The future of retirement is on the line, according to the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA), a progressive grassroots advocacy organization. Nan Brasmer, president of the California [...] Continue Reading
Science & Health
Abolishing Homelessness in Merced: Lessons from 10-Year Plans in Other Cities
On April 9, more than 110 people attended a forum titled “Abolishing Homelessness” at the UC Merced campus. In attendance were homeless persons from Merced; veterans of homeless struggles in [...] Continue Reading
International Year of Chemistry 2011: Marie Curie’s Struggle against Sexism and Xenophobia
By George B. Kauffman The 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011) under the leadership of the UN Educational, Scientific and [...] Continue Reading
Environmental Racism in West Fresno
For decades, West Fresno residents have endured health and safety hazards created by corporate giant Darling International Inc.’s meat rendering plant. Though sited within yards of West Fresno [...] Continue Reading
Earth Day 2011
In her official proclamation, Mayor Ashley Swearingen cited the following reasons for declaring April 22, 2011, Earth Day in the City of Fresno: • Earth Day, begun as an annual event on April [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The Community Alliance newspaper is expanding―printing more pages in color and adding a Spanish-language page―and going through some significant design changes. Over the last three months, we have [...] Continue Reading
Lawsuit Challenges Approval of Friant Ranch Project
Three local organizations have sued Fresno County to challenge the Board of Supervisors’ approval of the Friant Ranch project. The Sierra Club, the League of Women Voters of Fresno and Revive the San [...] Continue Reading
Homeless Couple To Be Recognized for Heroism
On the bitter night of December 17, Joseph Edwards put his life on the line to save the lives of four college students. The four had been driving along Bear Creek in Merced when they lost control of [...] Continue Reading
UN Expert Investigates the Valley’s Troubled Water
The UN Expert on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation came to the unincorporated Central Valley town of Seville on March 1 to investigate contaminated groundwater and broken delivery systems. It [...] Continue Reading
Tired of Dirty Air? Urban Sprawl?
And so many other bad government policies? It doesn’t have to be this way. A strong majority of residents in Fresno support a wide range of progressive issues. And a plurality of registered voters in [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Book Forthcoming from Boston Woodard I have been a contributing writer for the Community Alliance for about six years now. Editor Mike Rhodes put his faith and trust in me to contribute honest [...] Continue Reading
Surviving the Village: An Organizer’s Tale
Hi, my name is LoriAnne Tennison. Very few of you readers know me, although a few of you may have heard or read about me. But I think that it is possible in the not-too-distant future that many of you [...] Continue Reading