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Commentary: Getting a Good Measure of Food Security

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2019
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Commentary: Getting a Good Measure of Food Security

On Monday, Robb Davis did a good job of analyzing the data on poverty and food security issues locally. ...

On Monday, Robb Davis did a good job of analyzing the data on poverty and food security issues locally. As he pointed out in the piece – it is difficult in an area like Davis to separate out stu ...

January 02, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty

Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director ...

Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director of the Yolo Food Bank has provided valuable information on the state of food insecurity among ...

December 31, 2018
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Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2018
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Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy

The census figures from 2017 showed that when the cost of living, specifically housing, was factored in, ...

The census figures from 2017 showed that when the cost of living, specifically housing, was factored in, California has the highest poverty rate in the nation with more than 20 percent of its resident ...

December 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Student Food Insecurity a Pervasive Issue at UC Davis, Elsewhere

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 11, 2018
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Student Food Insecurity a Pervasive Issue at UC Davis, Elsewhere

In his article yesterday on hunger in Davis, Michael Bisch notes: “one of the biggest challenges in my fi ...

In his article yesterday on hunger in Davis, Michael Bisch notes: “one of the biggest challenges in my first year as Executive Director of the Yolo Food Bank (founded in 1970 in Davis as the Yolo Coun ...

December 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: So Let’s Tackle Childhood Obesity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2014
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Commentary: So Let’s Tackle Childhood Obesity

On Sunday I wrote, “Mayor Heads in Right Direction on Healthy Children.” That followed up my piece from ...

On Sunday I wrote, “Mayor Heads in Right Direction on Healthy Children.” That followed up my piece from just before Thanksgiving, “Should Council Pass Ordinance Addressing Sugary Beverages?” Between ...

December 09, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: There Are Issues in Davis Beyond the Narrow Core

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 09, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: There Are Issues in Davis Beyond the Narrow Core

The Vanguard has strongly pushed forward issues of public concern for the city: the budget, the upcoming ...

The Vanguard has strongly pushed forward issues of public concern for the city: the budget, the upcoming labor contracts, roads, the parcel tax, the continued situation with the firefighters' union an ...

November 09, 2014
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The Impact of Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2014
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The Impact of Affordable Housing

Affordable housing will be an increasingly important topic, not only in the next few years, but as Davis ...

Affordable housing will be an increasingly important topic, not only in the next few years, but as Davis continues to figure out its future. A recently released report from the non-profit Enterprise C ...

July 28, 2014
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Council Approves Changes Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal On Mace

Anti-Fascist Trial to Start in July, More than 3 Years After Bloody Clash with White Supremacists at State Capitol

Advocates, Families of People Killed by California Police Claim Victory on Use of Force Legislation

Nourish West Sacramento: Yolo Food Bank’s Partnership with Mercy Coalition

Maxwell Elementary School Sixth Grader Molested at Baby Shower

Defense Argues For Innocence… For One of Four Counts

Man Sues Police and DA’s Office in 2015 Wrongful Arrest

Update: Judge Upholds Tentative Ruling; Denies Writ to Stop Lincoln40

Extinction Rebellion Disrupts State Capitol, Big Oil Lobby Monday for Passage of Environmental Laws

Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Passes Senate

Commentary: Getting a Good Measure of Food Security

Commentary: Getting a Good Measure of Food Security

Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty

Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty

Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy

Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy

Student Food Insecurity a Pervasive Issue at UC Davis, Elsewhere

Student Food Insecurity a Pervasive Issue at UC Davis, Elsewhere

Sunday Commentary: There Are Issues in Davis Beyond the Narrow Core

Sunday Commentary: There Are Issues in Davis Beyond the Narrow Core

The Impact of Affordable Housing

The Impact of Affordable Housing

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