Zack Haber

Zack Haber

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Zack Haber is an Oakland journalist and poet who covers labor, housing, schools, arts and more. They have written for the Oakland Post, Oaklandside and the Appeal.

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  Mar 11, 2026

Union rallies against planned layoffs at Vallejo school district meeting

In February, the school board agreed to cut roughly 130 full-time California School Employees Association positions....

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  Mar 09, 2026

Vallejo school district mulls tax extension to modernize schools

The district is seeking to bring Vallejo elementary schools that were largely built in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s up to 2026 standards....

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  Feb 17, 2026

Vallejo school district appears to violate open meeting law in school closure decision

Text messages show Superintendent Rubén Aurelio and board Trustee Glenn Amboy agree to discuss school closures during a closed session meeting ahead of a public vote....

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  Jan 28, 2026

Cave Language Academy teacher wins Vallejo’s 2026 Teacher of the Year award

The Vallejo City Unified School District named fourth grade teacher Sarah Ruiz for the honor....

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  Jan 22, 2026

Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege

Two lawsuits allege that English teacher Larry Hom sexually abused at least two students in the 1960s and the 1980s....

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  Dec 23, 2025

Vallejo businessman faces new fines for funeral home businesses

California’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau levied $1,000 in fines against two of Buck Kamphausen’s funeral home businesses....

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  Dec 18, 2025

Vallejo school board votes to close 3 schools, cut 120 staff positions

Highland, Pennycook, and Lincoln elementary schools will close at the end of this school year....

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  Nov 26, 2025

Threats and assaults: Greater Vallejo Recreation District employees say they face dangerous conditions at work

Employees describe out of control parties where workers have been battered and a girl was sexually assaulted, and a separate incident where a supervisor brandished a gun....

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  Nov 07, 2025

‘Queen of Childcare’ Enola Davis celebrates 60 years working in Vallejo schools

Enola Davis has spent almost her entire life in Vallejo schools....

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  Oct 17, 2025

Vallejo school board blocks charter school Elite’s push to add classrooms

Elite Public Schools sought state funding for construction, but the school board declined, citing financial concerns....

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  Oct 03, 2025

Vallejo schools could cut 30% of staff over next three years

Superintendent Rubén Aurelio told the school board that the district is considering the cuts last week....

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  Sep 29, 2025

Hundreds of Vallejo students are homeless, with few shelter options

School district data show that 714 students were homeless at some point during last school year....

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