In the News

US Guidelines on Food Marketing to Kids Stalls (California Watch, 1/17/12)

Study: Bay Area's Urban Planning Must Address Public Health (California Watch, 1/11/12)

Farm Bill Reform Could Trim Americans' Wastelines (The Huffington Post, 12/7/11)

SF Healthy Meal Law Takes Effect, McDonald’s Takes Low Road (Corporate Accountability International, 12/1/11)

McDonald's Finds a Way Around San Francisco's 'Happy Meal Ban' (MSNBC.com/AP, 12/1/11)

A New Take on the Food Stamp Debate (The Hill, 11/10/11)

Consumer Groups File Complaint Against PepsiCo Over Teen Marketing (The Hill/Healthwatch Blog, 10/19/11) 

PepsiCo Wants to "Scare The Crap" Out of Your Kids (Civil Eats, 10/19/11) 

Consumer Groups Complain to FTC About PepsiCo's Digital Marketing To Kids (Food Politics, 10/19/11)

Complaint Filed Against PepsiCo's Frito-Lay For Deceptive Ads Targeting Teens (Consumer Reports, 10/19/11)

USDA Finds Several Bay Area Communities ‘Food Deserts' (CBS San Francisco, 9/21/11)

Neighborhoods Served by Small Grocers Called 'Food Deserts' (MercuryNews.com, 9/21/11)

Law Professors Debate Food Marketing Guidelines (The Wall Street Journal, 9/6/11)

Does Obama Administration Proposal For Marketing Foods To Kids Violate the First Amendment? (Obama Foodarama, 9/6/11)

The Food Industry vs. Nutrition Standards: A First Amendment Issue? (Food Politics, 9/6/11)

US McDonalds Stores Cut Energy Content of Happy Meals (ABC News Australia, 7/27/11)

McDonald's Happy Meals Get Apples, Fewer Fries (Thomson Reuters, 7/26/11)

 McDonald’s Alters Happy Meals, Shrinks Fries (New York Times, 7/26/11)

Soda Makers Escalate Attacks Over Obesity (Thomson Reuters, 7/19/11)

Privacy Coalition Asks Administration for Teen-Targeted Privacy Protections (Broadcasting & Cable, 7/19/11)

School-Grown Food for Lunch: Against the Law? (HealthyCal, 7/11/11)

Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege (New York Times, 7/2/11)

Innovative Physical Activity Joint Use Agreements (US Department of Health & Human Services, Be Active Your Way Blog, 3/29/11)

Advocates: Brown's Budget Plan Hampers Healthy Communities (California Healthline, 3/31/11)

New Obesity Laws: Taking a Longer View (HealthyCal, 3/20/11)

Viewpoints: Retain Best Tools of Redevelopment Law (Sacramento Bee, 3/12/11)

A New Lever to Combat Obesity: Government Purchasing Policies (Reporting on Health, 3/2/11)

Creating a Fertile Bed for Urban Agriculture (HealthyCal, 2/22/11)

Residents Learn Benefits of Sustainable Planning (Mountain View Patch, 1/31/11)

Safe Routes to School: Minimizing the Liability Risks (HealthyCal, 1/29/11)

Allen Best: Healthy Food Should Be a Community Value (Aspen Times, 1/23/11)

Letters: Junking Junk Food (New York Times, 12/12/10)

Lincoln University Repeals Controversial Health Requirement (Black Enterprise, 12/22/09)

El Dorado Hills couple sues neighbor over cigarette smoke (Sacramento Bee, 10/31/09)

Experts: Government Changes to Environment Can Make Us Fit (USA Today, 7/23/09)

Tenderloin Struggles to Get Local Grocery Store (San Francisco Chronicle, 7/28/08)

Making Food Deserts Bloom (Shelterforce, Summer 2008)

San Mateo County Grapples with Housing an Aging Population (San Mateo County Times, 5/30/08)

Tenderloin Parking Lot to Become Homes and Retail for Low-Income Families (KQED radio, 1/22/08)

Jails, Clinics Receive Money for Generic Drugs (Orange County Register, 5/12/07)

Effort to Serve Health of Poor (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 4/28/07)

$2.7 Million to Help Clinics May Still Not Be Enough in California (KPIX.com, 4/20/07)

Nonprofit Uses Lawsuit Settlement to Fund $2.7M in Generic Drugs (San Francisco Business Times, 4/19/07)

Country's Toughest Smoking Ban May Become Law in Northern California City (News 10 Sacramento, 3/13/07)

A Tough Town for Smokers (San Francisco Chronicle, 3/13/07)

City Planners Focus on Urban Environments' Impact on Health (KQED radio, 12/1/06)

Smart Growth Offers Health Benefits (Oakland Tribune, 12/1/06)

Anti-Smoking Campaign Takes the Fight to the Home Front (KQED radio, 11/17/06)

Santa Ana Votes for Tobacco Licenses (Orange County Register, 10/17/06)

Limiting Junk-Food Marketing to Kids (KRON TV, 10/15/06)

Prop 86 Debate Raises Issue of Cigarette Trafficking (Ventura County Star, 8/13/06)

The Morning Show (KPFA radio, 7/18/06)

Street Talk: Obesity (KFRC radio, 6/4/06)

Health Dialogues: Healthy Choices (KQED radio, 5/18/06)

Chew on This Idea (Los Angeles Times, 5/13/06)

Legal Aspects of Flu Pandemic Are Pondered (Oakland Tribune, 5/1/06)

Avian Flu Preparedness (KQED radio, 4/27/06)

Reckoning Bird Flu's Impact on the Law (San Francisco Daily Journal, 4/26/06)

Forum Debates Rights in a Pandemic (San Jose Mercury News, 4/27/06)

Access a Target in Teen Smoking (Orange County Register, 3/15/06)

Healthy Options to Regulate Junk Foods (San Francisco Chronicle, 2/2/06)

Tobacco Settlement Offers Lessons for Fighting Fat (San Francisco Chronicle, 9/15/05)

How Free Enterprise Can Help the Uninsured (San Francisco Chronicle, 11/11/05)

Drug Giveaways Become a Headache (Los Angeles Times, 5/9/05)

A Dose of Help (Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/4/05)

Study Questions Formula for Free Medicine (New Jersey Star-Ledger, 4/1/05)

Some Free Medicine Programs Too Complex (Reuters, 3/29/05)

Medicare Drug Cards Off to a Rough Start (Sacramento Bee, 5/15/04)