Uncategorized Why the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan and Transform Fresno Must Be Stopped 22 May 202322 May 2023 By Emily Brandt April 26, 2023 This is a blog dedicated to exposing problems with Fresno City Planning in Southwest Fresno. It uses vast resources of evidence available at the…
Economics… August 19, 2022 | West Fresno Road-Widening is the First Step in Gentrification 13 Sep 202214 Sep 2022 Image Above: Southwest Fresno, image from Redfin.com. City of Fresno Planning and Zoning Commission August 17, 2022 Meeting Changes to West North Avenue between South Elm Avenue and South Marks…
Economics… September 9, 2022 | Climate Politics Co-Hosts Lars Maischak and Kevin Hall Interview 13 Sep 202229 Sep 2022 Image above: The area in Southwest Fresno proposed for street widening by the City of Fresno Planning Department Guest, Emily Brandt on the City of Fresno Planning Commission: West North Avenue…
Local and State… July 2, 2020 | The Dangers of Inconsistency in Fresno County COVID-19 Regulations 2 Jul 202020 Oct 2020 Future Ford of Clovis. Photo from their Facebook page. By Emily Brandt July 2, 2020 Since March 14, 2020, I have observed a variety of what I would call "community…
Activism… [Archives 2016] Boycott Driscoll’s | Farmworker Appreciation Day at Fresno State 18 Jun 20208 Jul 2020 Photo Above: Farmworker Appreciation Day at Fresno State, April 12, 2016. Workers are demanding a minimum daily wage of $20, healthcare, overtime pay, 6 weeks of paid maternity and paternity…
Activism… [Archives 2016] Fresno Celebrates LGBTQ Pride and Mourns Orlando Pulse Attack 18 Jun 20208 Jul 2020 Photo above: Marchers holding signs demanding equal rights for genderqueer or LGBTQ individuals. Photo by Hannah Brandt. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in August 2016…
Activism… [Archives 2016] Fresno Black Lives Matter, Community Protest Police Brutality 18 Jun 202013 Dec 2020 Photo above: Activists protest police brutality and racism in north Fresno on July 9, 2016. Photo by Hannah Brandt By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in…
Economics… May 21, 2020 | Voter’s Choice Roll-Out in Fresno County: The Promises and Perils of Universal Mail-In Ballots 21 May 20208 Jul 2020 A large banner saying "Vote Here/Vote Aquí" outside the Fig Garden Library vote center in the City of Fresno at Bullard and Marks avenues. Photo by Hannah Brandt. By Hannah…
Economics… May 13, 2020 | What’s Up With Housing in the City of Fresno? An Intro. to the Planning Process 13 May 202010 Oct 2020 By Emily Brandt and Hannah Brandt The City of Fresno shares in the long, shameful U.S. history of red-lining. It has been carved up by the building of a series…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Universal Heart | A profile of Muralist Mauro Carrera 23 Apr 20208 Jul 2020 Photo of the mural by Mauro Carrera at Fulton and La Sierra Drive from the Digital Mural Map at Creative Fresno. It depicts a human figure whose eyes are not…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Landscape, Mythology, and Memory: Chicana Narratives in Murals 23 Apr 20208 Jul 2020 Photo Above: Las Mujeres Muralistas del Valle, 1978. Top (from left to right) Silvia Garcia, Cecilia Aranaydo, Lupe Gonzalez. Bottom (from left to right) Ernestine Silva, Helen Gonzalez A discussion…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Malak: An American Girl and Her Family 23 Apr 20208 Jul 2020 Photo Above: (left to right) Said Habbaba, Malak Habbaba, and Iman Akroum. By Hannah Brandt This story was originally published in April 2017 at Community Alliance newspaper: https://fresnoalliance.com/malak-an-american-girl-and-her-family/ The word malak means angel in Arabic.…
Economics… Mar. 2, 2020 | Fresno’s 2020 Mayoral Race: Once Again the Stakes are High 2 Mar 20208 Jul 2020 Aerial view of the City of Fresno. Photo by Ron Reiring via Flickr Creative Commons By Hannah Brandt Mayoral elections are always important, but this is particularly true in Fresno where…
Economics… Feb. 20, 2020 | Courage Campaign is now Courage California: Interview with Director, Eddie Kurtz 20 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 By Emily Brandt Editor's Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned for Kimberly Williams in 2019-2020 during her run for Congressional District 16. This interview was conducted to gain an understanding of…
Education… Feb. 17, 2020 | Election 2020: Voters Choice Goes into Effect in Fresno Co. 17 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 Editor's Note: This article is made up of information taken from the Voters Choice Fresno County website. It is intended purely to communicate the new procedures for the 2020 California…
Archives… [Archives 2017] Update on Fresno Transformative Climate Communities Funding 14 Feb 202014 Oct 2022 Danielle Bergstrom (left) and Steve Cancian (right) address the crowd at Westside Church of God. Photo by Peter Maiden. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Battle for Matheny Tract: Demanding Water Justice in Tulare County 14 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in September 2017 at Community Alliance newspaper at: https://fresnoalliance.com/battle-matheny-tract-demanding-water-justice-tulare-county/ A community screening and discussion of the film The Battle for Matheny Tract took…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Despite Unconstitutional Criticism, City Council Passes Ban on Street Dwelling 6–1 14 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 City Council meeting on the Unhealthy and Hazardous Camping Act. Photo by Howard Watkins. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Community Alliance newspaper in September…
