fast-food restaurants, [...] Continue Reading
Politics
Is Political and Ideological Purity the Road to Victory?
By Mike Rhodes Is there any local politician you agree with on all issues? 100% of the time? How about your friends and family? Do you agree 100% of the time with them on all issues? Of course not. [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – September 2017
By Hannah Brandt August was another exhausting and often discouraging month. From the Fresno City Council passing the ban on homeless dwellings in Fresno to the White supremacist attacks in [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: The Sierra Forests and Air Pollution
By Tom Frantz We know that most of our air pollution comes from industrial operations and mobile sources. But this pollution does not just stay in the air that we breathe on the Valley floor. Summer [...] Continue Reading
The Prince of War: Billy Graham’s Crusade for a Wholly Christian Empire
By George B. Kauffman The Prince of War: Billy Graham’s Crusade for a Wholly Christian Empire (2nd ed.). An unauthorized biography with selected book reviews by author Cecil Bothwell. Brave Ulysses [...] Continue Reading
Update on Fresno Transformative Climate Communities Funding
By Hannah Brandt Many questions and concerns emerged on July 20 from the first public steering committee meeting of the Fresno Transformative Climate Communities Collaborative (FTCCC) at the [...] Continue Reading
I Spy With My Little Eye a Constitutional Violation
By Abre’ Connor Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by the ACLU of Northern California and is republished with permission. [...] Continue Reading
Opinion: Primarying Bad Fresno Dems Should Be a Priority in 2018
By Emily Cameron Fresno City Council is arguably the most frustrating political arena in regional politics. Here we have a majority Democratic City Council, yet Democrats continue to help the [...] Continue Reading
Despite Concerns it is Unconstitutional, City Council Passes Ban on Street Dwelling 6-1
By Hannah Brandt Fresno City Council Member Steve Brandau (R) opened the Aug. 17 City Council meeting by saying that unlike he usually does, he would not be “winging it.” He said that in this case, [...] Continue Reading
14 Things You Need to Know about the Giant Sequoia National Monument
By Art Rodriguez The timber industry wants to cut down green trees instead of dead trees because they can only get top dollar for green trees. Saw mills will not buy brown trees that are bark [...] Continue Reading
ACLU Sues Madera County for Violating Open Meetings Law
By ACLU of Northern California On July 17, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) sued the Madera County Board of Supervisors for violating California’s open public [...] Continue Reading