government

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  Oct 07, 2024

Fired Vallejo employees who alleged retaliation receive $1.85M settlement

City special advisor Slater Matzke and assistant to the city manager for economic development Will Morat were fired in April 2020 along with former assistant to the city manager for communications and special projects Joanna Altman....

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  Oct 07, 2024

Meet the four candidates running for Vallejo mayor

The candidates are: former Councilmember Pippin Dew, local business owner Dwight Monroe Jr., community advocate Ravi Shankar and economics professor Andrea Sorce....

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  Oct 07, 2024

Meet the three candidates for Vallejo City Council, District 1

The candidates are: Alameda County District Attorney’s investigator Carl Bonner, nonprofit executive Alex Matias, and retired human resources director Brenda Plechaty....

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  Oct 04, 2024

Unopposed Vallejo City Council candidate brings deep government experience

San Francisco Housing Authority head Tonia Lediju is expected to be the next city councilmember for District 3....

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  Sep 30, 2024

Governor signs bill to bolster Vallejo police with retired sheriff’s deputies

The bill, SB 1379, was introduced by state Sen. Bill Dodd in February in response to Vallejo’s declaration of a police staffing emergency last year....

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  Sep 26, 2024

Vallejo to consider Equity and Inclusion role after ‘failed’ police chief selection process

The move comes in response to community frustration with the lack of African American representation on the community selection panel for a new police chief....

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  Sep 16, 2024

How difficult zoning issues have impeded small businesses in downtown Vallejo

Store owners have faced obscure rules, poor communication and a lack of enforcement of flagrant violations....

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  Sep 10, 2024

Vallejo mayoral candidates share divergent plans at community forum

Four candidates are running for mayor of Vallejo in November: former Councilmember Pippin Dew, small business owner Dwight Monroe Jr., Participatory Budgeting Committee member Ravi Shankar, and Surveillance Advisory Board Chair Andrea Sorce....

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  Sep 10, 2024

Why are there so many vacant buildings in Vallejo?

Vallejo is sprinkled with vacant storefronts, with no explanation of why they sit empty year after year....

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  Sep 06, 2024

Healthy Vallejo offers disadvantaged youth a path to financial stability

Pastor Anthony Summers has created a win/win model for its interns and the city....

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  Sep 04, 2024

Vallejo Homeless Union members file federal lawsuit to stop encampment eviction

They allege that Vallejo and Caltrans improperly confiscate possessions and vehicles used for shelter....

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  Aug 23, 2024

Plans for Vallejo waterfront restaurant and cultural center canned after 4 years

The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has abandoned a plan to build a restaurant and cultural center on the waterfront and to help develop Independence Park....

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