Housing

  91 posts

  Feb 16, 2024

Vallejo to reopen Section 8 wait list: What that means for people who need housing

The Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program will open next week for the first time since 2015....

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  Feb 07, 2024

Photos: Vallejo encampment residents rush to move out of boat launch lot before vehicles are seized

Notices were posted around the boat launch parking lot on Jan. 8, telling residents that their vehicles would be towed this week....

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  Feb 02, 2024

Homeless Vallejo boat launch residents unsure where to go as encampment clearing draws near

The boat launch is being cleared as PG&E finishes nearby gas plant cleanup and remediation...

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  Jan 29, 2024

Vallejo activist arrested during encampment sweep files claim against city

Joey Carrizales alleges that Vallejo police denied him medical attention while he suffered a heart attack....

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  Jan 04, 2024

Vallejo clears encampment under threat of arrest for bike path project

City workers cleared structures and camping gear using large trucks and hydraulic loaders....

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  Dec 29, 2023

Year in review: How the Vallejo police union won in 2023

Vallejo also struggled to contend with homelessness and declining attendance in schools....

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  Dec 21, 2023

Residents of Vallejo’s Blue Oak Landing endure constant fire alarms, no mail delivery

Residents of Vallejo’s new housing project for people at risk of homelessness said that the building lacks sufficient security....

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  Dec 19, 2023

City of Vallejo tells encampment to vacate ahead of bike trail project

The Enterprise Street encampment is in the way of a $10.5 million construction project to rebuild the bike path....

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  Nov 09, 2023

Benicia proceeds with SafeQuest Solano housing project, despite controversy

The city council sidestepped allegations made by former employees that SafeQuest’s shelters went largely unused for months....

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  Nov 06, 2023

Benicia considers awarding city property to controversial nonprofit SafeQuest Solano

SafeQuest has faced eroding support and calls for an investigation into its practices after a Vallejo Sun investigation....

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  Oct 23, 2023

Vallejo falling behind on affordable housing goals

Few low-income units are in the pipeline in the city's housing element and the city missed its affordable housing goals in the last cycle....

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  Sep 18, 2023

Vallejo police target encampments for outdated vehicle registration, towing vehicles and RVs

City Manager Mike Malone said, "It is outside of our protocol to tow without notice.”...

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