Zack Haber

Zack Haber

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Zack Haber is an Oakland journalist and poet who covers labor, housing, schools, arts and more. They have written for the Oakland Post, Oaklandside and the Appeal.

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  Apr 03, 2026

Vallejo school district to launch new before-school program at two schools

The programs at Lincoln Elementary and Vallejo Charter School are the first before school programs operated by the district....

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  Apr 03, 2026

El distrito escolar de Vallejo lanzará un nuevo programa matutino en dos escuelas

Los programas de Lincoln Elementary y Vallejo Charter School son los primeros programas previos al horario escolar operados por el distrito....

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  Apr 02, 2026

Vallejo school district faces ‘sad and mad’ community while reaffirming decision to close three schools

The district revoted on the school closures after allegations that the original vote violated state open meeting law....

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  Mar 31, 2026

Vallejo school district ousts contractor who said he’d make students ‘champions for Christ’

The contracts with Eryck "Boomer" Bennett’s organization JF University/Luv Our Youth totaled over $600,000....

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  Mar 25, 2026

Vallejo school board to re-vote on school closures following allegation of open meeting violations

Vallejo’s school board had voted unanimously to close three elementary schools in December....

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  Mar 11, 2026

Union rallies against planned layoffs at Vallejo school district meeting

In February, the school board agreed to cut roughly 130 full-time California School Employees Association positions....

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  Mar 09, 2026

Vallejo school district mulls tax extension to modernize schools

The district is seeking to bring Vallejo elementary schools that were largely built in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s up to 2026 standards....

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  Feb 17, 2026

Vallejo school district appears to violate open meeting law in school closure decision

Text messages show Superintendent Rubén Aurelio and board Trustee Glenn Amboy agree to discuss school closures during a closed session meeting ahead of a public vote....

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  Jan 28, 2026

Cave Language Academy teacher wins Vallejo’s 2026 Teacher of the Year award

The Vallejo City Unified School District named fourth grade teacher Sarah Ruiz for the honor....

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  Jan 22, 2026

Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege

Two lawsuits allege that English teacher Larry Hom sexually abused at least two students in the 1960s and the 1980s....

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  Dec 23, 2025

Vallejo businessman faces new fines for funeral home businesses

California’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau levied $1,000 in fines against two of Buck Kamphausen’s funeral home businesses....

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  Dec 18, 2025

Vallejo school board votes to close 3 schools, cut 120 staff positions

Highland, Pennycook, and Lincoln elementary schools will close at the end of this school year....

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