Guest Commentary: Ending Hunger – Compassionate Action Is Essential
“When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” – Yolo County…
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…
Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty
Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director of…
Food Insecurity: A Councilmember’s Inspiring Story
by Michael Bisch What follows is an un-redacted email I received from Winters City Councilmember Jesse Loren…
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…
Guest Commentary: Hunger in Davis
by Michael Bisch “When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.”…
Guest Commentary: Coming Together to Give Thanks
Photo caption: Left-to-right, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor, City of Davis Mayor…
Thanksgiving for Everyone
By Michael Bisch With nearly 20% of Yolo County residents living in poverty and even more who…
FARM Davis Feeds Less Fortunate
By Anya McCann There have been some interesting, heated conversations on Nextdoor this month about those who…
Shifting Diets: Beans Not Beef
By Anya McCann, COOL Cuisine Have you heard? The livestock sector produces about 15% of global greenhouse…
Update on the Sugary Beverage Tax – One Year Later
By Tia Will One year ago, the Davis City Council considered putting a sugary beverage tax on…
Learn More About COOL Cuisine in Davis
By Anya McCann Davisites love our farmers market. Part of our identity is the chance to grab…
My View: Why Keep Denying We Have a Public Health Crisis?
In a recent column, Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning pushes back against a public health brochure on…
Underlying Data on the Risks of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption
During the course of the community discussion on a potential soda tax, we have cited our interview…
Sunday Commentary: Beverage Industry Sure Acts Like Soda Tax Works
While there has been a philosophical opposition to the soda tax by some, for the most part…
Commentary: Really, We Don’t Have a Problem in Davis?
Stats Show Woodland and West Sac Need to Get on the Ball Too Earlier this week one…
Analysis: Would a Soda Tax Pass in Davis and Would It Be Successful?
As we debate whether to put a soda tax before the voters in Davis, there seems to…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: The Flip-Flopping Epidemic on Soda Tax
Last week we showed strong evidence that Mayor Dan Wolk had changed his tune on the soda…
Sunday Commentary II: On Personal Struggles with Sugar Addiction
While we have spent much of the week talking about the political machinations around the soda tax,…
Commentary: Threat of Beverage Industry Enough to Roll the Mayor Off Soda Tax Proposal
Many were stunned to see Mayor Dan Wolk bail on his signature issue just two weeks after…
