commentary

Could the San Joaquin River, long a dividing line in the heart of California, unite the state in pursuit a more metropolitan future for the Central…

For over 150 years, California has collectively embraced an identity as a place where people go to reinvent themselves and to remake the world. From the…

In 1984, Dan Whitehurst, then-mayor of Fresno, California, appeared on Late Night With David Letterman to discuss a depressing distinction: his city had…

Fresno regularly ranks as one of the poorest metro areas in the United States. So why do people keep moving there?The short, if incomplete, answer: Fresno…

Every year, The Trust for Public Land analyzes the 75 largest U.S. cities and gives them a score based on how well they are meeting the need for parks.…

The horrific killings in January at the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine inspired commentators to defend speech and press freedoms as absolutes. But…

America’s public schools have been called a laboratory for society. In this edition of FM89’s commentary series The Moral Is, Jacques Benninga of Fresno…

What happens if you do all the right things as you pursue the American dream? You graduate from high school. Then college. You work for one employer 25…

By know you've heard that the San Francisco Giants have decided to pack up their bags and move their AAA farm team up Highway 99 to Sacramento. But the…

Felony disenfranchisement laws have a long history in the United States, but individual state laws vary considerably. Recently the U.S. Attorney General…