“Putting the Hammer Down” by Oky – Space Ranger is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 At Tuesday’s council meeting, perennial caller Melissa Swift was cued up at least twice yet did not have the ability to speak over Zoom during public comment, as she has attested to. Swift wrote an email around 10 p.m. last […]

Photo: “Pot Hole City” by caribb is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Vallejo resident David Marsteller, Jr. has taken crappy road conditions into his own hands, much to the delight of many Vallejoans. His DIY pothole filling has gotten the attention of KRON 4 and Univision news outlets, along with “hurrahs!” from residents fed up […]

Vallejo City Council has agendized considering giving raises in the total amount of $1.3 million for executive staff, union members and others, at the behest of Interim City Manager Mike Malone. According to the staff report, staff hasn’t received a raise in “over two years.” The money would be added incrementally through 2024. The reasons […]

The felons who run the site at the old Sperry Mill may still be operating heavy machinery despite the proper permitting. I have asked the City over the past two months to report on whether or not they have gotten their permits in, only to receive crickets. Interim City Manager Mike Malone told council on […]

The judge in the so-called Vallejo “Whistleblowers” case made a tentative ruling in favor of the plaintiffs on Friday, overruling a demurrer and motion to strike filed by the City. Former City employees Slater Matzke, Will Morat, and Joanna Altman filed a civil suit earlier this year alleging wrongful termination, harassment, defamation, and retaliation. All […]

The public vote was exceptional in that almost exclusively, city council shows a united front of agreement about personnel decisions that it makes in closed session.

The $3 million dollar amount is an incredibly low figure for Bay Area real estate. Last year, the Coast Guard sold 58 acres of land in Concord for $1 million per acre. Indeed, an ABC 7 report showed that San Francisco and the Bay Area is the most expensive place in the world to build and purchase land. Though Vallejo is no SF– yet– even if north Mare Island went for half of SF’s rates it would be $208 per square foot. For Vallejo, that means $64,400,000 for the 300,000 sf at stake. 

The civil rights’ watchdog outlined changes in the City’s proposed ad hoc committee that it found troubling and encouraged concerned community members to get involved. 

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