Archive for the ‘Paul Rodriguez’ tag
Why drink water when you can eat paletas?
This afternoon, I covered a sweltering rally for water in front of Fresno City Hall. When I wasn’t taking notes, I was snapping photos of water signs, slogans and fashion statements. Check it out… These guys know how to catch a reporter’s attention: Given the crowd’s reaction to his speech today, I think Paul has a [...]
Paul Rodríguez’s exclusive video commercial!
Comedian Paul Rodríguez has been in the news a lot lately, but it’s not because he’s been promoting his upcoming comedy show, ‘Paul Rodríguez and Friends: Comedy Rehab.’ Instead of spending recent weeks chatting with late-night television hosts and plugging his new program, Rodríguez has been passionately advocating for water. Rodríguez, who is also the [...]
Reporter’s Notebook on the March
Everytime I flip through the notebook I used during last week’s March for Water, particles of dust fly off the pages. (That dust, and my sneezes, remind me of the intense wind and dust that people braved on the first day of the march, from Mendota to Firebaugh.) So before I discard the notebook, I wanted [...]
Day One of the March for Water
As many readers know at this point, the California March for Water is taking place this week. My co-worker Daniel and I were in Mendota yesterday for the kick-off rally and for the first eight miles of the march, and we’ll be at the San Luis Reservoir on Friday for the concluding rally, which will [...]
