Letter Read at Rhodes Farewell Dinner I am sorry that I could not be at this event (see above) to honor Mike Rhodes, but I did want to send a few words about him and what he has meant for journalism. [...] Continue Reading
Politics
The Elected: An (Attempted) Conversation with City Council Member Steve Brandau
By Richard Stone Fresno City Council Member Steve Brandau’s office failed to respond to my requests for an interview, ignoring the access given by five fellow City Council members in recent months. [...] Continue Reading
Inequality!
By Yezdyar Kaoosji The economic reports, books, documentaries, columnists, talking heads and self-proclaimed pundits are juggling cold statistics and jabbering away about “inequality” of resources in [...] Continue Reading
Board of Supervisors Set to Change
By Michael D. Evans The 2014 election has the potential to be historic. With control of both the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and the Fresno City Council on the line, there is the real [...] Continue Reading
Forum Sets New Course for Local Politics
By Michael D. Evans The Fresno Partnership shook up the local political world on Jan. 25 with a Candidate Forum for candidates in Fresno City Council Districts 1 and 7. The forum was unprecedented [...] Continue Reading
California Can’t Tunnel Its Way Out of Drought Conditions
By Restore the Delta SACRAMENTO—Restore the Delta (RTD) and opponents of Gov. Jerry Brown’s rush to build peripheral tunnels that would drain the Delta and doom salmon and other Pacific fisheries [...] Continue Reading
The Elected: In Conversation with City Council Member Sal Quintero
By Richard Stone Sal Quintero walks me back to his office, and immediately it’s clear it is not like those of the Fresno City Council members I’ve previously interviewed. More a den than an office, [...] Continue Reading
Growing Marijuana Banned in Fresno County: The People Fight Back
By Michael Green In a move that could have statewide impact, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to ban the cultivation of medical cannabis anywhere in the unincorporated county. Cannabis [...] Continue Reading
Building a Progressive Electoral Strategy: Getting to Know the Candidates
By Dillon Savory and Chip Ashley Two unprecedented events that can change the political landscape of Fresno will take place in January and February, and you are invited to take part. A changing of [...] Continue Reading
Occupy Fresno: “Viva Liberté, Viva America!”
By Chip Ashley Mike Rhodes was walking by Courthouse Park on Dec. 12 and noticed Occupy Fresno was no longer there. On closer inspection he saw a notice taped to one of the columns of the “gazebo,” [...] Continue Reading
Implementation of the Fresno County General Plan: Death by Design
By Radley Reep A real eye-opener is a rarely viewed film entitled Death by Design. This film describes the mechanism by which our bodies replace cells at a rate of about 5,000,000 cells per [...] Continue Reading
The Much Maligned Public Defender
By Michael Weinberg (Editor’s note: A different version of this article was published previously in the Fresno Bee.) Everywhere public defenders go, they are called names. Their clients feel they [...] Continue Reading