Gretchen Smail

Gretchen Smail

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Gretchen Smail is a fellow with the California Local News Fellowship program. She grew up in Vallejo and focuses on health and science reporting.

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  Jan 23, 2026

Vallejo resident gathering period product donations for homeless shelters

Donation boxes will be at the Springstowne and John F. Kennedy libraries until Jan. 30....

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  Jan 20, 2026

On anniversary of inauguration, Vallejo, Benicia protestors express frustration over Trump Administration

Protesters gather weekly in Vallejo and Benicia to voice their concerns about the president’s latest actions....

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  Jan 16, 2026

Some Vallejo churches work to fill affordable housing gap

Maintaining their efforts or even getting the projects off the ground has led to difficulties, in part because of confusion and mixed messages from the city and state regulators....

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  Jan 15, 2026

Jury orders Vallejo care facility to pay $15M in lawsuit over 96-year-old woman’s death

Ruby Evans developed a severe bedsore after staying at Windsor Vallejo Care Center for a week in 2019....

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  Dec 30, 2025

Sensor cars are mapping Vallejo’s air quality block-by-block

The tech company Aclima is working with the state on the $27 million initiative....

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  Dec 12, 2025

Demandan al Mercado La Tapatía de Vallejo por muertes debido a monóxido de carbono

La demanda alega que la negligencia provocó la muerte de dos trabajadores de la tienda....

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  Dec 12, 2025

Vallejo’s La Tapatia Market sued over carbon monoxide deaths

A lawsuit accuses La Tapatia's owners of ignoring carbon monoxide issues and labor violations....

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  Dec 10, 2025

Organización sin fines de lucro de Vallejo conmemora el Día Mundial del SIDA

La Coalición contra el SIDA de Solano espera convertirlo en un evento anual de recaudación de fondos....

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  Dec 09, 2025

Vallejo nonprofit commemorates World AIDS Day

The Solano AIDS Coalition hopes to make it a yearly fundraising event....

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  Dec 04, 2025

Vallejo holiday craft fair returns for its 28th year

The event will feature local handmade goods and fair trade gifts from global nonprofits....

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  Nov 26, 2025

Community marks Transgender Day of Remembrance at Vallejo Museum

Attendees at the annual memorial gathered to honor 62 transgender people who died by suicide or homicide in 2025....

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  Nov 21, 2025

Vallejo is drafting a plan to address sea level rise

The entirety of White Slough, large sections of Mare Island, and portions of South Vallejo could be flooded by 2050....

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