Housing

  135 posts

  Dec 18, 2021

Vallejo City Council mulls temporary tent city for about 60 unsheltered people

The plan is being backed by several nonprofit groups, including 4th Second, Vallejo Together, Fighting Back Partnership, and One Love Center for Health....

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  Dec 14, 2021

Vallejo homeless navigation center project delayed again as proposed site is contaminated

City officials said an environmental report done on the site at 5 Midway St. discovered a restriction on the property due to ground contamination from prior industrial uses....

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  Dec 06, 2021

Commission approves sending letter urging Vallejo City Council to move homeless encampment

The only change made to the letter Monday night was to the last sentence, clarifying that the commission would be willing to cooperate with the installation of a fence....

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  Dec 03, 2021

Commission to consider demanding Vallejo City Council evict homeless encampment near downtown library

Commissioners are recommending that a black iron fence be installed at a staircase that leads down to the plaza....

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  Nov 23, 2021

Vallejo’s response to homelessness includes wasted millions, empty hotel rooms and police evictions

There is little room in Vallejo’s only homeless shelter. Its Project Roomkey program to put people in hotels during the pandemic has been winding down for months. Promises of new resources, like a navigation center, have gone on for years with little progress....

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  Nov 17, 2021

Vallejo council votes 5-2 to buy ‘buffer’ home near city’s water treatment plant

City staff continued to stress that buying the property, located next to the entrance to the Fleming Hill Water Treatment Plant, would provide the necessary security to protect the city’s water supply....

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  Nov 11, 2021

With little explanation, Vallejo closer to buying $710k ‘buffer’ house near water treatment plant

“Nobody is alleging that there is a conspiracy or any terrorist threats associated with the water department,” said city attorney Veronica Nebb....

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  Nov 09, 2021

Vallejo to purchase $710K house as ‘buffer’ between neighborhood and water treatment plant

The city said it needs to buy the house to protect the water treatment plant from possible terrorism....

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  Nov 05, 2021

Vallejo’s homeless navigation center delayed due to $2.3M funding gap

It will take 12-14 months to build the center after the funding is secured....

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  Oct 15, 2021

Vallejo board OKs $279K contract for housing authority lobby renovation

The renovation of the lobby will include removing black mastic flooring adhesive found to contain chrysotile asbestos....

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  Oct 08, 2021

Vallejo pays $650K settlement after seizing downtown property

A federal judge ruled that the city violated the Fourth Amendment when it seized and red-tagged two live-work storefronts in May 2017....

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  Oct 04, 2021

Unhoused Vallejo residents resisting camp eviction

The residents have vowed to fight yet another eviction, demanding the city provide services and viable options to live, rather than continually evicting them....

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