New Louisiana Bill Classifies Abortion Pills as Controlled Dangerous Substances
LOUISIANA — On Friday, Louisiana became the first state to classify the abortion pills, misoprostol and mifepristone,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 227: Public Health and Gun Violence
This week on Everyday Injustice, we talk with Dr. Paul Elam, Chief Strategy Officer at the Michigan…
Sheila Allen Announces Run for County Supervisor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may have been the least well-kept secret…
Commentary: Electrification Is Not Just a Global Warming Issue; It’s Also a Public Health One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the city proposed in its Climate Action…
Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While many believe that San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has reignited…
Recap of Monkeypox Outbreak in California and What to Know about the Disease
By Maritza Ramirez Since the start of the monkeypox epidemic in May 2022, two of…
Potentially Dangerous Levels of Arsenic Found in California Prison Drinking Water
By Laurel Spear DELANO, CA — A study from the University of California, Berkeley and Virginia Tech…
CA Schools Mandated in New Legislation to Inform Families of State Firearm Storage Laws
By Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO, CA – The CA Legislature last week gave its final approval to AB 452—authored…
No Police Reform Is Only Harming Black Americans
By Natalia Ruvalcaba and Srimathi Kannan WASHINGTON, D.C. – As concerns increase surrounding America’s ongoing issue with…
DA Boudin Hosts Comprehensive Virtual Community Event to Address Gun Violence in San Francisco
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Noting the “terrible impact” of gun violence, San Francisco District…
Study Finds U.S. Government Misclassified Over 17,000 Police Killings Since 1980
By Jacqueline Nguyen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers from a peer-reviewed medical journal, The Lancet, published a study…
Vaccine Distribution in California: Is it Equitable?
By Meenu Pamula BERKELEY– With the recent increase in available effective COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, millions…
Commentary: Our Fate Is in Our Own Hands
By Tia Will I attended our Zoom Board of Supervisors meeting on 11/17/20. One of the items…
Open Letter: Yolo County COVID-19 Emergency Response in Latinx Community
Dear Yolo County Leaders and Officials, We are concerned about the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Yolo…
Yolo County Health Council Meeting – 4/27/20
by Tia Will The following is a summary of the major points covered and discussed at today’s…
Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19
The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downtown,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Threading the Needle on Coronavirus
In the past week we have seen the stock market and financial markets around the world tank…
No Sugar-Coated Message – UC Researchers Report that the Sugar Industry Influenced Oral Health Research in the 1970s
by Leanna M. Sweha Last week, three UCSF researchers reported in the open access journal PLOS Medicine…
