The following was submitted to VIB by Valery Asenjo Clearly Council Members Malgapo, Dew-Costa & Verder-Aliga have an ethical obligation to recuse themselves from voting on the ORCEM VMT application after involving themselves directly with the applicant VMT/Orcem. The Mayor also needs to explain his part in speaking before the MISEDC & the applicant VMT/Orcem….
Ed. note: The following was submitted by a recent graduate of Vallejo schools who is writing under a pseudonym. By Cassandra Griego The district has been named in a lawsuit by the family of a murdered child (October 28) and in response, Superintendent Ramona Bishop accepted an award for “Educator of the Year” at a…
By Carol Pearlman Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. ― Rumi HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa — Carol It appears I got my park, but I never expected it to arrive as it has, cram-packed full of junk, including a submarine sail, whatever that is (I thought…
The following letter was submitted to the City of Vallejo on November 2, 2015 and has just recently come to the attention of VIB. It is from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and outlines what the commission sees as a number of legal and compliance issues with the Orcem project surrounding the Draft…
The following article is from the San Francisco Baykeeper: Proposed Vallejo Export Terminal and Cement Plant Could Harm the Bay Posted November 18, 2015 A bulk shipping port and cement plant proposed along the shores of Mare Island Strait in Vallejo could contaminate San Francisco Bay and nearby communities, Baykeeper recently told Vallejo city leaders….
By Carol Pearlman Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. ― Rumi HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa — Carol THANK YOU to Participatory Budgeting and the 1216 people who voted for INDEPENDENCE PARK. THANK YOU, most of all to my neighbors in Mariner’s Landing who supported me & Dave…
By JD Miller, CPA A Council candidate asked me for my endorsement recently. While I really appreciated that I was asked, I may be sitting this election out … Unless I find a candidate who’s platform is almost exclusively focused on fixing the fiscal problems of Vallejo. According to the Stanford Institute for Economic…
Stephanie Gomes — President, Board of Directors — Humane Society of the North Bay Vallejo is not in first place anymore – and it’s wonderful news! For many years, Vallejo was in the unenviable top spot of sending the highest number of homeless animals to the Solano County shelter. This year, for the first time,…
By Stephen Hallett I submitted a request for Public Records under the Public Records Act for communication between VTM/ORCEM (those behind the proposed cement plant/port) and the City of Vallejo regarding port fees and the roads on Lemon Street. After 24 days, I received a letter (link) saying that many of the documents were protected…
Press Release – Entry into the Vallejo City Council Race Liat Meitzenheimer is proudly announcing her candidacy for Vallejo City Council. She recognizes that these elections are critical to future of our city and the country will be involved in Presidential race. The elections and issues facing Vallejo are so important a decision was made…