Charles Palmares

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Charles Palmares was elected to represent District 4 - Downtown/Mare Island on the Vallejo City Council in November 2022. He is a former planning commissioner. His term ends in January 2027.

  Jan 14, 2026

Vallejo pauses encampment sweeps during count of unhoused residents

After weeks of rain, the city will open a temporary warming center at the city’s navigation center....

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  Jan 09, 2026

Domestic violence cases increase in Vallejo amid safe housing shortage

There are no domestic violence shelters available for victims in Vallejo....

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  Dec 17, 2025

Vallejo greenlights contract for controversial gunshot detection tech

The City Council had called for clearer guardrails out of concern for whether Flock’s data would be shared with outside law enforcement agencies....

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  Dec 10, 2025

Vallejo hires new law firm to consider investigating city attorney

The ACLU accused the city attorney’s office of destroying records from police shootings and obstructing civilian oversight of the police....

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  Aug 22, 2025

Vallejo’s crumbling sewage infrastructure puts future Mare Island development at risk

The city, the wastewater management district and the company in charge of developing the island don't agree on who is responsible to fix it....

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  Jul 29, 2025

Vallejo contracts outside law firm for review after ACLU letter

The city will contract with Renne Public Law Group to review what councilmembers called “recent allegations.”...

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  Jul 23, 2025

Vallejo City Council approves security towers, police bonuses

The city’s Surveillance Advisory Board has yet to review the plan for the mobile security towers and is expected to review it at its meeting Thursday....

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  Jul 09, 2025

Vallejo’s plan to spend $2M on police recruitment and retention bonuses draws outcry

The city will pay a $15,000 retention bonus and a $5,000 referral bonus....

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  May 29, 2025

Vallejo City Council votes against including Mare Island Preserve Park in San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge

The contentious meeting included accusations the city had violated open meeting laws and led to the mayor calling for a recess twice....

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  Apr 09, 2025

Council commits $11.2M for sheriff’s assistance in Vallejo

The Solano County Sheriff’s Office would provide an autonomous service of 17 full-time employees to cover half of Vallejo’s police beats....

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  Mar 11, 2025

Under new proposal, Solano sheriff would take over policing duties in large swath of Vallejo

The city would pay $11 million for 17 full-time sheriff's employees....

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  Feb 14, 2025

Vallejo Council seeks to tighten budget in face of growing spending gap

Like many cities in California, Vallejo faces a combination of growing costs and less sales and property tax revenue this year....

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