Housing

  106 posts

  Nov 06, 2023

Benicia considers awarding city property to controversial nonprofit SafeQuest Solano

SafeQuest has faced eroding support and calls for an investigation into its practices after a Vallejo Sun investigation....

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  Oct 23, 2023

Vallejo falling behind on affordable housing goals

Few low-income units are in the pipeline in the city's housing element and the city missed its affordable housing goals in the last cycle....

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  Sep 18, 2023

Vallejo police target encampments for outdated vehicle registration, towing vehicles and RVs

City Manager Mike Malone said, "It is outside of our protocol to tow without notice.”...

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  Sep 11, 2023

Homeless support program underutilized in Vallejo as federal grant funds pile up

The housing division projected that the program would serve 90 households but only eight have received assistance so far....

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  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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