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@vallejosun.bsky.socialAmid growing controversy over the use of Flock Safety surveillance technology, Vallejo’s Police Oversight and Accountability Commission heard from the police department on the policies guiding use of the tech on Thursday.
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@zackhaber.bsky.socialReposted by @vallejosun.bsky.socialGazan photographer Lara Aburamadan's opening reception is tonight from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Check out my report on the exhibit for the Vallejo Sun (@vallejosun.bsky.social)...
@vallejosun.bsky.socialThis week in Vallejo (and Benicia!)
🎸 "Local & Live" free music festival in Benicia
📸 Photo exhibits at 2nd Friday Art Walk
🎉 Fundraising events for Humane Society of the North Bay and Verismo Opera
Plus lots more music, art and other events here:
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@vallejosun.bsky.social"Remains in Memory," a photography and film exhibit by Palestinian artist and journalist Lara Aburamadan, opens Friday at Vallejo's Autonomous Gallery. The exhibit showcases life in Gaza as those who’ve never lived there seldom see it.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialThe finalists for the 2026 Best of Vallejo & Benicia contest have been announced!
The final round of voting begins today and will last until Oct. 31. Check out the finalists here and enter your votes today!
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialThis week in Vallejo:
🌊 The Vallejo Festival on the Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Green
🪴 Little Shop of Horrors at Bay Area Stage Theatre
🎤 Mistah Fab and Philthy Rich at Noble Cinema Studios
Plus lots more live music, art and other events here:
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialThe Redwood Empire Bar and Eatery on Mare Island will close its doors on Oct. 4, one year after it opened to the public.
The whiskey distillery will continue operating and remain open for private tours, tastings, classes, and events.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialLongtime Vallejo resident and park advocate Myrna Hayes was arrested Wednesday while approaching the entry gate to the San Pablo Bay Trail on Mare Island, which she said she has been locking nightly for nearly 17 years.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialThere’s a new ballroom studio in town. Arthur Murray Studios, which boasts private and group lessons for different styles of dance, including waltz, salsa, bachata, tango, and many more, had its grand opening in Vallejo last weekend.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialGrammy Award-winning R&B singer H.E.R. stars in the new animated feature Forgotten Island, which is steeped in Filipino culture.
The Vallejo native talked to the Vallejo Sun about what it means to her to bring her Filipino heritage to the big screen.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialThe Vallejo City Unified School District has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to resolve a disability discrimination complaint from an employee, the California Civil Rights Department announced on Wednesday.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialThis week in Vallejo:
🤖 Maker Faire 20th anniversary
🇬🇷 Greek Village Food Festival
🎶 Free gospel benefit concert at the Revival Center
Plus lots more art, music and other events. Check the full listings here:
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialEarly giving for Live Solano Give Solano open today! And the first $1,000 in gifts to the Vallejo Sun are tripled this year.
We're about to take our next step by building capacity and hiring employees full time, but we need your support to get started.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialHundreds of nonprofits across Solano County have joined together for this year’s Live Solano Give Solano philanthropic fundraiser, a day of giving which promotes donations by the local community to nonprofit organizations rooted in Solano.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialVallejo’s Surveillance Advisory Board directed city staff Thursday to schedule a discussion on whether to recommend the city rescind contracts with Flock Safety as cities across the country have cut ties with the controversial surveillance contractor.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialThis week in Vallejo:
🎷 Big band jazz at Vino Gadfather
🎹 Re:Sound VIBRATION in the Mare Island Historic Core
🎪 Zoppé Italian Family Circus
Plus lots more live music, art and other events. Get the full list here!
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@vallejosun.bsky.social🗳️ Our 2026 voter guide is here!
We interviewed every candidate for City Council and school board in Vallejo and Benicia, plus state Assembly and Congress to help you choose this November.
Check out our full ballot guide, plus Spanish translations here:
www.vallejosun.com/special-cove...
@scottmorris.bsky.socialReposted by @vallejosun.bsky.socialHonestly too busy with projects to make much of a fuss but @vallejosun.bsky.social is FIVE YEARS OLD today. We launched with almost nothing in 2021 and just had a goal of providing in-depth, consistent local news. We're still here and still growing!
@vallejosun.bsky.socialVallejo’s Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend an inclusionary housing ordinance which would require developers to set aside a percentage of affordable homes when proposing development projects with at least 10 units.
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@vallejosun.bsky.socialA group of veterans has been protesting the disbandment of their weekly therapy groups at the Mare Island and Fairfield VAs.
A dozen veterans told the Vallejo Sun that the groups were a lifeline. But last year they ended abruptly, with little explanation.
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