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
Politics
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
Save the Giants: Giant Sequoia National Monument
By Dr. Mehmet McMillan and Art Rodriguez The Department of the Interior recently opened a “review” of certain national monuments created in the last 20-plus years, including the Giant Sequoia, for [...] Continue Reading
Dialogue about Democracy
By John Minkler A “Dialogue about Our Democracy” will take place on Sept. 16 in celebration of Constitution Day. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at North Gym 118 at Fresno State. Free and open to [...] Continue Reading
Pastors for Peace Caravan Returns from Cuba
By Leni Reeves We want you to know. We’ve been to Cuba! This is what we used to shout as we entered U.S. Immigration, marching across the International Bridge from México to the United States at [...] Continue Reading
New Leadership for Democrats
By Michael D. Evans On July 22, the California Democratic Party (CDP) confirmed the election of Eric Bauman as chair of the largest and most progressive state Democratic Party in the nation. Elected [...] Continue Reading
Is This Finally the End of Trump or Only the Beginning of the End?
By George B. Kauffman My head is literally spinning! I simply can’t keep up with the frantic pace of events. The news is filled hourly or even at more frequent intervals with the hysterical, [...] Continue Reading
Why This CVPPAC Member Is Running for Office
***The content in this section is paid for by the Central Valley Progressive PAC*** By Mike Rhodes Daren Miller wants to be the District 3 Fresno City Council member who will replace Oliver Baines, [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – July 2017
Public Voices Strong Support for Protecting Giant Sequoia National Monument On June 27, the Tulare County Supervisors voted 3-2 to approve a letter calling for the elimination of portions of the Giant [...] Continue Reading
An Open Letter to Mayor Lee Brand on Fresno’s Role in Combating Climate Change
Dear Mayor Brand: We are a group of students attending the San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL). Law Students for Community Advancement (LSCA) was created to invigorate a culture of engagement at the [...] Continue Reading