Since the implementation of the City of Fresno’s harsh and cruel anti-camping ordinance on Sept. 23, there have been 150 arrests of unhoused individuals in Fresno. Most arrests occurred in early to [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Homelessness and Reagan Deja Vu
At the time they began dreaming up Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day (HPMD) and hoping to make it the real annual occasion it has since become in about 100 U.S. cities, a group of New Yorkers gathering [...] Continue Reading
White Fog in Yokuts Valley
I grew up on the coast of Maine where fog rolled in so thick you couldn’t see the road ahead when you wanted to get somewhere. You had to inch forward at a few miles an hour, along the painted white [...] Continue Reading
Lento Avance Para los Vendedores Ambulantes
El Ayuntamiento de Fresno aprobó una nueva ley que impone restricciones estrictas a los vendedores ambulantes, prohibiéndoles vender en áreas designadas. La “Ordenanza de venta ambulante” se aprobó [...] Continue Reading
Racism and Class War in Fresno
At a Sept. 23 press conference, City of Fresno officials announced that the City would be aggressively enforcing its harsh new anti-camping ordinance, which calls for arresting unhoused people [...] Continue Reading
Visalia Confronts Homelessness
On Oct. 4, Community Services Employment Training (CSET) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new Visalia Navigation Center (VNC). The facility is part of an enormous project that aims to [...] Continue Reading
Visalia Navigation Center, un Esfuerzo Comunitario Para Enfrentar la Indigencia
El 4 de Octubre, Community Services Employment Training (CSET) llevó a cabo una ceremonia de inauguración del nuevo Centro de Navegación (VNC) en Visalia. El centro es un proyecto enorme que tiene [...] Continue Reading
Racism and Class War in Fresno
At a Sept. 23 press conference, City of Fresno officials announced that the City would be aggressively enforcing its harsh new anti-camping ordinance, which calls for arresting unhoused people [...] Continue Reading
“Hated Just for Being Homeless”
In the early morning of Aug. 26, while he was sound asleep in front of Cuca’s Mexican Restaurant on Olive Avenue in the Tower District, an unhoused 47-year-old Latino, Fred “Freddy” F. De La Rosa, was [...] Continue Reading
Statue of Nelson Mandela Unveiled at Fresno State
On Sept 12, a statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled at Fresno State. The Nelson Mandela monument is the newest addition to the Fresno State Peace Garden, which houses monuments dedicated to Mahatma [...] Continue Reading
Fresno, the New Los Angeles
On Aug. 24, I invited Brunette Harris, Bobbie Parks, Evonne Gordon and Diane Smith to share with me their update on an interview they did 14 years ago with the Community Alliance [...] Continue Reading
Central Labor Council Sponsored Page
October 2024 [...] Continue Reading