Vallejo City Council

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  Mar 05, 2025

Vallejo City Council rejects changes to police commission, challenging police union

Enacting a police oversight commission is one of 45 reforms that the city was required to complete by 2023....

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  Feb 14, 2025

Vallejo Council seeks to tighten budget in face of growing spending gap

Like many cities in California, Vallejo faces a combination of growing costs and less sales and property tax revenue this year....

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  Jan 29, 2025

New Vallejo council seeks fiscal accountability and transparency in runup to mid-year budget

Councilmembers scrutinized $600,000 for Mare Island Causeway repairs and over $1 million in payments to the Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau....

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  Jan 24, 2025

Vallejo’s Measure P Committee recommends funding road repair, temporary police buildings

The committee declined to recommend $3 million for Mare Island Causeway repairs and $1.26 million for police and fire staff....

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  Jan 08, 2025

Four new Vallejo councilmembers take their seats

Newly-elected Mayor Andrea Sorce encouraged Vallejoans to step up, get involved and push for the change that they want to see....

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  Jan 02, 2025

Vallejo City Council creates business loan program after no confidence vote on $245K economic plan

The council approved an alternate plan to use the funds for a revolving small business loan program....

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  Jan 01, 2025

Year in review: Fresh faces will lead Vallejo in 2025

The new leadership still faces difficult issues that the city has grappled with for years....

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  Dec 18, 2024

Vallejo inks profit sharing deal for Blue Rock Springs golf course redevelopment

The agreement creates a $10.5 million minimum compensation to the city for the land....

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  Dec 12, 2024

Vallejo City Council passes new regulations for street food vendors

Local restaurant owners had requested new regulations, arguing the street vendors were hurting their business....

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  Dec 11, 2024

Audit finds grant challenges, limited experience led to $6M bailout of Vallejo supportive housing project

The project's total budget ballooned from $15.6 million to $26.6 million....

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  Nov 13, 2024

Vallejo council punts police commission revisions over transparency, reduced powers concerns

The ordinance has been delayed due to required “meet and confer” negotiations with the Vallejo Police Officers Association....

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  Nov 08, 2024

Sorce, Matias and Gordon appear to win Vallejo council seats in latest tally

Andrea Sorce, the chair of the city’s Surveillance Advisory Board, prevailed over former Councilmember Pippin Dew in the closely contested mayor's race....

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