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An award-winning independent news publication illuminating Solano County, California, with coverage of local government, police, housing, schools and arts.

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Vallejo is losing a CVS pharmacy store, the latest in a string of store closures as multiple pharmacy companies shutter hundreds of stores nationwide.
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CVS to shutter north Vallejo store amid nationwide closures
The CVS at 3678 Sonoma Blvd. will close on March 12.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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An estimated 400 students from Benicia High School walked out of class on Wednesday afternoon to protest ICE and the Trump Administration.
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Benicia High School students hold anti-ICE walkout
The protest followed a week of school walkouts all across the nation.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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The Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District received a $1.09 million federal grant to conduct necessary sewer repairs on Mare Island, the district announced last week.

But repairing the 9 miles of pipe that need it will take millions more.
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Some Mare Island sewer repairs to begin in August with federal grant, Vallejo sewer district says
Further work will be needed to fix the island’s infrastructure and allow for future development.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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This week in Vallejo:

🪩 Decades dance party
🦇 Goth night at the Odd Fellows
🎸 2nd Planet at Red Men’s Hall
🎩 Grimoire's Gothic Market
🤣 C@MEDY KICK OFF at Chris' Club

Plus lots more! Check out the full list of things to do here:

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Upcoming Vallejo Events — Decades Dance Party returns to the Odd Fellows Hall
Plus, the 4th Corner Speakeasy now has live music every Saturday
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February 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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A group of Vallejo residents are working to clean up the running, hiking, and biking trails around Vallejo in the hopes of promoting civic mindedness and beautifying the city’s natural landscapes.
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Vallejo runners hold monthly cleanups for hiking trails
The group is encouraging people to get engaged and explore outside.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Vallejo’s Planning Commission and Architectural Heritage and Landmarks Commission on Thursday approved a plan to transform the vacant downtown U.S. Post Office and Federal Building into a new event center, amid concerns about noise and limited parking.
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Vallejo commissions advance plan for events center in vacant federal building
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project while requiring the owner to take steps to control sound and improve accessibility.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Around 200 students from Vallejo High School walked out of class and off campus on Friday afternoon in solidarity with a nationwide anti-ICE strike that called for no school, no work, and no shopping.
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Vallejo High School students walk out to protest ICE
The walk out was done in solidarity with a national strike campaign started by Minnesotan students.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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A new poll of Suisun City voters indicates strong opposition to expanding the city’s boundaries to accommodate the billionaire-backed California Forever proposal to build a new city and industrial facilities.
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Poll shows opposition to Suisun expansion for California Forever development
The survey found that 58% of those polled opposed the expansion plan.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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The city of Vallejo’s ability to finance future capital improvement projects like $300 million in deferred maintenance on roads and a new police headquarters faces limitations because of loan terms dating back to the city’s 2011 bankruptcy.
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Vallejo’s efforts to finance new police HQ, road repairs hampered by bankruptcy debt
The city faces limitations because of loan terms dating back to its 2011 bankruptcy.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Three years ago, the Solano Board of Supervisors voted to take the Family Justice Center away after reports of mismanagement by the DA's office.

Since a Contra Costa nonprofit took over, it's been remodeled into a full walk-in navigation center.
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Inside Solano County’s rebuilt Family Justice Center
The nonprofit Contra Costa Family Justice Center Alliance took over the center three years ago after reports of mismanagement by the district attorney's office.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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This week in Vallejo:

🪽 Winged Migration Expo
🛼 All-day roller derby showcase
🎻 Vallejo Symphony at The Empress Theatre
💋 Black History Month-themed Drag Brunch
🇺🇸 Rep. Garamendi to host ICE town hall

Plus lots more! Check out the full list here:
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Upcoming Vallejo Events — Winged Migration Expo on Mare Island
Plus, an all-day roller derby showcase at Solano County Fairgrounds.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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I love writing these stories for @vallejosun.bsky.social where we give teachers their flowers.

Congrats to Sarah Ruiz! And I found the teaching methods she discusses here really interesting and useful....

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Cave Language Academy teacher wins Vallejo’s 2026 Teacher of the Year award
The Vallejo City Unified School District named fourth grade teacher Sarah Ruiz for the honor.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Fourth grade Cave Language Academy teacher Sarah Ruiz received the Vallejo City Unified School District's 2026 Teacher of the Year earlier this month.
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Cave Language Academy teacher wins Vallejo’s 2026 Teacher of the Year award
The Vallejo City Unified School District named fourth grade teacher Sarah Ruiz for the honor.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Sarah Cain launched Spirited Sweets Chocolates in 2022.

She specializes in what she calls “booze infused bonbons,” but she also offers non-alcoholic and vegan varieties.
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Vallejo’s chocolatier Sarah Cain makes fine chocolates fun
Spirited Sweets Chocolates follows a rich tradition of Vallejo chocolatiers producing fine bonbons.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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A Vallejo resident is holding a donation drive to collect unused menstrual items like sanitary pads, tampons, and period underwear to donate homeless residents.

Donation boxes will be at the Springstowne and John F. Kennedy libraries until Jan. 30.
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Vallejo resident gathering period product donations for homeless shelters
Donation boxes will be at the Springstowne and John F. Kennedy libraries until Jan. 30.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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“Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege”

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Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege
Two lawsuits allege that English teacher Larry Hom sexually abused at least two students in the 1960s and the 1980s.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Two lawsuits against the Vallejo City Unified School District allege that an award winning teacher in Vallejo sexually abused students for decades beginning in the 1960s.
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Deceased Vallejo teacher was ‘serial sexual predator,’ lawsuits allege
Two lawsuits allege that English teacher Larry Hom sexually abused at least two students in the 1960s and the 1980s.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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This week in Vallejo:

🎭 Bay Area Stage Theatre hosts "Bullshot Crummond"
🎸 Japanese R&B singer and guitarist Takezo Takeda
🎻 The Vallejo Symphony performs Filipino Art Songs
✍️ Poetry by the Bay returns

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Upcoming Vallejo Events — The comic play ‘Bullshot Crummond’ comes to Bay Area Stage Theatre
Plus, Poetry by the Bay returns after a two-month hiatus.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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A dedicated group of residents in Vallejo and Benicia have been holding weekly protests since President Donald Trump’s second inauguration last year.

One year later, they expressed frustration, but also hope that their organizing would have an impact.
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On anniversary of inauguration, Vallejo, Benicia protestors express frustration over Trump Administration
Protesters gather weekly in Vallejo and Benicia to voice their concerns about the president’s latest actions.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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“A lot of people were not accessing health care, maybe they didn't trust health care, maybe they couldn't afford it,” Dr. Jay Shubrook said, “so we created the Mobile Diabetes Education Center, which is our large van that goes into the community.”
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Touro University’s DREAM team brings free diabetes screenings and education to Solano County
The DREAM Team is also recruiting families with kids 6-12 years old at risk of developing diabetes for Building Healthy Families, a free year-long program.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Hundreds of Vallejo residents marched across the city Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day while calling for community unity in the face of national attacks on civil rights.
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Hundreds in Vallejo honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with march, weekend of celebrations
The event was part of the 40th federal observation of the holiday.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Mexican-American writer Erik Manuel Soto has been named Vallejo’s next poet laureate.

His first poetry book, Inside the Umber Iris, won the inaugural Gronk Nicandro first book prize for poetry. www.vallejosun.com/erik-manuel-...
Erik Manuel Soto named Vallejo’s next poet laureate
“I look forward to showcasing Vallejoans’ complexity, generosity, and defiant spirit,” Soto said.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Vallejo’s Surveillance Advisory Board got a first look at a new policy underway to manage footage collected by new security towers being placed around the city, but raised concerns about how data may be shared and the use of facial recognition technology.
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Vallejo surveillance board asks for changes to mobile security tower policy
The board raised concerns about data sharing with other agencies and facial recognition features.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Some churches have sought to help provide affordable housing either by allowing RVs to park on their property or taking on construction projects under new state legislation.

Mixed messages from the city and state regulators have led to difficulties.
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Some Vallejo churches work to fill affordable housing gap
Maintaining their efforts or even getting the projects off the ground has led to difficulties, in part because of confusion and mixed messages from the city and state regulators.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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A Solano County jury awarded over $15 million on Tuesday to the family of a 96-year-old woman who died after staying at the Windsor Vallejo Care Center on Tuolumne Street for a week in 2019.
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Jury orders Vallejo care facility to pay $15M in lawsuit over 96-year-old woman’s death
Ruby Evans developed a severe bedsore after staying at Windsor Vallejo Care Center for a week in 2019.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM