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What Has the COVID-19 Crisis Unveiled about Healthcare Access and Affordability in Yolo County?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 07, 2020
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What Has the COVID-19 Crisis Unveiled about Healthcare Access and Affordability in Yolo County?

On Wednesday June 24th at 6:30PM The League of Women Voters Davis Area (LWVDA) is hosting a virtual Healt ...

On Wednesday June 24th at 6:30PM The League of Women Voters Davis Area (LWVDA) is hosting a virtual Healthcare Forum, “What has the COVID crisis unveiled about healthcare access and affordability in Y ...

June 07, 2020
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Commentary: Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2020
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Commentary: Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory

I have been through a few prolonged crises in my time at the Vanguard, and one thing I have learned is ve ...

I have been through a few prolonged crises in my time at the Vanguard, and one thing I have learned is very important—there will be tons of rumors flying around and it is really important not to repor ...

May 21, 2020
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Update on Behavioral Prevention of the Spread of Coronavirus

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Update on Behavioral Prevention of the Spread of Coronavirus

by Tia Will The following is a summary of recent information on the transmissibility of the coronavirus a ...

by Tia Will The following is a summary of recent information on the transmissibility of the coronavirus and my current thoughts on how best to protect ourselves, both on the individual and community l ...

May 19, 2020
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Commentary: Public Against Re-Opening So Soon

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 05, 2020
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Commentary: Public Against Re-Opening So Soon

The Trump administration cheered on Monday as a slew of states like Texas, Indiana, Colorado and Florida ...

The Trump administration cheered on Monday as a slew of states like Texas, Indiana, Colorado and Florida have pushed forward with easing stay-at-home and even social distancing guidelines. Just last m ...

May 05, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Pressure Mounts to Reopen the Economy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Pressure Mounts to Reopen the Economy

There were protests on Friday where large numbers of people pressed for the government to allow the econo ...

There were protests on Friday where large numbers of people pressed for the government to allow the economy to reopen. More subtly, the Bee reported yesterday that rural California counties are movin ...

May 03, 2020
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My View: Protests Rage, but Rushing Openings Is Recipe for Disaster

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
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My View: Protests Rage, but Rushing Openings Is Recipe for Disaster

Media coverage out of Sacramento and Orange Counties showed large crowds, many of them outside without ma ...

Media coverage out of Sacramento and Orange Counties showed large crowds, many of them outside without masks and social distancing. We know that people from past protests have gotten sick and spread ...

May 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Lays Out Six Indicators That They Will Consider for Re-Opening Economy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 15, 2020
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Governor Lays Out Six Indicators That They Will Consider for Re-Opening Economy

(From Press Release) – Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled six key indicators that will guide California ...

(From Press Release) – Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled six key indicators that will guide California’s thinking for when and how to modify the stay-at-home and other orders during the COVID-19 pa ...

April 15, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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