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The Vallejo Sun is an award-winning independent news publication illuminating Solano County, Calif.

20/12/2024

Why readers support the Vallejo Sun:

"The Vallejo Sun brings a vital, vigorous, and fresh perspective to all things Vallejo, and it gives me hope for Vallejo itself that there are hardworking individuals dedicated to keeping us informed."

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20/12/2024

The Benicia City Council on Tuesday moved forward with plans to build affordable housing on two city-owned land parcels, including the Benicia Senior Center, which the city is seeking to rebuild with low-income senior housing.

The Benicia City Council is seeking a developer to build affordable housing on two city-owned parcels.

19/12/2024

This week in Vallejo:

🎶 The Vallejo Choral Society will perform at St. Peter's Chapel
🎁 E-40 and the Greater Vallejo Recreation District will host toy giveaways
🎙️ A comedy show will help drive away the winter blues

Plus lots more events here!

Vallejo Choral Society will perform at St. Peter's Chapel on Mare Island on Saturday

18/12/2024

The Vallejo City Council approved a profit sharing agreement for the redevelopment of the Blue Rock Springs golf courses.

The project has been controversial because the city sold the land for only $400K, but the new agreement guarantees a $10.5M share.

The agreement creates a $10.5 million minimum compensation to the city for the land.

18/12/2024

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18/12/2024

The foul smells that have been plaguing parts of Vallejo, originally estimated to be resolved by November, could persist for another six months or more.

A maintenance project was expected to resolve the odors, but another piece of equipment failed.

A maintenance project completed in October was expected to resolve the odors, but another piece of equipment was found to have failed.

17/12/2024

Emergency medical services did not respond for nearly an hour for a man who was found unresponsive in his vehicle in a highway median in Vallejo on Friday in an incident that has raised questions about the city’s ability to respond to emergencies.

A fire department spokesperson said medical personnel were waiting for police to respond. But officers never showed up.

16/12/2024

🌞 As 2024 winds down, at the Vallejo Sun we're reflecting on all that we've accomplished this year.

It's hard to fit it all in a single thread, but here's a few highlights. And if you're unfamiliar with our work, it's a good introduction:

We co-published this story with the San Francisco Chronicle recapping the story of Vallejo police Detective Mat Mustard, who was featured in the recent Netflix documentary "American Nightmare." https://www.vallejosun.com/what-happened-to-mat-mustard-the-lead-vallejo-detective-in-american-nightmare/

With the help of the First Amendment Coalition, we fought back when an attorney for a fired Vallejo police officer tried to stop us from publishing new revelations about his record. https://www.vallejosun.com/attorney-for-fired-vallejo-cop-seeks-to-restrain-vallejo-sun-from-reporting-clients-disciplinary-record/

We brought to light a disturbing case involving the arrest of a Benicia teacher who had previously faced criminal allegations of lewd conduct with students. We published a series of stories about our findings. https://www.vallejosun.com/benicia-unified-sued-over-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-former-teacher-with-previous-arrest/

Then, our reporter went to court with the help of the First Amendment Coalition to compel the release of records in the case. https://www.vallejosun.com/records-detail-how-benicia-teacher-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-regained-teaching-license/

We were instrumental in bringing the Vallejo Police Department into compliance with state law regarding its use of military equipment. The police had done nothing to comply with the law, which took effect in 2021, until we asked about it.
https://www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-police-failed-disclose-military-equipment-as-required-by-state-law/

Our reporting on the conditions of cemeteries owned by Vallejo businessman Buck Kamphausen were cited in a case by the state Department of Justice, which is trying to seize $10 million from the cemeteries due to fiscal mismanagement. https://www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-cemetery-owners-buck-kamphausen-evidence-neglected-maintenance-financial-audits-asset-seizure/

We launched our new Vallejo Vignettes column, which highlights reader-submitted stories of something fun, quirky or inspiring that happened in Vallejo. https://www.vallejosun.com/tag/vallejo-vignettes/

We interviewed nearly all of the candidates running for local office in 2024 to help Solano County voters make an informed decision. https://www.vallejosun.com/election-guide-november-2024-general-election-in-vallejo-and-benicia/

We launched a new Spanish language section and translated all our election coverage into Spanish. https://www.vallejosun.com/cobertura-especial-elecciones-generales-de-noviembre-de-2024-en-vallejo-y-benicia/

This is just a sampling of all the hard work that our reporters have been doing over the last 12 months. We published 242 articles and broke the 1,000 total article milestone this year.

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13/12/2024

NEW: Records show how a former schoolteacher in Napa who was charged with sexually molesting three students regained his teaching license and was hired again as a teacher in Benicia, where he was charged with molesting students again this year.

Matthew Shelton faces 12 felony counts of lewd acts with a child stemming from his employment at the Benicia Unified School District.

12/12/2024

The Vallejo City Council passed an ordinance to regulate unpermitted street food vendors on Tuesday, after a months-long campaign from restaurant owners who said that Vallejo’s growing street food scene was hurting their businesses.

Local restaurant owners had requested new regulations, arguing the street vendors were hurting their business.

11/12/2024

The Vallejo City Council bailed out a supportive housing project in May, but asked for an audit to find out what went wrong.

The audit found that the limited experience of city staff and the developer team caused delays and budget overruns.

The project's total budget ballooned from $15.6 million to $26.6 million.

11/12/2024

The holiday spirit ramps up in Vallejo this week with art markets, Christmas music, and holiday-themed activities for kids.

Find all the best upcoming events via our listings here!

Black Box Radio Stars celebrate their 10th anniversary with a new play at the Mira Theatre

10/12/2024

Why readers say they support the Sun: "I like to believe that reporting like The Vallejo Sun brings to our attention can encourage and support actions that can make Vallejo a much better place for our kids to grow up and for others like me to grow old."

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09/12/2024

Un grupo de propietarios de restaurantes y camiones de comida autorizados alegan que los vendedores ambulantes representan una competencia desleal y están dañando sus negocios.

Los propietarios de restaurantes denuncian que los vendedores ambulantes representan una competencia desleal y están perjudicando sus negocios.

09/12/2024

A group of restaurant and permitted food truck owners allege that street vendors pose unfair competition and are damaging their businesses.

Tomorrow, the Vallejo City Council will consider new restrictions on unpermitted street vendors.

Restaurant owners allege that street vendors pose unfair competition and are damaging their businesses.

09/12/2024

Transparency victory! Following up on her stories for the Vallejo Sun about a Benicia teacher accused of sexual misconduct, reporter Holly McDede teamed up with the First Amendment oalition to compel the district to release records about the case.

San Rafael, Calif. – A Solano County judge ruled on December 5 that the Napa Valley and Benicia Unified School Districts can release public records regarding former public school teacher Matthew Shelton’s alleged sexual abuse of students. Shelton has been charged with 12 counts of lewd acts on a...

05/12/2024

The Vallejo Sun has a brand new events page!

We've been working with Vallejo Arts & Entertainment on a new platform for listing Vallejo events, which can help you find events outside Vallejo as well.

Check it out!

A selection of upcoming arts and social events in Vallejo.

04/12/2024

Attorneys with the ACLU have filed a lawsuit accusing the Solano DA of “flagrant stonewalling and utter disregard for the PRA” after trying for years to get data on racial bias in prosecutions to study compliance with the Racial Justice Act.

ACLU attorneys accused the DA of “flagrant stonewalling and utter disregard for the PRA.”

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Last night, Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell asked police Chief Jason Ta to respond to a Vallejo Sun article showing an increase in use of force by Vallejo police from 2022-23. Ta continued to argue that the increase was because of changes in the way force incidents are counted. But as the mayor pointed out, force incidents increased in nearly every category year over year, and other metrics -- such as an increase in liability claims for use of force by Vallejo police officers -- have increased as well. Read our report here: https://www.vallejosun.com/as-vallejo-police-use-of-force-escalates-liability-claims-pile-up/

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