Housing

  102 posts

  Aug 18, 2023

Homeless encampment in West Vallejo removed by new owner after city lawsuit

Contractors who said they were hired by the new property owner removed the camp at 505 Couch St....

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  Aug 15, 2023

Vallejo sues White Slough landowners to remove encampments

The properties are alongside waterways that flow into White Slough and include portions of reclaimed wetland areas....

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  Aug 04, 2023

State environmental agency pressures Vallejo to remove White Slough encampments

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has been in communication with the city for over a year....

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  Aug 01, 2023

Vallejo tows RV, trailer leaving family on street, arrests activist

The city had placed eviction notices on RVs and campers parked near the Smart and Final grocery store....

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  Jul 17, 2023

Lawmakers call for investigation into SafeQuest Solano as Fairfield seeks to cut ties

U.S. Rep. John Garamendi and state Sen. Bill Dodd said that the allegations in the Vallejo Sun’s June 28 article should be investigated....

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  Jun 28, 2023

Solano nonprofit executive lived in domestic violence safe house rented from city of Fairfield

SafeQuest Solano, the main provider of domestic violence services in Solano County, allowed an executive to live in a shelter rented from the city of Fairfield for $1 a year....

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  Jun 22, 2023

Vallejo City Council considers new options to address homelessness

Vallejo looks to other California cities for examples of temporary shelter and harm reduction....

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  Jun 05, 2023

Residents move into Vallejo’s Blue Oak Landing housing project as some applicants face paperwork delays

By Friday morning, 23 residents had moved in. Blue Oak Landing staff expected 10 more new residents to move in that afternoon....

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  Apr 20, 2023

Vallejo’s Blue Oak Landing project delayed again as applicants feel frustrated and doubtful

The Blue Oak Landing housing project is still weeks or more away from opening and more than half of the units still do not have qualified applicants approved to move in....

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  Mar 28, 2023

Fired Vallejo housing manager sues city

Judy Shepard-Hall alleged that former City Manager Greg Nyhoff prevented her from receiving information about the navigation center project....

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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 24, 2023

Vallejo City Council asked to approve purchase of two closed schools

Vallejo is looking to purchase the former Crest School located at 1220 Gateway Drive in Northern Vallejo for at least $190,000 while also seeking to acquire the former Grant School located at 740 Fifth St. in South Vallejo....

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