Bridget Bland was born and raised in Northern California. She remembers how much growing up felt like being in two separate, yet complete worlds. Bridget always had trouble finding a consistent place to call “home”. Bridget’s parents divorced when she was still a toddler, for her, divorced parents meant being…
Originally published on Change.Org in March, 2017 By Flannery From California. California is close to passing a Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights that will guarantee comprehensive, common sense civil rights for survivors like me. In March of 2015, I was sexually assaulted by a man I was dating. When…
“Jodie Ortega first wowed us in her 2014 TEDx talk, “Breaking My Silence: Healing Thrives in Conversation.” Where she shared her journey of breaking free from the secret of being raped by a family member. Jodie is back for another TEDx talk on Saturday, September 16, 2017, and through a…
Originally Published in The Reporter on August 31, 2017 By Jessica Rogness Vacaville will once again be challenged to race around town solving clues and finding items in October. Christina Baird’s Great Scavenger Hunt is from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 14 at businesses and other locations around Vacaville. Proceeds…
