By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com Happy New Year! They say hindsight is 2020, but so is our new year. As we usher in the “Roaring Twenties” of our 21st century, what can we…
Education Foremost
By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com I was able to talk with Delaine by phone for a few minutes, to fill in gaps and make clarifications regarding her campaign and her intentions for her tenure as…
Alternative Principles
By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com “So we can all have a life of dignity.” This quote from my conversation with Gloria La Riva seems to aptly summarize her underlying motivation for a life of activism…
Recreational Marijuana is Now Legal! … Sort of
by Lisa Talley | lisa@fresnoflyer.com As of January 1st, medical and recreational (adult use) marijuana became legal in the state of California. Per the Prop 64 measure, adults over the age of 21 can now…
Kindness, Not Jail. Empathy, Not Fines.
by Lisa Talley | lisa@fresnoflyer.com “Humanize them.” Carrying over the noise of Fresno City Council’s recent passing of the camping-ban ordinance, this mantra has quickly become the unifying voice against the city’s decision to, for…