California is on the brink of maybe making history. The state Legislature has an opportunity to make a significant impact.

Unlike history, meteorology does repeat itself,

Anytime we have an opportunity to reach out and share children's music and children's singing, it's great thing. Even older people, when they hear it, their eyes light up. This is our future.

We were really shocked by the findings, given all the media attention this epidemic has gotten. It's a public health disaster.

Elected officials are supporting parents in protecting their children from the unrestrained marketing and ever-present availability of soda and junk food, ... California [schools] can no longer be soda and junk-food superstores.

We're really at the beginning of the movement. We need to establish statewide policies that support parents in teaching their children to make the right choices, rather than continuing to allow the financial interests of soda and fast-food companies to win out over the health of our children.