Oct 27, 2022

American Canyon residents sue to block Vallejo supportive housing project

The lawsuit alleges that the project “will have significant adverse impacts in and around the project area including impacts related to aesthetics, air quality, noise, and traffic.”...

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  Sep 29, 2022

Vallejo warned Caltrans no shelter space was available prior to homeless sweeps

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Martin v. Boise that cities cannot evict unsheltered people from public property without making alternative shelter space available....

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  Sep 27, 2022

Caltrans begins sweeps of Vallejo homeless encampments

Caltrans said it alerted residents of these camps to the impending sweeps on Sept. 21....

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  Sep 08, 2022

Vallejo alleges residential motel used in Project RoomKey failed to produce tax records

A lawsuit pits the city against a former partner....

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  Aug 26, 2022

Vallejo targets private property owners to remove homeless people

The city of Vallejo is suing a property owner to remove people experiencing homelessness from an encampment....

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  Aug 25, 2022

Vallejo hires dedicated manager to coordinate homelessness response

Natalie Peterson will be tasked with developing and managing a comprehensive program to coordinate Vallejo’s response to serving the city’s unsheltered population....

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  Aug 16, 2022

Vallejo City Council candidates for Mare Island, downtown debate police, housing, taxes

The four men vying to represent District 4 introduced themselves during a candidates' forum hosted by the St. Vincent’s Neighborhood Coalition on Saturday....

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  Jul 06, 2022

Vallejo confirms 6th person died in Project RoomKey

City officials had said in previous statements that a “total” of five died during the nearly two-year program....

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  May 17, 2022

Homelessness dominates Solano supervisor candidates’ debate

Three of five candidates for the supervisor seat in District 3 debated in a forum hosted by the ACLU and Solano Community College....

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  Apr 25, 2022

Vallejo ignored warnings about conditions in Project RoomKey, emails show

The city received a scathing mold evaluation of a motel housing homeless people but didn’t act on it for six months....

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  Apr 22, 2022

Vallejo looking to fill multiple senior-level positions, including new homelessness, youth directors

The city has begun an extensive recruitment effort including for economic development manager and several new positions recently created by the city council....

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  Mar 29, 2022

Fifth death confirmed in Vallejo’s Project RoomKey program

The woman, identified in city records as Cinthia Castenada, was taken to the hospital the night of Nov. 9, 2020, and later died there....

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