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Sunday Commentary: California Has Led the Way on the Response to COVID-19

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: California Has Led the Way on the Response to COVID-19

California so far has avoided the fate of Italy, Spain and New York. Why? Social distancing and aggress ...

California so far has avoided the fate of Italy, Spain and New York. Why? Social distancing and aggressive stay-at-home orders. Three weeks ago, California counties stunned, really the world, by ord ...

April 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Failures Have Exacerbated the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Failures Have Exacerbated the COVID-19 Crisis

It is unfair to lay all of the blame on Trump for some of the problems that have arisen in the last month ...

It is unfair to lay all of the blame on Trump for some of the problems that have arisen in the last month, but with a more aggressive and proactive approach in January and February, we would probably ...

March 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Has Governor Newsom Been Slow on Prison Release in Response to COVID-19?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2020
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Commentary: Why Has Governor Newsom Been Slow on Prison Release in Response to COVID-19?

Newsom Issues Executive Order on Prison, Stops Short of Release Governor Gavin Newsom and local officials ...

Newsom Issues Executive Order on Prison, Stops Short of Release Governor Gavin Newsom and local officials deserve a lot of credit for their response thus far to COVID-19. The quick and aggressive res ...

March 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo’s First Death as the Crisis Worsens

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo’s First Death as the Crisis Worsens

The first death in Yolo County occurred yesterday—the county per policy is not releasing a whole lot of i ...

The first death in Yolo County occurred yesterday—the county per policy is not releasing a whole lot of information, but we do know that the fatality occurred “in an older adult with underlying chroni ...

March 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Locally People Are Complying, but the Bigger Picture Is Grim

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Locally People Are Complying, but the Bigger Picture Is Grim

While a place like Davis has registered a good amount of compliance with stay-at-home orders, a tweet fro ...

While a place like Davis has registered a good amount of compliance with stay-at-home orders, a tweet from the Marin County Sheriff showed many attempting to take advantage of their time to go see the ...

March 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Community Support: International House Davis Launches Covid-19 Resources

Posted by Suzi O'Rear
|Date: March 22, 2020
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Community Support: International House Davis Launches Covid-19 Resources

International House Davis, (I-House) in collaboration with community members and moderators of the Covid- ...

International House Davis, (I-House) in collaboration with community members and moderators of the Covid-19 Yolo Community Response Facebook Group, has launched a Covid-19 Community Survey to assess l ...

March 22, 2020
| by Suzi O'Rear

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Commentary: City to Declare Emergency as Region Is Sheltering in Place

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2020
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Commentary: City to Declare Emergency as Region Is Sheltering in Place

The city council will hold a special meeting in which the council will likely to declare a local emergenc ...

The city council will hold a special meeting in which the council will likely to declare a local emergency. Staff notes, “The speed at which COVID-19 is spreading across the world and regionally is u ...

March 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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“Prisons Are Known Incubators and Amplifiers of Disease,” Making It a High Risk Area for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: March 15, 2020
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“Prisons Are Known Incubators and Amplifiers of Disease,” Making It a High Risk Area for the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Danielle Silva DAVIS - Multiple speakers at a Justice Collaborative webinar called for individuals to ...

By Danielle Silva DAVIS - Multiple speakers at a Justice Collaborative webinar called for individuals to be released due to prisons being “known incubators and amplifiers of disease.” The Justice Coll ...

March 15, 2020
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Bill That Could Crack Down on Vaccine Exemptions Moves Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2019
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Bill That Could Crack Down on Vaccine Exemptions Moves Forward

One of the biggest health crises in the nation has been the reemergence of measles. In 2000, the disease ...

One of the biggest health crises in the nation has been the reemergence of measles. In 2000, the disease was declared eradicated in the U.S. However, due to the anti-vaccination movement, it is maki ...

May 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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New City Policy on Vegetation Management Paying Off for Native Plants

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 04, 2019
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New City Policy on Vegetation Management Paying Off for Native Plants

by Henry House The city's parks and public roads effectively went pesticide-free in 2018, according to Al ...

by Henry House The city's parks and public roads effectively went pesticide-free in 2018, according to Alan Prior of the city's Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the Natural Resources Commission. Th ...

February 04, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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State Follows Davis on Default Beverages for Children

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2018
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State Follows Davis on Default Beverages for Children

Back in 2015, Davis became the first in the state to move away from soda as the default beverage for kids ...

Back in 2015, Davis became the first in the state to move away from soda as the default beverage for kids' meals. At the time, staff noted, “Sugary beverages play a central and unique role in the obes ...

November 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2018
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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one ...

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one local official called it good news. I get it – the law proposed and qualified for the ballot b ...

June 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Davis Leading the Fight against Obesity and Diabetes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 11, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Davis Leading the Fight against Obesity and Diabetes

by Dan Wolk In 2015, as part of our Healthy Families Initiative, Davis adopted a groundbreaking ordinance ...

by Dan Wolk In 2015, as part of our Healthy Families Initiative, Davis adopted a groundbreaking ordinance making water or milk the default beverage in children’s meals at restaurants. Its premise was ...

May 11, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Student Health and Counseling Services at UC Davis Is Lacking in Abortion Resources

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 07, 2018
| (13) Comments

Guest Commentary: Student Health and Counseling Services at UC Davis Is Lacking in Abortion Resources

By Samantha Solomon It is easy to forget your health, whether that’s physical health or mental health. Bo ...

By Samantha Solomon It is easy to forget your health, whether that’s physical health or mental health. Both are equally important and, luckily, both are covered—to an extent—under the UC Davis Student ...

April 07, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Co-Authors Express Disappointment on Status of SB 562

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2017
| (9) Comments

Co-Authors Express Disappointment on Status of SB 562

Eight Assemblymembers have come out with a joint statement in opposition to the decision by Assembly Spea ...

Eight Assemblymembers have come out with a joint statement in opposition to the decision by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon to hold up consideration of SB 562, the universal health care bill. On Frida ...

July 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Industry Successful in Killing Statewide Soda Tax without a Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2016
| (22) Comments

Industry Successful in Killing Statewide Soda Tax without a Vote

For the second year in a row, legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, which would have imp ...

For the second year in a row, legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, which would have imposed a two-cents-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages, was killed for lack of support and pulled b ...

April 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (22) Comments

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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

Posted by Vanguard Editorial Board
|Date: March 26, 2016
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Ass ...

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Assemblyman Bill Dodd. The meeting sought to delve deeper into Dodd’s platform and allow him the c ...

March 26, 2016
| by Vanguard Editorial Board

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UCLA Study Finds Nearly Half of California Adults on Path to Diabetes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2016
| (42) Comments

UCLA Study Finds Nearly Half of California Adults on Path to Diabetes

A first-ever study found that nearly half of California adults – including one out of every three young a ...

A first-ever study found that nearly half of California adults – including one out of every three young adults – have prediabetes, a precursor to life-threatening type 2 diabetes, or undiagnosed diabe ...

March 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Soda Is the New Cigarette, and the Soda Industry Is Mimicking Big Tobacco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2016
| (61) Comments

Commentary: Soda Is the New Cigarette, and the Soda Industry Is Mimicking Big Tobacco

No sooner had the idea of a soda tax come forward on December 1, but Dr. Harold Goldstein told the Vangua ...

No sooner had the idea of a soda tax come forward on December 1, but Dr. Harold Goldstein told the Vanguard that CalBev had come to town and they took no prisoners, dropping money for ads and scaring ...

February 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Bill to Eliminate March 1 Deadline on Medical Marijuana Reaches Governor’s Desk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2016
| (1) Comment

Bill to Eliminate March 1 Deadline on Medical Marijuana Reaches Governor’s Desk

Legislation that would eliminate the March 1, 2016, deadline for cities and counties to pass cultivation ...

Legislation that would eliminate the March 1, 2016, deadline for cities and counties to pass cultivation ordinances or face state pre-emption passed unanimously in the Assembly (66-0) on Thursday, as ...

January 29, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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