By Peter Maiden Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare giant, was the location for a picket line in Fresno Dec. 10–14 by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Mental health workers in the [...] Continue Reading
Science & Health
Clearing the Air: Mary Nichols, please help us!
By Tom Frantz In 1989, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) placed an air quality ozone monitor on the east side of Arvin. It was built into a shipping container and placed in the yard of the [...] Continue Reading
Women’s Services for the Next Century
By Kayla Moon The third annual Women’s Art and Music Festival of Fresno (WAMFF) is stirring up a lot of attention and excitement. The event will feature a night of educators, entertainers, speakers, [...] Continue Reading
Cold Fighting Strategies
By Jeanette Nishimori A little morning chill tells us fall will soon bring relief from the sloughing, ominous Fresno summers. We also know that winter and the equally sloughing and ominous cold season [...] Continue Reading
Effect of 2018 Nobel Prizes on Diversity and Enhancement of Women
By George B. Kauffman The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Arthur Ashkin (b. 1922), previously of Bell Laboratories, but now working from his home laboratory; Donna Strickland (b. 1959) of [...] Continue Reading
Business as Usual
By Kevin Hall I would not want to be born today nor would I wish it on anyone. The growing uncertainty around whether the planet’s climate will remain stable through the end of this century is now so [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Open Letter to the Almond Board
By Tom Frantz A letter was recently sent to the Almond Board of California by several Valley groups. These groups include the Kern-Kaweah chapter of the Sierra Club, the Central Valley Air Quality [...] Continue Reading
What Does Boise Mean for Homeless Advocacy?
By Paul Thomas Jackson A plaintiff’s job of building a lawsuit has been compared to a construction project. The more social or finance significance the suit has, the more demanding the project usually [...] Continue Reading
City Council to Mail Complete Ballot Language for Measure P
By Natasha Biasell On Oct. 25, the Fresno City Council voted to approve a direct mailer to all voters in the City of Fresno containing the complete ballot language for Measure P. Due to a clerical [...] Continue Reading
Beat “Hereditary” Diseases with One Key Mind-Set Shift
By Farin Montanez Taking pills is often believed to be a normal side effect of aging. That’s a really tough mind-set to battle, but shifting that attitude is necessary to achieve optimal health. I [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Why Is the Obvious So Difficult?
By Tom Frantz The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is not doing its job. It refuses to take serious its chief function as a health agency protecting the breathing public. It [...] Continue Reading
Clean Air Advocates Face Feds Trying to Roll Back Standards in Fresno
By Vanessa Warheit Dozens of environmental, industry and community advocates spoke at a federal hearing in Fresno on Sept. 24 in almost unanimous opposition to the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient [...] Continue Reading