government

  439 posts

  Sep 10, 2024

Vallejo mayoral candidates share divergent plans at community forum

Four candidates are running for mayor of Vallejo in November: former Councilmember Pippin Dew, small business owner Dwight Monroe Jr., Participatory Budgeting Committee member Ravi Shankar, and Surveillance Advisory Board Chair Andrea Sorce....

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  Sep 10, 2024

Why are there so many vacant buildings in Vallejo?

Vallejo is sprinkled with vacant storefronts, with no explanation of why they sit empty year after year....

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  Sep 06, 2024

Healthy Vallejo offers disadvantaged youth a path to financial stability

Pastor Anthony Summers has created a win/win model for its interns and the city....

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  Sep 04, 2024

Vallejo Homeless Union members file federal lawsuit to stop encampment eviction

They allege that Vallejo and Caltrans improperly confiscate possessions and vehicles used for shelter....

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  Aug 23, 2024

Plans for Vallejo waterfront restaurant and cultural center canned after 4 years

The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has abandoned a plan to build a restaurant and cultural center on the waterfront and to help develop Independence Park....

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  Aug 22, 2024

Bill to bolster Vallejo police staffing heads to governor’s desk

The bill, SB 1379, was introduced by state Sen. Bill Dodd in response to Vallejo’s declaration of a police staffing emergency....

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  Aug 16, 2024

Number of homeless in Solano County increased by nearly 50% since 2022, new data shows

While the number of people who were homeless increased dramatically, the number of those who had shelter barely increased at all....

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  Aug 15, 2024

November election could remake city governments in Vallejo and Benicia

A majority of City Council seats in both cities are up for election....

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  Aug 06, 2024

Scotts Valley Native tribe seeks to move forward with Vallejo casino project

The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is accepting public comment on the proposed casino until Aug 22....

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  Jul 25, 2024

Vallejo housing commissioner asked to resign over comments during debris removal

Housing Commissioner Joey Carrizales said that he did “cuss out” Sheriff's Deputy Dale Matsuoka and called him a Three Percenter....

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  Jul 18, 2024

Vallejo reworks housing plan after state finds deficiencies

State law requires that the cities and counties across the state submit a new housing element every eight years....

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  Jul 15, 2024

Vallejo wastewater maintenance causing rotten odor miles away

The Flood and Wastewater District expects that residents and visitors in Vallejo will have to endure the odors for months longer....

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