Anger and Frustration Come Out in Informational Meeting on Pacifico
What was supposed to be an informational meeting on Thursday night at the overflowing library at Montgomery…
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…
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…
Guest Commentary: How Community Design Can Improve Your Health
By Judy Corbett It’s a surprise to many, but there is a relationship between the way a…
Will the Council Put a Soda Tax on the Ballot This Time?
Last year back in late November the issue of a potential sugar-sweetened beverage tax came up. The…
Grand Opening – The Davis Green Onion 2nd Edition
By Tia Will On Sunday 1/29/17, renowned local gynecologist Tia Will announced the grand opening of a…
Transitions in Medicine – One Doctor’s Perspective
By Tia Will Today, I was asked to write about transitions as they occur in medicine by…
Report on NPR Finds Berkeley Soda Tax Working
NPR reporter Dan Charles this week on NPR’s signature “All Things Considered,” reports, “The nation’s first ‘soda…
Guest Commentary: It Is Never OK to Say There Is a Stigma to Mental Health
by Harold A. Maio It is never OK to say there is a stigma to mental health…
NAMI Up-Beat: When the Body Attacks the Mind
by NAMI Yolo Ground-breaking research is finding that autoimmune disorders can cause mental symptoms such as delusions….
Shades of Grey in a Black and White World View
By David N Hafter, MFT “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” The Captain (Strother…
Awareness: A Plea for Local Empathy
by Jerika L.H. Last week, I accompanied two friends to the movies to see The Witch. As…
My View: Why Go After Soda First?
I keep seeing reference in letters to the editor and Bob Dunning’s columns questioning why the health…
Commentary: This Was Not the Davis Way
On Monday at the press conference, the comment that rang most true was made by former Davis…
Council Caves on Soda Tax on 3-2 Vote
As a graduate student in political science at UC Davis, I often was a teaching assistant for…
Supporters Make Their Pitch for Soda Tax at City Hall Rally
About 40 supporters of the soda tax made their case on Monday outside the Davis City Hall,…
Guest Commentary: Why I Joined the Effort to Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
by Neil Ruud When my friend asked me the other day, “You’re asking for an increase in…
Play it Again, Sam
by David Hafter Sometimes, the best (non-academic) teaching is just a matter reminding someone of what they…
Sunday Commentary: Soda Tax Deserves a Real Chance on the June Ballot
On Monday afternoon, a collection of Davis citizens led by Delaine Eastin (Former State Superintendent of Public…
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 ordinances…
