Category: State of California

National Service Dog Day: Onyx Saved My Life, One Day at a Time (September 20, 2026)

September 20, 2026

Christine Hassing Published ‘Jennifer and Onyx’ in the Hope Has a Cold Nose Book (February 17, 2019) For National Service Dog Day, a tribute to the dog who helped me feel safe enough to live again. By Jen Norris Onyx turned 14 this month. She is still here with me, healthy and thriving. Sometimes I … More National Service Dog Day: Onyx Saved My Life, One Day at a Time (September 20, 2026)

Phys.Org Reports “Beyond the Dust: Families Describe Daily Health Challenges Near the Salton Sea” in California (July 2, 2026)

July 2, 2026

Beyond the dust: Families describe daily health challenges near the Salton Sea (Phys.org, July 2, 2026) Introduction For over twenty years, I watched environmental exposure quietly change my life long before I connected the dots. While struggling with the unexplained illnesses, I lived with the devastating consequences of delayed recognition, inadequate testing, and institutional failures … More Phys.Org Reports “Beyond the Dust: Families Describe Daily Health Challenges Near the Salton Sea” in California (July 2, 2026)

Our Google Review of Mariner’s Point Apartments Near the Tijuana Estuary in Imperial Beach, California (2025)

January 4, 2025

Mariner’s Point Turns Into a Nightmare for Two Sick & Disabled People: Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Female Malignant Narcissist Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera Brief Synopsis: We moved to California for healthcare and thankfully we found a doctor … More Our Google Review of Mariner’s Point Apartments Near the Tijuana Estuary in Imperial Beach, California (2025)

Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)

December 28, 2024

Brief Synopsis: We moved to California for healthcare and thankfully we found a doctor right away who is saving our lives. We moved to the beach in California after struggling to survive in rural Maine with PTSD and chronic illnesses for twenty years with no healthcare. Things went great the first year we lived at … More Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)

“My Last Visit with Bill” by Peter Stowell (2001)

September 15, 2001

Not only was this week a sad one for the world with the worst attack on America’s soil in its history; it became somewhat sadder for me as my brother Bill gave his life to cancer earlier today. He had been ill for a couple years and struggled valiantly against the disease that relentlessly pursued … More “My Last Visit with Bill” by Peter Stowell (2001)

William R. Stowell Designed Railroad Crossing on Nuclear Carrying Rail for Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California (1985)

April 15, 1985

Base Property and Historical Use “The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINS) was the first United States naval station established on the Pacific Coast. It is located in Solano County, California, and approximately 25 miles northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River (Mare Island Strait) separates the peninsula shipyard from the City of Vallejo. The Navy … More William R. Stowell Designed Railroad Crossing on Nuclear Carrying Rail for Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California (1985)