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Vallejo officials this week said they’re leaning heavily on state and federal partnerships to crack down on entrenched c...
28/02/2025

Vallejo officials this week said they’re leaning heavily on state and federal partnerships to crack down on entrenched crime.

Vallejo police and federal officials executed four federal warrants and four state warrants, including a mother and son arrested at a Vallejo daycare.

Sisters Wendy Stevenson and Felicia Clifton opened their downtown Vallejo restaurant Urban Fusions in 2022, which featur...
28/02/2025

Sisters Wendy Stevenson and Felicia Clifton opened their downtown Vallejo restaurant Urban Fusions in 2022, which features dishes inspired by their Southern Louisiana and Midwest roots, plus other cuisines they've discovered during their travels.

Southern, Midwestern and international influences perk up your palate.

James Oakley, a homeless man who was crushed to death during a city encampment cleanup in December, was a star athlete ...
27/02/2025

James Oakley, a homeless man who was crushed to death during a city encampment cleanup in December, was a star athlete in his youth who later served time in prison for manslaughter.

Friends said he was a good person whose life was derailed by addiction.

James Oakley was a high school star but later struggled with drug addiction and served time in prison for manslaughter.

This week in Vallejo:💃 Grand opening of the Moon Azteca Dance and Art School🎨 Mare Island Art Studios' new gallery show ...
26/02/2025

This week in Vallejo:

💃 Grand opening of the Moon Azteca Dance and Art School
🎨 Mare Island Art Studios' new gallery show “From Life
🎶 Marina Crouse at the Empress Lounge
🤣 Two stand up comedy shows

Find all the events in our column here!

Plus the “From Life” gallery show opens at Mare Island Art Studios

A fire at the Buy, Sell and Trade shop in downtown Vallejo gutted the store Monday morning and smoke and water damage c...
25/02/2025

A fire at the Buy, Sell and Trade shop in downtown Vallejo gutted the store Monday morning and smoke and water damage closed Momo’s Cafe, the Factory 953 barbershop, the Gallo De Oro jewelry shop, and the Don Ramon taqueria.

The Buy, Sell and Trade shop was gutted and smoke and water damage closed Momo’s Cafe, the Factory 953 barbershop, the Gallo De Oro jewelry shop, and the Don Ramon taqueria.

SolTrans detailed a proposal for widespread service changes last week that will eliminate five bus routes to increase f...
25/02/2025

SolTrans detailed a proposal for widespread service changes last week that will eliminate five bus routes to increase frequency and extend evening and weekend hours on the remaining modified routes. The agency is seeking public comment on the changes.

The SolTrans Board of Directors released a draft plan for public review.

In Vallejo, the immigrant community is deeply woven into the city’s identity. Yet, many live with the constant uncerta...
24/02/2025

In Vallejo, the immigrant community is deeply woven into the city’s identity. Yet, many live with the constant uncertainty about their legal status.

Nonprofit organization VIDAS offers legal help at the heart of the city’s immigrant advocacy.
https://www.vallejosun.com/vidas-a-lifeline-for-immigrants-in-vallejo/

To help this information reach the people in our community who need it most, we have also published this article in Spanish.
https://www.vallejosun.com/es/vidas-un-faro-de-esperanza-para-los-inmigrantes-en-vallejo/

How one organization is providing hope and legal protection amid growing uncertainty.

A former city of Vallejo spokesperson is suing the city alleging she was bullied out of her job for reporting potentia...
21/02/2025

A former city of Vallejo spokesperson is suing the city alleging she was bullied out of her job for reporting potentially illegal conduct, including illegally deleting text messages and submitting falsified documentation to the federal government.

The lawsuit alleges that Assistant City Manager Gillian Haen ordered a subordinate to illegally delete text messages and submit falsified documents to the federal government.

The Vallejo City Unified School District’s Board of Education voted Wednesday to close two schools and relocate another...
20/02/2025

The Vallejo City Unified School District’s Board of Education voted Wednesday to close two schools and relocate another starting next school year as well as cut 75 staff positions in order to close a looming budget deficit.

The school board voted to close Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy.

This week in Vallejo:🎶 The Empress Theatre will host a benefit concert for LA fire victims 🎭 "Social Security” opens at...
19/02/2025

This week in Vallejo:

🎶 The Empress Theatre will host a benefit concert for LA fire victims
🎭 "Social Security” opens at Bay Area Stage Productions
✊🏿 Several Black History Month events

Find details and lots more events in our weekly column here:

Plus, the comedic play “Social Security” opens at Bay Area Stage on Friday.

In this week's Vallejo Vignettes column, how one woman made new friends during a lonely time through Vallejo's adult lit...
17/02/2025

In this week's Vallejo Vignettes column, how one woman made new friends during a lonely time through Vallejo's adult literacy program.

The Vallejo Vignettes are reader-submitted stories of something fun, quirky or inspiring that happened in Vallejo.

And celebrating an anniversary as a volunteer.

The Vallejo City Council approved a handful of budget adjustments this week, eyeing a plan to get ahead of a projected ...
14/02/2025

The Vallejo City Council approved a handful of budget adjustments this week, eyeing a plan to get ahead of a projected $6.61 million spending gap and balance the next year’s budget more carefully.

Like many cities in California, Vallejo faces a combination of growing costs and less sales and property tax revenue this year.

Vallejo will lose two Walgreens stores later this month as the pharmacy retail company shutters branches across Californ...
13/02/2025

Vallejo will lose two Walgreens stores later this month as the pharmacy retail company shutters branches across California.

The chain plans to close its stores at both 1050 Redwood St. and 2647 Springs Road before the end of February.

Ethnic Notions in downtown Vallejo has been selling a wide array of multicultural books and exhibiting work from Black ...
11/02/2025

Ethnic Notions in downtown Vallejo has been selling a wide array of multicultural books and exhibiting work from Black and brown local, national, and international artists for 29 years.

It's hosting some special events this Black History Month.

At this fine art gallery and multicultural bookstore, every month is Black History Month.

A federal judge upheld a Vallejo woman’s petition to stay in her tent shelter last week, blocking the city’s efforts to...
10/02/2025

A federal judge upheld a Vallejo woman’s petition to stay in her tent shelter last week, blocking the city’s efforts to destroy her camp while she searches for permanent housing.

Evelyn Alfred, known to friends as Brown Sugar, has for months been fighting the city’s efforts to remove her from a vacant lot alongside Mare Island Way.

People living without shelter in Vallejo say that once again the city evicted people from public spaces without offerin...
07/02/2025

People living without shelter in Vallejo say that once again the city evicted people from public spaces without offering refuge this week, this time while multiple storms slammed the Bay Area.

Several unhoused people said their vehicles were towed and belongings removed while the Bay Area experienced several major rainstorms.

Benicia officials expressed support for an ordinance that would regulate businesses like the Valero Refinery at a meetin...
06/02/2025

Benicia officials expressed support for an ordinance that would regulate businesses like the Valero Refinery at a meeting Tuesday, despite concerns about possible legal challenges from Valero.

The council delayed voting on an industrial safety ordinance due to concerns about legal challenges from Valero.

This week in Vallejo:🎨 An exhibit of works by artists of African descent🤣 Comedy Uncensored returns to the Empress Loung...
06/02/2025

This week in Vallejo:

🎨 An exhibit of works by artists of African descent
🤣 Comedy Uncensored returns to the Empress Lounge
🎶 Vallejo singer Joyce Grant at the Coal Shed Brewery

Plus lots more! Find the full list of events here:

Plus, uncensored comedy at the Empress Lounge with Louis Cervantez, B**g Robbie and Lordes Ayon.

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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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