During the second half of the segment I join host Maria Eraña to talk about the recently approved Fresno County Budget. The "bare bones" budget saw a minor increase that accounted for CARES funds. Local organizers criticized the budget for failing to include a climate plan. I shared clips from my interview with Leslie Martinez, policy advocate with the Leadership Council. I also point out the lack of transparency the county has had with its CARES spending. This segment aired on Sept. 22 2020.

Comunidad Alerta- Fresno County Budget

After a very long and confusing meeting, members of the Fresno Police Reform Commission voted on the recommendations they would propose to city council on Monday Sep. 28. They still have one meeting left before they vote on the final recommendations. During this segment of Comunidad Alerta, we discuss some of the recommendations like creating a Civilian Review Board to oversee the Independent Auditor, not having police answer mental health calls, and what recommendations didn't make it through. Gloria Hernandez, joined this segment. She's a longtime activist that's been involved in police reform since the 80s, when she started collecting the names of people who have been been shot by police in Fresno. This segment aired on Thursday Oct. 1 2020.

Comunidad Alerta- Fesno Police Reform Commission

After the small town of East Orosi experienced years of having contaminated drinking water, the state of California orders a consolidation with the neighboring town of Orosi. This show is in Spanish. "

Photo credit: Clean drinking water is vital" by Joost Nelissen is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

State orders two water districts to consolidate in the San Joaquin Valley

Multimedia Bilingual Journalist. Storyteller. 
Currently based in Detroit. 



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