Workers over Billionaires
Around 250 protesters gathered at Peach Avenue and Cesar Chavez Boulevard in southeast Fresno on Labor Day, Sept. 1. The theme of the protest was “Workers over Billionaires,” and there were many signs [...] Continue Reading
Medios Públicos del Valle Central Gravemente Afectados
Le pregunté a Joe Moore, presidente y gerente general de Valley Public Radio, cuándo el personal de la estación se dio cuenta de que las amenazas del presidente Trump contra los medios públicos se [...] Continue Reading
Peace & Social Justice Calendar September 2025
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Fresno Arts & Culture Calendar September 2025
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Arte y Cultura de Fresno Calendario Septiembre 2025
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Aren’t you surprised enough yet?
It seems the current administration surprises us every day with decisions and statements that range from the absurd to the unrealistic—not to mention the illegal. Trump is advancing on his plan to [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Re “Medicaid Cuts Devastating for California” It is my understanding that each county has discretion over exactly how they implement these various [Medicaid] changes. You may be eligible in one [...] Continue Reading
Mono Lake’s Endangered California Gulls
Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake and the centerpiece of the Mono Basin National Scenic Area. It is an important landscape for migrating and nesting birds. For the California gull population, it is [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Building Tomorrow’s EMS Workforce EMS Corps Fresno is a new, high-impact program launched under the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board. This initiative is preparing the next generation of [...] Continue Reading
Political Privilege, Pipelines and Pollution
(Editor’s note: The author has contributed to the Sandra Celedon for Assembly campaign.) Turns out the privilege that sees mediocre students ushered into top colleges as legacy admissions and [...] Continue Reading
Aumento de la Fiebre del Valle en el Valle
Agosto es el Mes de Concientización sobre la Fiebre del Valle, y muchos residentes del Valle desean saber qué la causa, cómo proteger a sus familias, cuáles son los síntomas y las medidas [...] Continue Reading
Las Políticas de Trump Están Aplastando los Sueños de los Emprendedores Inmigrantes
(Nota del editor: esta nota se reproduce con el permiso de American Community Media) Las pequeñas empresas, los mayores creadores de empleo en Estados Unidos, se enfrentan a los efectos adversos [...] Continue Reading
Authoritarian Policing in Fresno and D.C.
A 2025 report titled “Driven by Bias: An Analysis of Police Stops in Fresno” by Catalyst California in partnership with Fresno Building Healthy Communities finds that “the Fresno Police Department [...] Continue Reading
How Do We Fight Back?
It is easy to feel hopeless. It is hard to watch the news. We ask ourselves what is the best way to resist the fascist Trump regime. There is no one silver bullet, but many essential activities—mass [...] Continue Reading
“Pride” and Prejudice
Bredefeld’s Homophobia Drives Policy Following the June 10 Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, when Supervisor Garry Bredefeld (District 2) melted down over the Pride Parade and his [...] Continue Reading
Valley Fever Surges in the Valley
August is Valley Fever Awareness Month, and many Valley residents want to know what causes Valley fever, how to protect their families and what the symptoms are, as well as preventive measures. The [...] Continue Reading
Words Are Insufficient
Never did we expect to see our nation collapse—explode?—in slow motion in our time. We have long known that all the great empires of history had sooner or later collapsed, but we thought we were the [...] Continue Reading
Blue Triangle Symbolizes Immigrant Solidarity
In the face of escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy, a growing movement is drawing a stark and necessary line from the past to the present. With the launch of the Blue Triangle Solidarity [...] Continue Reading
U.S. Threats and Attacks in Latin America
In August, Trump secretly issued a directive approving use of military force in other countries “to target Latin American drug cartels.” This would give the Pentagon authority to invade other [...] Continue Reading
Un Estado Policial, Inestable, Dividido, Autoritario, Hostil: no es Corea del Norte
(Nota del editor: esta nota se reproduce con el permiso de HispanicLA.com) Desde el inicio de la administración Trump hemos reportado centenares de redadas migratorias lanzadas en todo el país—pero [...] Continue Reading
Valley Solidarity Assemblies
In this moment of rising fascism, where we stand defines our integrity. In our daily lives, we see those willing to step forward, to courageously voice dissent and to enter into solidarity [...] Continue Reading
A Surprising Shortcoming of ChatGPT
Mainstream media coverage of AI titans like ChatGPT often gives the impression that they’re awesome game changers—already virtually flawless and reliable. It would be foolish, one gathers, not to [...] Continue Reading
Protecting Students from Toxic Pesticides
In 2000, California passed the Healthy Schools Act to give parents and community members access to information about integrated pest management (IPM)—a safer, more thoughtful approach to pest control. [...] Continue Reading
The War on Why
Curiosity is rebellion. Which is exactly why capitalism tries so hard to kill it. Curiosity—the spark that could change everything—gets smothered. And that is no accident. Schools Without [...] Continue Reading
Autumn Haiku
Autumn has arrived Color change of Bonsai trees Seasons change our lives [...] Continue Reading
