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
Social Justice
Mike Rhodes Recognized
By Community Alliance Staff Two recognitions have been added to the lengthy list of achievements of Community Alliance co-founder, former editor and author Mike Rhodes. His lifelong fight for social [...] Continue Reading
Rural Legal Access Summit
By Ali Huda and Andrew Kucera On Oct. 12, the San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL) will host the Second Annual Rural Legal Access Summit. The Summit brings together professors, students, lawyers, [...] Continue Reading
A Workable Plan to End Homelessness
By Nancy Waidtlow I receive desperate calls from people who are homeless or on the verge of homelessness almost every day. In my post-retirement second career with the Dakota EcoGarden, I have learned [...] Continue Reading
Are You a Good Neighbor? Ask Homeless Advocates
By Paul Thomas Jackson (Editor’s note: This is the first article of a two-part series.) “As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest [...] Continue Reading
The Stink of Injustice
By Boston Woodard “I’m sittin’ here lonely like a broken man, serve my time doing the best I can, walls and bars they surround me, but I don’t want no sympathy.” —Grand Funk Railroad I remember [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Anti-Camping Ordinance
By Paul Thomas Jackson Editor’s note: This is the first article of a four-part series on Fresno’s anti-camping ordinance. Mike Rhodes, despite initial reluctance on the part of the City of Fresno to [...] Continue Reading
March for Equal Justice
By Blake Evans They say justice is blind, and yet a deep injustice befalls our city. In Southwest Fresno, a staggering 33% of murders go unsolved, a vast majority of which involve minority victims. [...] Continue Reading
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
Thousands of Fresnans gathered at Fresno High School on March 24 in support of students throughout the country advocating an end to gun violence. Students, families and supporters of March for Our [...] Continue Reading
Organized Camps Initial Solution to Unsheltered Homelessness
By Paul Thomas Jackson Editor’s note: “Organized Camps” is the third article in a three-part series on homelessness in Fresno. The third reason voluntary enrollment in an organized camp is the right [...] Continue Reading
Where Is Our Humanity?
By Ruth Gadebusch Almost as regular as clockwork, another vehicle filled with people in desperate straits is found in one of our southern border areas. They are packed in with no provisions, be it [...] Continue Reading
Using the Poor to Wage War on the Poor
By Mike Starry Promising tax cuts, the Republicans have used the media to manipulate millions of working people to vote against their own long-term economic interests. As a new diversionary tactic, [...] Continue Reading