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  43 posts

  Sep 07, 2023

Vallejo school district rolls out three-year plan to improve low attendance

Chronic absenteeism rates around 50% could translate to millions of dollars in lost funding for the district....

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  Mar 07, 2023

Solano Supervisors allocate funds for Vallejo homelessness, North Bay hospital

The Solano County Board of Supervisors ended a month-long impasse regarding the allocation of federal pandemic relief funds on Tuesday....

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  Feb 07, 2023

Solano supervisors short on votes for Vallejo homeless funds

Two supervisors opposed the allocations and they will require a vote by four of five at a future meeting....

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  Dec 15, 2022

Vallejo City Council approves waterfront development; split on ARPA funding

The Wintun Nation — owners and operators of the Cache Creek Casino Resort in the Capay Valley – plan to redevelop a parcel of land near the ferry terminal, turning 285 Mare Island Way into a destination for residents and tourists....

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  Sep 08, 2022

Vallejo alleges residential motel used in Project RoomKey failed to produce tax records

A lawsuit pits the city against a former partner....

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  Jul 19, 2022

Vallejo council to discuss community priorities during special meeting today

As the city of Vallejo attempts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the its city council has picked economic development as a top priority for the current fiscal year....

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  Jul 06, 2022

Vallejo confirms 6th person died in Project RoomKey

City officials had said in previous statements that a “total” of five died during the nearly two-year program....

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  Jun 08, 2022

Vallejo charter schools promise ‘turnaround’ after district’s threat to status

In a 179-page response the charter network released on Monday, GTA said it was in the process of remedying or had already fixed many of the allegations....

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  May 23, 2022

$25M training center for Solano jail inmates remains seldom used

Three years later, only 59 people have enrolled or completed a program there....

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  May 03, 2022

Vallejo school board tells charter schools to fix issues or risk losing status

Griffin Technology Academies has until June 6 to remedy or refute the alleged violations....

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  Apr 21, 2022

Vallejo school board plans lifting pandemic restrictions, return to in-person meetings

As the number of COVID cases decreases, the district is looking to allow student field trips, hold prom, and invite parents to open house nights at schools....

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  Mar 29, 2022

Fifth death confirmed in Vallejo’s Project RoomKey program

The woman, identified in city records as Cinthia Castenada, was taken to the hospital the night of Nov. 9, 2020, and later died there....

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