By Luis Ojeda On July 9, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department announced that it had launched a “unique program at [the] Fresno County Jail” that would provide two ICE (Immigration and Customs [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Ghetto by the Sea: A POPS the Club Anthology
By Boston Woodard Ghetto by the Sea is the second anthology by some extraordinarily talented teenagers and young adults at Venice High School in Los Angeles County. These writers, poets, artists and [...] Continue Reading
Lawsuit for Lax Enforcement of Violence Against Women Act
By Community Alliance Staff June 19, the Law Offices of Kevin G. Little announced a lawsuit against Fresno Police officers and the City of Fresno for “the lax enforcement of the laws protecting [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor July 2015
By Ernesto Saavedra During my studies at Fresno State , I read the second edition of a book titled White Racism by sociology professors Joe R. Feagin, Hernán Vera and Pinar Batur. White Racism [...] Continue Reading
What It Looks Like to Live in a Segregated City
By Quentin Savage Fresno is a segregated city. “How?” is a better question than “Why?” but perhaps “Where?” is the most important. Have you seen it? Have you felt it? Would you know what to look for [...] Continue Reading
The Divide in Fresno
By Kathy G. Ayala Inequalities and its history still linger and resonate within our cities and expand globally. In Fresno, we experience a divide—a division cutting through the city horizontally [...] Continue Reading
Alternatives to Violence Project
By Irene Serrano Alternatives to Violence San Joaquin Valley will hold a mini workshop on July 11 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Bethany Inner City Church (2305 E. Stanislaus St.). The workshop is open to [...] Continue Reading
Law Enforcement and Communities of Color in Fresno
By Jonathan Luevanos On May 5, I-MERIT (International–Multicultural, Education, Research, Intervention and Training) hosted a community event at Fresno’s Alliant International University titled [...] Continue Reading
Lawsuit against the City of Fresno and the Fresno Police Department
By Ernesto Saavedra (Author’s note: The author reached out to a representative of the Fresno Police Department and the Law Office of James P. Segall-Gutierrez with little to no response due to a [...] Continue Reading
To Pass with Dignity
By Boston Woodard When I think of death as a prisoner, I sometimes wonder if I will make it back out into the free world for my demise or if I will take my last breath while still incarcerated. A [...] Continue Reading
Q&A with an Ex-Con Whistleblower
By Marc Keyser Editor’s note: This is part two of a Q&A series with Marc Keyser, ex-con whistleblower and author of ANTHRAX: Shock and Awe Terror. Read part one on our Web site at [...] Continue Reading
May 23, 2014: THE DAY I FEARED WOULD COME
By Hannah Brandt This month marks one year since the UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) murders. That killing spree by a disturbed individual, Elliot, was an anomaly, though not as much as it should be. [...] Continue Reading