REPORT: Native People More Incarcerated Than Whites, Statistics Show
NORTHHAMPTON, MASS – A recent analysis of new data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) by…
New Los Angeles Home Supports Women Post-Incarceration Aiming to Prevent Recidivism
LOS ANGELES, CA — Turning Point officially opened its newest installation of the Sisterhood Alliance for Freedom…
Guest Commentary: ‘Overcoming Gangs and Poverty’ – A Comprehensive Exploration of America’s Ongoing Struggles
by Rodney Wrice In the profoundly enlightening pages of Overcoming Gangs and Poverty, I Rodney Wrice the…
Report to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty Released by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Right to Housing Sounds Good…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A right to housing? San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney is proposing…
Student Opinion: Incident of CalFresh Reduction and Food Deserts in Los Angeles County
By Ethan Wang LOS ANGELES — KTLA 5 recently reported on a UCLA study which indicated that…
Yolo to Launch Basic Income Project on April 1
By Vanguard Staff Woodland, CA – Over one-fifth of Yolo County residents (20.9 percent) are living in…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 127: How Fines and Fees Devastate Lives of the Poor
While the public has become aware of how various aspects of the criminal legal system produce unjust…
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…
Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy
The census figures from 2017 showed that when the cost of living, specifically housing, was factored in,…
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…
Commentary: So Let’s Tackle Childhood Obesity
On Sunday I wrote, “Mayor Heads in Right Direction on Healthy Children.” That followed up my piece…
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 Impact of Affordable Housing
Affordable housing will be an increasingly important topic, not only in the next few years, but as…
