Housing

  102 posts

  Dec 14, 2022

Vallejo City Council considers prohibiting homeless encampments near schools

During the council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Councilmember Mina Loera-Diaz proposed preventing homeless people from living near schools....

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  Dec 12, 2022

Vallejo to reopen warming shelter that only one person used

The city plans to reopen the shelter tonight through Thursday....

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  Nov 16, 2022

Despite criticism, Vallejo City Council asks county for help on housing projects

Vallejo is requesting $7.6 million for a 125-bed navigation center and $4 million for a 48-unit supportive housing project along Broadway Street in North Vallejo....

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  Nov 14, 2022

Vallejo City Council to ask county for $11.6M for housing projects

A letter requests $7.6 million for a 125-bed navigation center and $4 million for a 48-unit supportive housing project along Broadway Street in North Vallejo....

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  Nov 02, 2022

Vallejo City Council approves $950K land purchase for navigation center

The council unanimously approved the $950,000 purchase of 1937 Broadway St. from local businessman Scott Foster, who owns and operates US Bloom, a cannabis business on Springs Road....

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  Oct 28, 2022

Vallejo City Council asked to buy land for new navigation center

The council is being asked to approve spending $950,000 to purchase 1937 Broadway St. from Scott Foster....

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  Oct 27, 2022

American Canyon residents sue to block Vallejo supportive housing project

The lawsuit alleges that the project “will have significant adverse impacts in and around the project area including impacts related to aesthetics, air quality, noise, and traffic.”...

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  Sep 29, 2022

Vallejo warned Caltrans no shelter space was available prior to homeless sweeps

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Martin v. Boise that cities cannot evict unsheltered people from public property without making alternative shelter space available....

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  Sep 27, 2022

Caltrans begins sweeps of Vallejo homeless encampments

Caltrans said it alerted residents of these camps to the impending sweeps on Sept. 21....

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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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  Aug 26, 2022

Vallejo targets private property owners to remove homeless people

The city of Vallejo is suing a property owner to remove people experiencing homelessness from an encampment....

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  Aug 25, 2022

Vallejo hires dedicated manager to coordinate homelessness response

Natalie Peterson will be tasked with developing and managing a comprehensive program to coordinate Vallejo’s response to serving the city’s unsheltered population....

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