By Kaylia Metcalfe I attended a writers’ conference recently where I listened to a panel discussion about the “The Politics of the Writer” that centered on the idea of separating the artist from the [...] Continue Reading
Politics
Fresno Joins Eve Ensler’s Call to “Strike, Dance, Rise!”
By Georgia Williams Jemmy Bluestein began spreading the word about One Billion Rising (OBR) when he heard Eve Ensler, noted author of The Vagina Monologues, speak on KFCF radio about a year ago. [...] Continue Reading
Why Voting Patterns in Fresno Matter: From the Editor – March 2013
If you have ever told someone that Fresno is a conservative community, take a look at the maps below. The large map illustrates how we voted last November on Prop 32, the initiative promoted by big [...] Continue Reading
Rating the Rater: The Office of Independent Review Issues First Quarterly Report
By Richard Stone Rick Rasmussen, our Man in the O.I.R. (Office of Independent Review), has been on the job for about four months and has filed his first report. I met with him to discuss the impact [...] Continue Reading
Voters Likely to Weigh in on Privatization
By Michael D. Evans Opponents of Mayor Ashley Swearingen’s plan to privatize residential sanitation service, which had been approved by the outgoing Fresno City Council in December 2012, gathered [...] Continue Reading
Searching for Devin Nunes
By Gene Roza Constituents and friends held a Day of Action on Feb. 20 in Clovis in front of Rep. Devin Nunes’ office for a verified appointment with his district director, Rudy Mendoza, to address [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Voice! – March 2013
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji Getting In the Way I am writing this column on Valentine’s Day 2013. The Fresno County Clerk has just confirmed that more than the requisite number of signatures has been [...] Continue Reading
Fresnans Say No to Trash Privatization
By Michael D. Evans At the time of our press deadline, opponents of Mayor Ashley Swearengin’s plan to privatize the City of Fresno’s residential sanitation service had just delivered about 40,000 [...] Continue Reading
The Road Forward
By Pam Whalen Voting pattern in the City of Fresno Blue = Precincts voting for Barack Obama Red = Precincts voting for Mitt Romney Many people believe that Fresno is a conservative community. To [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – February 2013
Thanks, Fresno, for a Real Christmas Miracle [The] Inmate Family Council and collaborating churches knew it was time to get the Goodie Bags ready for the ladies in Chowchilla Prison. The warden told [...] Continue Reading
Guest Editorial for Black History Month: Black-Latino Unity Key to Working-Class Unity
By Salvador Sandoval With the start of a new year, it is fitting to look back at history to see where we have been to get our bearings as to where we are headed. U.S. history is permeated by the [...] Continue Reading
Last of the Wild West, Part 2: Madera County Planning
By Gary Lasky Last month, we compared the reasonable land-use planning policies of the City of Fresno with the contrasting situation in Tulare County, just 45 minutes to the south, where the Board [...] Continue Reading