When you talk to Kevin Jones, the owner of Vallejo Cellars, two things become immediately clear: he’s passionate about winemaking and he loves Vallejo. That’s why he uses the labels of seven of the wines he produces to promote Vallejo nonprofits, and he donates 20% of the sales proceeds to them.

During a meeting Wednesday, the Vallejo City Unified School District’s Board of Education declined to adopt a document that would have allowed Elite Public Schools, a charter school, to apply for state funding to build 13 classrooms. Superintendent Ruben Aurelio said it would cause financial risks.

Vallejo housing department closure draws confusion, worry. A local real estate agent said the closure has affected the ability of landlords to collect payments for rental assistance programs. The closure is due to “severe staffing shortages” and to allow staff to address service backlogs.

Time is running out! Small businesses and nonprofits register today for our free media and event promotion workshop on Sept. 8. Hope to see you there! forms.gle/rBNYPnvNYLxV...

It's back! We got great feedback on our Master Your Media Promotion workshop back in March, so we're doing another one on Sept. 8.

Small businesses and nonprofits who want to sharpen up their press release and event promotion skills, register here:
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A Vallejo neighborhood has been told to shelter in place after a man fired a shotgun in the street this morning and locked himself in his house, police and neighbors say.

Police have blocked off Sutter St between Illinois and Nebraska and a SWAT team is on scene.

We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of the Best of Vallejo and Benicia, our first-ever readers’ choice contest!

Before we open nominations, we want to know what categories you want to vote on. Submit your creative ideas here: forms.gle/UAMg9ets1Mma...

Shop local and save! We've partnered with a dozen Vallejo businesses to bring an exclusive coupon book to Vallejo Sun readers.

To get it, all you have to do is sign up for our free newsletter here: vallejosun.com#/portal/signup

Shop local and save! We've partnered with a dozen Vallejo businesses to bring an exclusive coupon book to Vallejo Sun readers.

To get it, all you have to do is sign up for our free newsletter here: www.vallejosun.com#/portal/signup

We want to help you promote your businesses in the media!

We're offering a free training in downtown Vallejo for small businesses and nonprofits to learn how to get their message to reporters and promote events.

Register here to reserve your spot: forms.gle/5p7ufMqnTSes...

Send us your best Vallejo stories! We're still looking for submissions for our next Vallejo Vignettes column. They should be ideally under 300 words and tell something fun, quirky or inspiring that happened to you in Vallejo. Email submissions to vallejovignettes@vallejosun.com.

The Vallejo Sun is launching a new section highlighting YOUR stories. The Vallejo Vignettes will feature short stories written by you, the readers, about something quirky, fun or inspiring.

Send your submissions to vallejovignettes@vallejosun.com

Click through to check out this interactive map of all the locations that Vallejo will be installing sideshow deterrents in the coming months, and to find out why some hotspots didn't make the cut.