Sep 30, 2025

Touring Vallejo’s history by way of its trees on Mare Island

Alden Park’s tree tours connect residents to the city’s past and to everyday urban forestry....

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  Sep 02, 2025

‘Founders Day’ will bring Vallejo’s Naval history to life

An acting troupe will embody Mare Island’s historic figures, tell stories, and interact one-on-one with the public....

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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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  Jun 24, 2025

Can shipbuilding return to Vallejo?

Mare Island could be poised to receive federal funding for renewed shipbuilding and repair activity while billionaire-backed California Forever seeks to build a new shipyard nearby....

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  Jun 02, 2025

Vallejo Pista Sa Nayon Festival returns to Mare Island June 7

This year’s theme, “Sharing the Map of Our Motherland,” celebrates the diversity of the Philippines....

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  May 30, 2025

New art sculptures installed on Vallejo’s Mare Island

The new installations on display by the Coal Sheds are part of a five-year project to bring art to the Vallejo waterfront....

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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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  Mar 13, 2025

New book reveals history of Vallejo’s Mare Island Naval Hospital

Dr. Thomas L. Snyder has written an astoundingly detailed account of nearly 100 years of the hospital's operations....

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  Jun 14, 2024

Mare Island Causeway still broken weeks later, disrupting boat traffic from Vallejo to Napa

The causeway, a vertical lift drawbridge first constructed in 1934, can't be raised and lowered....

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  Feb 26, 2024

Mare Island residents request state audit of Vallejo’s special tax spending

Mare Island’s 322 homeowners pay thousands of dollars more per month in taxes than other Vallejo homeowners....

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  Oct 11, 2023

Maker Faire reinvents itself on Vallejo’s Mare Island

The ‘Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth’ is being rebooted on a smaller scale after financial difficulties forced closure in 2019....

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  Sep 12, 2023

Vallejo public employee unions blast council over proposed city manager raise

The unions excoriated the city council and staff for proposing the 3% wage increase for City Manager Mike Malone....

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