by Tia Will This is a three-part article. I have been asked to write an article on Ebola I have included ...
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EBOLA – Safety and the Hazards of Fear
EBOLA – Safety and the Hazards of Fear
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Senator Wolk Applauds New Law on Crisis Nurseries, Push for Action on Oil by Rail
Senator Wolk Applauds New Law on Crisis Nurseries, Push for Action on Oil by Rail
Wolk applauds new law supporting crisis nurseries in Yolo, throughout state Governor signs bill to remov ...
Wolk applauds new law supporting crisis nurseries in Yolo, throughout state Governor signs bill to remove unnecessary restrictions driving up nurseries’ operation costs State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Dav ...
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Mental Health Services Turn a Corner in Yolo County
Mental Health Services Turn a Corner in Yolo County
by Robert Canning This week on NPR, two San Antonio mental health police officers were featured in a stor ...
by Robert Canning This week on NPR, two San Antonio mental health police officers were featured in a story about diverting mental health patients away from the criminal justice system, which has becom ...
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Our Medical System – What I Believe is Possible
Our Medical System – What I Believe is Possible
by Tia Will With the proposal and subsequent approval of the ACA, concerns have been expressed about the ...
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Obamacare – A View from the Front Line
Obamacare – A View from the Front Line
by Tia Will As an advocate of single party payer health care administered through an integrated health ca ...
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Crisis Nursery Pilot Program Advances in State Senate
Crisis Nursery Pilot Program Advances in State Senate
AB 578, authored by State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) and Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) p ...
AB 578, authored by State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) and Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) passed the Senate Committee on Human Services on Tuesday with a bi-partisan, 4-0 vote. The bill ...
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Sunday Commentary: Need for better Access to Mental Health Crisis Services in Yolo County
Sunday Commentary: Need for better Access to Mental Health Crisis Services in Yolo County
I have told this story before here, but it bears repeating. In 2011, shortly after our then seven-year-ol ...
I have told this story before here, but it bears repeating. In 2011, shortly after our then seven-year-old nephew came to live with us, he experienced some serious mental health problems. Not knowing ...
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Crisis Nursery announces $200,000 in emergency grant funding
Crisis Nursery announces $200,000 in emergency grant funding
(from press release) The Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery have amassed $200,000 in emergency grant fund ...
(from press release) The Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery have amassed $200,000 in emergency grant funding to keep the nursery open beyond its threatened June 30 closure, said Heidy Kellison, presid ...
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Board of Supervisors to Supply Emergency Funding to Keep Crisis Nursery Open
Board of Supervisors to Supply Emergency Funding to Keep Crisis Nursery Open
After listening to heart-rending stories from community members and first responders about the importance ...
After listening to heart-rending stories from community members and first responders about the importance of the Yolo Crisis Nursery, Supervisor Jim Provenza pushed together what would become a unanim ...
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Fund Drive Launched to Save Yolo Crisis Nursery
Fund Drive Launched to Save Yolo Crisis Nursery
(Editor’s note: the following is a press release from the Friends of Yolo Crisis Nursery) The Friends of ...
(Editor’s note: the following is a press release from the Friends of Yolo Crisis Nursery) The Friends of Yolo Crisis Nursery this week are launching a major fundraising campaign keep the doors of the ...
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Sunday Commentary: One Year Since ‘the Other Davis’… What’s Changed?
Sunday Commentary: One Year Since ‘the Other Davis’… What’s Changed?
It was a year ago, that I wrote “The Other Davis” from, ironically enough, a hotel room near the LA Airpo ...
It was a year ago, that I wrote “The Other Davis” from, ironically enough, a hotel room near the LA Airport as I was on vacation. For a few moments it seemed like it might get people’s attention, but ...
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My View: Being Poor Means Inhuman Treatment
My View: Being Poor Means Inhuman Treatment
Every year in June, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada takes what she calls the "Hunger Challenge." According ...
Every year in June, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada takes what she calls the "Hunger Challenge." According to a press release from back in June, "Hunger Challenge participants pledge to live for one wee ...
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Children at Yolo County Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center Need Our Help
Children at Yolo County Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center Need Our Help
by Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald GUEST COMMENTARY- It's been nearly three years since David and I became ce ...
by Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald GUEST COMMENTARY- It's been nearly three years since David and I became certified foster parents in Yolo County. It was not something that was planned, but something th ...
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CalFresh Underutilization Means Lost Dollars and Empty Plates For Local Residents
CalFresh Underutilization Means Lost Dollars and Empty Plates For Local Residents
by Alex Clark Special to the Vanguard In November 2010, the California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA), a st ...
by Alex Clark Special to the Vanguard In November 2010, the California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA), a statewide organization focused on improving the health and welfare of low-income Californians by ...
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City, County, and Schools Face Very Bleak Picture: This May Be the Worst We Have Seen
City, County, and Schools Face Very Bleak Picture: This May Be the Worst We Have Seen
While the economy across the nation and even in California to a lesser extent seems to be very slowly tur ...
While the economy across the nation and even in California to a lesser extent seems to be very slowly turning the corner, one has to wonder if it's too late. The news on the local level is devastatin ...
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H1N1 Vaccine Shortages in Yolo County Lead to Concern and Questions
H1N1 Vaccine Shortages in Yolo County Lead to Concern and Questions
Given concerns surrounding the H1N1, the supply of vaccine is not keeping up with the need to distribute ...
Given concerns surrounding the H1N1, the supply of vaccine is not keeping up with the need to distribute it to high risk groups. For whatever reason, Yolo County has received less of its fairshare of ...
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Commentary: Needle-Exchange Program–Needed to Be Mended But Not Ended
Commentary: Needle-Exchange Program–Needed to Be Mended But Not Ended
This past week, the County Board of Supervisors on a somewhat rare party-line vote, decided to continue t ...
This past week, the County Board of Supervisors on a somewhat rare party-line vote, decided to continue the needle exchange program that will cost the Yolo County taxpayers $100,000 per year.This desp ...
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County Needle Exchange Program Makes Mess of Parks
County Needle Exchange Program Makes Mess of Parks
Something a little different for everyone on a Sunday morning. Earlier this week there was a story in the ...
Something a little different for everyone on a Sunday morning. Earlier this week there was a story in the Woodland Daily Democrat that a flood of hypodermic needles was showing up in Woodland City Par ...
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Commentary: Marriage Equality Comes to Yolo County
Commentary: Marriage Equality Comes to Yolo County
On February 14, 2008, I was at the County Clerk's Office once again covering County Clerk Freddie Oakley' ...
On February 14, 2008, I was at the County Clerk's Office once again covering County Clerk Freddie Oakley's protest against laws prohibiting the marriage of same-sex partners during her lunch hour. The ...
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Friday Musings
Friday Musings
There are a bunch of interesting happenings that somehow do not seem to amount to one full story, so here ...
There are a bunch of interesting happenings that somehow do not seem to amount to one full story, so here they are.Wedding TimeEvery year County Clerk Freddie Oakley holds her protest hoping that some ...
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