The complete base guide to Beale Air Force Base
When you call Beale Air Force Base home, you’ll be within driving distance of all the great things California has to offer. Home to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale is…
The complete Travis Air Force Base guide
Count yourself lucky if you’re heading to Travis AFB! Located in sunny California, this fantastic AF base is located about three miles from the central business district of Fairfield, California. Known…
California almost used nukes to bypass Route 66
In the 1960s, California highway planners were figuring out how to bypass Route 66 with a new alignment of Interstate 40. Their problem was a mountain range in the Bristols….
The time Japanese submarines attacked California and Oregon during WWII
Aside from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, many Americans aren’t familiar with other attacks on the states during WWII. Some may know of the Japanese invasion of Alaska or…
The Japanese Navy tried to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge with torpedoes
In the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the American people were left stunned and unsure of what the near future would hold. It left…
How this California nonprofit is fighting for justice for veterans
California is home to 1/3 of the veterans’ population and the majority of them, including Robert Kelly, Jr., live in Southern California. Kelly enlisted in the United States Navy in…
Community Veteran Justice Project helps veterans navigate the criminal justice system
As a volunteer for the Community Veteran Justice Project (CVJP), decorated United States Marine and rehabilitation counselor Juan Diego Sanabria’s mission is to help fellow veterans navigate the criminal justice…
The Navy opened a port to merchant ships to relieve supply-chain congestion
Across the country, retailers and consumers are feeling the effects of supply-chain congestion. A number of factors have led to merchant ships carrying goods from overseas being stuck outside of…
How NASA helped solve a cold case murder after almost 20 years
On August 30, 1991, Dawn Elaine Sanchez left the Four Seasons Motor Lodge in Los Altos, California with her boyfriend, Bernardo Bass. It was the last time anyone (except her…
California once used children to fight a war on squirrels
The year is 1918, and American troops are facing the Germans in deadly trench warfare on the Western Front. That isn’t the only place war has taken hold, the Great War is raging all over the world, and California is no different. There, along the f…