“We tried to stop the deal two years ago because that was what was in the best interest of the city and community,” said Morat. “And that’s still within the best interest of the city and the community. And you can fire us wrongfully. But you’re not going to silence the truth.”
A woman was found dead on Monday in Vallejo in what could be a stabbing, according to her mother. Nitsa Green, 40, was found dead on Monday evening after the Vallejo Fire Department responded to a possible medical call of a “female down” on the porch in the 300 block of Contra Costa Street, […]
Larceny has highest increase, with 30 percent above last year
Photo: US House of Representatives Vallejo is currently dealing with redistricting, based on the latest census data. I for one haven’t paid as much attention to this as I should, it is indeed damn important. But the redistricting will mean that we lose Rep. Mike Thompson, a popular politician here who has been re-elected many […]
Photo: Proposed site for Hope Village A collection of non profits and homeless advocacy agencies hope to create a temporary shelter site for unhoused Vallejoans, and the city council will be asked to approve or deny the move at special Monday meeting. Meanwhile, residents around the proposed site said they feel “blindsided” by the encampment […]
“American Sign Language Interpretation” by Joshua B is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Seven people with deafness have penned a letter to Interim City Manager Mike Malone requesting sign language interpreting at city council meetings, according to ASL advocate Anna Bergman. Bergman posted the letter on Twitter; the residents cite the Americans with Disabilities Act, […]
“run down motel” by Daysleeper724 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 I’m happy to say that every member of council and the interim city manager all stayed in hotels at rates recommended by government ethicists during their recent jaunt to the League of Cities Conference in Sacramento. I had previously reported in the Times-Herald that former […]
Monday night the California Department of Justice will hold a Zoom “community listening session” about the Vallejo Police Department. You can read the agreement between the two entities here. To register for the Zoom session, click this link. The session will be on Monday, November 1, from 5 to 6:30pm. Here’s the introduction: 1. Over the […]
“Foggy Coal Train” by amtrak_russ is licensed under CC BY 2.0 It’s a worry that’s always been on the back-burner of Fresh Air Vallejo (FAV) and the Sierra Club: Trainloads of coal rolled in from the rest of country to Vallejo to load onto ships headed for China. Vallejo has the deep-port space required for […]