By Leah Simon-Weisberg More than 50% of the residents of Fresno are tenants. This silent majority is about to make some noise. Tenants Together, California’s statewide organization for renters’ [...] Continue Reading
Science & Health
Continuing Saga of “Just Cause for Evictions” in Merced
By Susan Bouscaren As detailed in the last issue of the Community Alliance, the new realtor- and bank-influenced City Council of Merced voted to repeal the Just Cause for Evictions ordinance on May [...] Continue Reading
Smog Alerts Too Little, Too Late
By Kevin Hall Health advocates with the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) responded critically last month to the San Joaquin Valley Air Board’s announcement of its second year of the [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files – September 2012
By John Crockford Education Opportunities Online Coursera (www.coursera.org/) is “a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for [...] Continue Reading
Punishing Fresno’s Most Vulnerable
By Mike Rhodes Two days after the final assault on homeless encampments by the City of Fresno and Caltrans, Rose and her daughter were trying to find someplace where they could sleep. When I found [...] Continue Reading
Occupy Fresno Perseveres
By Jesse Franz On Nov. 14, after a week of nightly arrests by sheriff’s deputies, Occupy Fresno, a group that has continuously encamped at Courthouse Park since Oct. 15, filed a lawsuit in federal [...] Continue Reading
Occupy America
By Michael Parenti (Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission of the author.) Beginning with Occupy Wall Street in September 2011, a protest movement spread across the United States to 70 major [...] Continue Reading
Two Tales of a City
By Richard Stone A visit to Fresno’s homeless encampments, like the ones being dismantled by the City this week as I write, is eye-opening. It is a world of its own. The structures are ramshackle, [...] Continue Reading
With Your Help, We Can and Shall Abolish the Death Penalty
By Maria Telesco Thanks to all for your responses to the booklet A Taxpayer’s Guide to the California Death Penalty. Now that you’ve read it and know the facts, we are preparing for the next phase. A [...] Continue Reading
Just Cause for Evictions Ordinance Passes in Merced
By Sal Sandoval On Nov. 7, 2011, Merced became the first city in the San Joaquin Valley to pass the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance to protect renters. It protects renters from eviction if the [...] Continue Reading
Occupy Merced Update
By Jason Flores Occupy Merced, which began on Oct. 15, continues to maintain its presence at Courthouse Park in Merced. With a few staying over on most nights, Occupy Merced has brought out citizens [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air
By Kevin Hall The Pivotal Year AheadThe coming year will prove to be pivotal in the effort to reduce Central Valley air pollution to “safe” levels any time soon. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution [...] Continue Reading