Mina Loera-Diaz

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Mina Loera-Diaz was elected to the Vallejo City Council in 2020 to represent the newly created District 3 - Glen Cove. She unsuccessfully ran for city council in November 2016 - placing 5th out of three available seats. Loera-Diaz is a real estate agent and founded the community organization Diaz & Loera Centro Latino in Vallejo. Her term ends in January 2025.

  Oct 25, 2023

Vallejo dispatchers to move to new portable buildings outside police HQ

The City Council proceeded with a plan to install portable buildings instead of moving the dispatchers to the waterfront police building....

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  Oct 18, 2023

Vallejo’s staffing trouble continues as new HR director seeks solutions

The number of  overall vacant positions changed little from the 28 percent citywide vacancy rate reported in June....

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  Oct 11, 2023

Vallejo City Council bombarded with racist, antisemitic public comments

The apparently organized campaign included several speakers who used racial slurs and one who espoused Holocaust denial....

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  Oct 11, 2023

Sheriff, CHP withhold staffing support pending Vallejo police union contract

VPOA’s current contract expired in March 2022, and staffing has plummeted by more than 20 officers since then....

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  Sep 28, 2023

Council addresses outcry over proposed $18M sale of Vallejo golf course

The property was listed only eight months after the city sold it to a developer for $400,000 with an incomplete profit sharing agreement....

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  Sep 21, 2023

Vallejo ‘disqualified’ for multi-million dollar state law enforcement grant

The grant provided funding to establish or expand programs focusing on organized retail theft....

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  Sep 13, 2023

Community members demand action on Vallejo police violence as council copes with officer shortage

The family of Sean Monterrosa called for supporters to “pack the room.”...

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  Aug 30, 2023

Vallejo council reconsiders waterfront building for dispatch as police report more officer departures

Interim police Chief Jason Ta detailed a plan of service reductions and schedule changes to manage the officer staffing shortage....

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  Aug 09, 2023

Vallejo police face skeptical residents on plan to reduce alarm call responses

The department claims that 98% of alarm calls that they receive are false alarms....

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  Jul 12, 2023

Frustrated Vallejo council seeks solutions for auto break-ins in city lots

“That garage is a nightmare,” Councilmember Mina Loera-Diaz said....

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  Jun 30, 2023

New Vallejo youth center vandalized with racial slur

The glass doors and surrounding facade were coated with thick beige and red paint. Old tires, a mattress and other garbage were piled in front of the door....

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  Jun 30, 2023

Vallejo police union holding up oversight

The union has held up an interim oversight contract for more than two years....

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