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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
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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
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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
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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

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2016
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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
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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

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Governor Brown Signs Historic Aid-in-Dying Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2015
| (17) Comments

Governor Brown Signs Historic Aid-in-Dying Legislation

Governor Brown on Monday signed AB X2-15, the End of Life Option Act, into law, ending a long legislative ...

Governor Brown on Monday signed AB X2-15, the End of Life Option Act, into law, ending a long legislative struggle. A release by Senator Lois Wolk’s office, stated, “This decision by the Governor come ...

October 06, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Doubling Down on the Lies – Fiorina and Planned Parenthood

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: October 04, 2015
| (35) Comments

Doubling Down on the Lies – Fiorina and Planned Parenthood

By Tia Will Carly Fiorina got one thing absolutely right in her statement in the last Republican Primary ...

By Tia Will Carly Fiorina got one thing absolutely right in her statement in the last Republican Primary debate. “This is about the character of our nation.” This is indeed about the character of our ...

October 04, 2015
| by Tia Will

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Assembly Approves End of Life Bill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2015
| (1) Comment

Assembly Approves End of Life Bill

On Wednesday, the California Assembly took a major step in approving Assembly Bill X2-15, the End of Life ...

On Wednesday, the California Assembly took a major step in approving Assembly Bill X2-15, the End of Life Option Act, which will now move on to the Senate for a final vote. The bill was passed by the ...

September 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Planned Parenthood Tape 8 – A Gynecologist’s View

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: August 30, 2015
| (1) Comment

Planned Parenthood Tape 8 – A Gynecologist’s View

by Tia Will Disclosure : While I do not have any direct affiliation with Planned Parenthood or StemExpres ...

by Tia Will Disclosure : While I do not have any direct affiliation with Planned Parenthood or StemExpress, I do have a casual acquaintance who is an acquaintance of the StemExpress executive intervie ...

August 30, 2015
| by Tia Will

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Planned Parenthood Tape 7 – A Gynecologist’s View

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: August 22, 2015
| (34) Comments

Planned Parenthood Tape 7 – A Gynecologist’s View

By Tia Will Disclosure: I have no affiliation, neither personal nor through family or friends with Planne ...

By Tia Will Disclosure: I have no affiliation, neither personal nor through family or friends with Planned Parenthood nor StemExpress nor any other transport company nor tissue research institution. T ...

August 22, 2015
| by Tia Will

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Physician Assisted End of Life Bill Reintroduced to California Legislature

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2015
| (17) Comments

Physician Assisted End of Life Bill Reintroduced to California Legislature

Senator Lois Wolk, on Tuesday, joined a coalition of legislators seeking to reintroduce legislation regar ...

Senator Lois Wolk, on Tuesday, joined a coalition of legislators seeking to reintroduce legislation regarding the End of Life Option Act in the Assembly Extraordinary Session. Modeled after the origi ...

August 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Planned Parenthood Tape 6 – A Gynecologist’s View

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: August 16, 2015
| (25) Comments

Planned Parenthood Tape 6 – A Gynecologist’s View

by Tia Will For the following article, I will continue to use the format of my previous two articles. I h ...

by Tia Will For the following article, I will continue to use the format of my previous two articles. I have referenced the time of the statement on the tape, the speaker, when the tape is incomplete, ...

August 16, 2015
| by Tia Will

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Planned Parenthood Tape 5 – A Gynecologist’s View

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2015
| (94) Comments

Planned Parenthood Tape 5 – A Gynecologist’s View

By Tia Will As a forward to my perspectives on this tape, I want to address one issue first. Some posters ...

By Tia Will As a forward to my perspectives on this tape, I want to address one issue first. Some posters, in response to my previous articles, have stated that the tapes are now released unedited in ...

August 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (94) Comments

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