The New War Against the Homeless 
Political recalls and the campaign to dehumanize those who live without housing....
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:18AM
ICE raids targeting migrant families slated to start Sunday in major U.S. cities 
ICE will raid family homes across the country on Sunday, June 23rd. If you witness a raid in progress or other ICE movements, document what you see. Call a legal support hotline immediately....
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:17PM
Oregon Governor Kate Brown Signs Five-Year Fracking Ban Bill 
“While we applaud Governor Brown for signing the fracking moratorium into law, she needs to do even more to stop dangerous fracked gas infrastructure in Oregon," said Food & Water Watch Regional Organizing Manager Thomas Meyer. "A new Food & Water Watch report makes it clear that in order to address the climate crisis, we need to stop all new fracked gas infrastructure, including the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and the Pacific Connector pipeline. Governor Brown should use her executive au...
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:29AM
Becoming the People Our Parents Warned us Against... 
This is an article written for the Community Alliance newspaper in anticipation of the Reuniting for Peace and Justice: 50 Years of Resistance event on June 22 at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist church in Fresno. 2672 E Alluvial Ave....
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:09PM
90,000 Comments Submitted Opposing Plan for New Drilling and Fracking on Public Lands 
Monday, June 10 marked the end of the second and final public comment period on the Trump administration’s plan to open more than 1 million acres of public land and mineral estate across the central coast region to new oil drilling and fracking. The 45 day period, which opened with the release of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, a study of the impacts that fracking would have on in the lease plan area, was the shortest allowed by the Nat...
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:55PM
California Juneteenth National Freedom Day 
West Steps, California State Capitol
California State Capitol Civil War Memorial Grove...
Event Date: Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:30AM
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:07PM
Stop AB 1366 Deregulation of Telecommunications in California! 
AB 1366 (Gonzalez) would end the ability of California representatives and watchdog agencies to protect critical communications infrastructure and services....
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:42PM
Earth First! Journal Tour in Chico 
Blackbird
1431 Park Ave
Chico, CA...
Event Date: Sat Jun 8, 2019 7:00PM
Posted: Mon Jun 3, 2019 10:20PM
Sacramento PD arrests 12-year-old Black child, places plastic bag over his head 
Sacramento residents are dismayed by word that a 12-year-old child, who stands 4-feet-10-inches tall and weighs fewer than 100 pounds, was inappropriately constrained by police officers and had a bag placed over his head....
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 11:26AM
Legislation to mandate setbacks from oil drilling sites becomes two-year bill 
Most Californians, including many environmentalists, are unaware of how effectively Big Oil has captured California regulators.
Photo: 17-year-old Nalleli Cobo, a Los Angeles resident who was sickened by toxic emissions from the oil drilling site, AllenCo., near her home, speaks at a Brown's Last Chance press conference at the State Capitol last year....
Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 1:10PM
2019 Sacramento African Day Weekend 
Africa Day 2019, Haile Selassie I: Ethiopian emperor legacy celebrated in Sacramento, California as Dr. Robert Kennon taught us long ago... few remember and fewer ready to do the work our ancient ancestors required of us today......
Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 12:08AM
Keep Free Speech Alive 
For 23 years the Community Alliance newspaper has served as a voice for the voiceless and a space where union and progressive activists have come together to demand a better Fresno. We need your Support by attending the Alliance Fundraiser...
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 1:32PM
Keep Free Speech Alive 
The event will be held on June 15 starting at 5 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church (2672 E. Alluvial Ave.) in Fresno....
Event Date: Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:00PM
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 1:27PM
Thousands Of California Teachers Rally in Sacramento For Funding & To "Reform Charters" 
Thousands of teachers, parents and supporters of public education rallied in Sacramento on May 22, 2019. The CTA called for reforming the charters and more funding for public education. Teachers talked about their conditions and the effect of charters and privatization of education....
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 10:16AM
Reuniting for Peace and Justice - 50 Years of Resistance 
Unitarian Universalist Church at 2672 E Alluvial Ave in Fresno....
Event Date: Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:00PM
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 6:37AM
Rallies in Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara to Oppose Trump's Oil-leasing Plan for California 
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— Environmental and community groups joined by elected officials will hold rallies this week to blast the Trump administration’s draft plan to open more than a million acres of public land and mineral estate in central California to oil drilling and fracking. The rallies will precede each of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s public hearings in Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara....
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 6:06PM
Attorney General Becerrra, fishing groups sue Westlands over Shasta Dam raise plan 
“Californians decided to protect the McCloud River in 1989 because it’s valuable to all of us,” said Ron Stork of Friends of the River. “The ill-conceived dam raise would flood a free-flowing reach of the river, harm a prized fishery, and destroy sacred tribal sites. It’s time to end Westlands’ disrespect of the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.”...
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 7:47PM
CA rescinds Delta Tunnels bond resolutions, feds withdraw permit 
“Victory! This is a win for salmon! The other side folded and walked away from the table,” said John McManus, president of the Golden Gate Salmon Association regarding the withdrawal of the Delta Tunnels permit by the Trump administration....
Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 10:32AM
Trump Finalizes Plan to Open 725,500 Acres of California's Central Coast to Drilling, Fracking 
MARINA, Calif., May 9, 2019 — The Trump administration today finalized a plan to open 725,500 acres of public lands and mineral estate across California’s Central Coast and the Bay Area to new oil and gas drilling. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plan is an increase of nearly 327,000 acres from the draft proposal prepared under the Obama administration....
Posted: Thu May 9, 2019 10:51AM
California Food and Agriculture Board prepares to respond to new water strategy 
“The Governor’s Executive Order on water resilience released earlier calls on CDFA and other agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to build a climate-resilient water system,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross....
Posted: Tue May 7, 2019 10:31PM