As you might guess, the homeless in Merced have as many problems today as they have had every day of their lives, as they try to get by without proper shelter, support and help from a city that would [...] Continue Reading
Politics
Why Is Downtown Modesto Dead: Homeless, Development and Resistance
In the early 2000s, the place to be for young people was downtown Modesto. People came to hang out, meet new people and be with friends. Go to downtown Modesto now, and you’ll find a very different [...] Continue Reading
Unreasonable Use of California’s Most Precious Resource
Nearly a century ago, Fresno County widow Amelia Herminghaus set off a revolution in California’s water world that fundamentally altered how water could be used. Herminghaus and her late husband had [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron
Religious Nonsense from the Pews, the News and the Capital One of the Community Alliance’s dear friends, Jim Compton-Schmidt, sent an e-mail recently where, in his low-key style, he complained quietly [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Area Chapter ACLU
On January 27, we finally had our day in court. People still remember the televised video of the beating of Glen Beaty, a homeless man, on February 9, 2009. On February 24, 2009, the ACLU faxed, [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis from the Grassroots
Return to the Dark Ages By Ruth Gadebusch The assault on women continues. Worse yet, it has intensified in the current political climate. The party that once expressed great belief in keeping [...] Continue Reading
Progressives Organize in the Central Valley
Enthusiastic progressives in the Central Valley gathered on January 26 to form the local chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), which will be called the Central Valley–Sierra [...] Continue Reading
From the Grassroots: Profiles of Local Activists
When Lance Canales walked in for our interview, I hardly recognized him. He had shed a bunch of pounds and his trademark long hair was shorn into a handsome short-and-wavy style. As we talked, though, [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Candlelight Vigil Responds to Tucson Tragedy
Dozens of individuals from communities throughout Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kings counties joined together in a peaceful vigil on January 11. Individuals held candles and signs with the names of the [...] Continue Reading
Afghanistan—Killing Peace
Despite a White House declaration that “progress” is being made in Afghanistan, by virtually any measure the war has deteriorated significantly since the Obama administration surged troops into [...] Continue Reading
Martin Luther King Day in Fresno 2011
An Antiwar Speech, a Strange Pronouncement by the Police Chief, and more. . . [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Help for the Community Alliance from Inside the Prison Industrial Complex I am writing in regard to your request for help, so that you can continue printing the Community Alliance. Enclosed you will [...] Continue Reading