John Glidden

John Glidden

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John Glidden worked as a journalist covering the city of Vallejo for more than 10 years. He left journalism in 2023 and currently works in the office of Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown.

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  Nov 02, 2022

Vallejo City Council approves $950K land purchase for navigation center

The council unanimously approved the $950,000 purchase of 1937 Broadway St. from local businessman Scott Foster, who owns and operates US Bloom, a cannabis business on Springs Road....

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  Nov 02, 2022

Vallejo City Council candidates invest in outreach in last weeks before election

The campaigns filed their final financial reports ahead of Tuesday’s election. The reporting period spanned from Sept. 25 to Oct. 22....

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  Nov 01, 2022

Vallejo sales tax measure campaign fundraising dwarfs opponents

Vice Mayor Rozzana Verder-Aliga, councilmembers Hakeem Brown, Pippin Dew, Katy Miessner, and Mina Loera-Diaz have each donated $500 to the committee since it was formed in September to support Measure P....

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  Oct 28, 2022

Vallejo City Council asked to buy land for new navigation center

The council is being asked to approve spending $950,000 to purchase 1937 Broadway St. from Scott Foster....

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  Oct 27, 2022

Carlos Flores tapped to serve on Vallejo school board

Flores will represent Trustee Area 1, which spans most of West Vallejo and Mare Island. The area also includes South Vallejo west of Interstate 80. The school board began the process of filling the vacancy after no one registered to run in November’s election....

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  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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  Oct 25, 2022

Vallejo school board to appoint new trustee

The school board began the process of filling the vacancy after no one registered to run in November’s election for Trustee Area 1, which represents most of West Vallejo and Mare Island. The area also includes South Vallejo west of Interstate 80....

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  Oct 24, 2022

Civil rights groups challenge ruling that Vallejo cops can demand licenses at DUI checkpoints

Vallejo police forcibly arrested a Vermont man after he declined to produce his license in 2014....

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  Oct 21, 2022

Bregenzer, Platzer, James lead fundraising for Vallejo City Council candidates

Vallejo City Council candidates have submitted financial disclosures for their campaigns as the November election is underway....

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  Oct 20, 2022

Vallejo sales tax measure sparks intense debate with voting underway

Measure P is the second recent attempt by the city to pass a sales tax hike after Vallejo residents narrowly rejected a similar measure in 2020....

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  Oct 18, 2022

Vallejo school board to interview first round of candidates for vacant seat this Wednesday

Vallejo spokesperson Celina Baguiao said that 11 applied to represent the trustee area and that the remaining applicant names will be released on Friday....

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  Oct 13, 2022

Vallejo council approves settlement over proposed Costco development

No one on the council commented on the move while unanimously approving the agreement settling a lawsuit the grocery chain filed to block the project that includes construction of a new 152,000 square foot Costco store....

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