The Sign the City of Fresno Does Not Want You to See

The City of Fresno has banned a Fresno Building Healthy Communities ad on city buses that points out that there are 1.02 park acres for every 1,000 Fresnans living in south Fresno and 4.62 park acres for every 1,000 residents living in north Fresno. The City of Fresno claims the ad is “political” and has prevented it from appearing on city buses.

Howard Watkins and Sandra Iyall were also on the show to talk about censorship of a political message which the city banned in the early 1980’s. At that time, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom put up ads on city transit buses encouraging young people to “Think Before You Register for the Draft.” The city claimed the word “think” was the same as “don’t” and won court rulings with that line of logic. The city claimed WILPF was encouraging people to engage in illegal activity. Find out the rest of the story by listening to this 30 minute audio.

The host of Stir it Up is Pam Whalen. Mike Rhodes is the producer and engineer.