By Community Alliance Staff Around 1,500 people marched from St. John's Cathedral to Fresno City Hall, where there was a rally, and then to Veterans' Memorial Auditorium for speakers, as part of a [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Fresno Ends Homelessness: Here Is How It Happened
By Mike Rhodes (Author’s note: This fictional account illustrates the events, policy changes and political will it would take to end homelessness in our community.) The New Year started off [...] Continue Reading
The Privilege of Being Polite
By Carli White-Morgan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about politeness, as people decry the lack of it in public. Have you ever known someone who was always polite? Then one day they just snap and [...] Continue Reading
The Privilege of Being Polite
By Carli White-Morgan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about politeness, as people decry the lack of it in public. Have you ever known someone who was always polite? Then one day they just snap and [...] Continue Reading
The Human Rights of Children
By Peter Maiden The Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights by holding a program at Fresno State on Dec. 8 titled “The [...] Continue Reading
The Human Rights of Children
By Peter Maiden The Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights by holding a program at Fresno State on Dec. 8 titled “The [...] Continue Reading
Follow the Money
By Mike Rhodes The Fresno City Council voted, at its last meeting in 2018, to do a financial audit of the money it is spending on homeless services. Council members Steve Brandau, Paul [...] Continue Reading
Follow the Money
By Mike Rhodes The Fresno City Council voted, at its last meeting in 2018, to do a financial audit of the money it is spending on homeless services. Council members Steve Brandau, Paul [...] Continue Reading
King Matters
By Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor The City of Fresno, like many other cities and communities across the nation, will celebrate the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 18–21 and pay tributes to [...] Continue Reading
King Matters
By Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor The City of Fresno, like many other cities and communities across the nation, will celebrate the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 18–21 and pay tributes to [...] Continue Reading
Local AM Station Brings Hate Speech to Drive Time
By Bob McCloskey and Linda Tubach On Oct. 25, the Fresno Bee reported that the syndicated “Alex Jones Show,” as well as a live local show called “Frontline America with Ben Bergquam, have been [...] Continue Reading
Local AM Station Brings Hate Speech to Drive Time
By Bob McCloskey and Linda Tubach On Oct. 25, the Fresno Bee reported that the syndicated “Alex Jones Show,” as well as a live local show called “Frontline America with Ben Bergquam, have been [...] Continue Reading