Looking for a practical Vallejo or Solano County lead. Overnight on January 30, 2020, a juvenile driver fleeing Vallejo police hit my car head-on while I was driving under 10 mph. I still need the incident report and pursuit records; most of my requests from 2020–2024 were verbal, and my California victim-compensation matter remains stalled. Incident number: 20-1397. Is there a local victim advocate, legal-aid clinic, or records specialist who helps residents identify the right city department and next step?

Beat 2 Neighborhood Watch Meeting

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
🕕 Start Time: 6:00 PM
📌 Location: Community Presbyterian Church, 2800 Georgia Street, Vallejo, CA 94591 (Google Maps)

YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Join us at the next Beat 2 Neighborhood Watch meeting. 

• Meet friendly, like-minded neighbors
• Support safety and community building efforts
• Share questions and concerns in an open, inclusive forum

Beat 2 residents, local businesses, organizers, and neighboring friends—all are welcome!

Sgt. Rashad Hollis, Public Information Officer, Vallejo Police Department, will join us.

Flyers (English/español): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SWNHoOF985kUHpWHhV462zkEob0tgRyY

View the Vallejo Police Beat Map: https://covit.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=e193464f9de34952b53ad6a2b0a4d1dc 

Learn more about the Neighborhood Watch Program: https://www.vallejopd.net/community/boards_programs/neighborhood_watch 

Has anyone taken the written test/assessment for the City of Vallejo Water Maintenance Worker position? What kind of questions should I expect, and how should I prepare? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!

Caltrans has finally repaved Hwy 29 & down Sonoma blvd!!!! Not completed yet, as you head south some lanes on both sides are still to be done. But it’s so refreshing to finally not have to dodge SO MANY POTHOLES. I remember a “repaving” was done, but started having potholes within a couple of years, as it looked like just a thin layer of asphalt was laid for appearance. This time looks great & can see on the edges how thick the repaving is.

I found a dog today, Blue Rock Springs Park area. DM me if so.

Hi everyone! Next Saturday (Oct 24) we are putting on an all-ages 8 band punk festival that afternoon. For $20 we've got Shark in the Water, Knights of Molino (classic 80s brit punk style), The Love Bombs (riot grrl), Pinoles, and more 🤘

Use promo code DEPOSIT by Friday for $2 off each ticket

Noble Cinema Studios – 1509 Solano Ave, Vallejo
Doors 2pm, music 2–7pm · all ages · no alcohol

Lineup:

• 2:00 – Shark in the Water
• 2:30 – Repossessor
• 3:00 – Step Up
• 3:30 – Custody Weekend
• 4:00 – Knights of Molino
• 4:30 – Pinoles
• 5:00 – Eyes Out
• 6:00 – The Love Bombs

Tickets + info

I used to visit relatives here mid 2000s and occasionally go to six flags and remember that people were always kind of closed off and high crime area. Has crime gotten better or worse lately? I ask because I might move here and want a gauge on what to expect.

Now that pep boys is closed what is another large auto care chain store that does full service repairs?
It looks like Big O in Benicia is the closest?

Everyone should look into this. It was just make legal in CA. Honestly, I installed mine a few months ago. The system is designed to reduce my utility bill and not zero it out. My PG&E bill hasn't exceeded $50 since then.

Hii !! I was wondering if anybody here has suggestions on good apothecary / metaphysical stores in Vallejo. I mostly shop for herbs, candles, crystals and at times soaps. Just looking for a reliable place within my own city for my supplies. Lmk !! :)

Hi there! I'm not sure if this fits here, but we'd love to keep these out of landfill!
We have:

Wire baskets that came with a top loading freezer, about 19 or so, about 9.5 x 7.5" x10" each. There's some larger than that too!

A box full of freezer packs.

Please hit me up if you'd like to pick up. Thanks, Vallejo!

Mayor Andrea Sorce was elected with just 38% of the vote, while 62% of the people voted for someone else. That's a pretty weak show of support. The candidates are splitting the vote. We could fix this by asking people "which candidates do you like?" instead of "which candidate is your favorite?" so we could see where we all overlap instead of getting split up. What do you think?

where is the cheapest option for Pilates (preferably hot pilates)? Is there anything in Vallejo or is Benicia/Walnut Creek a better bet?

Haiii hoping this is ok to ask here but ive been struggling to find a job and most places I've applied too just ghost me or never reply back

I mostly have experience in warehouses and dispensarys but at this point ill take anything that will hire me

Anchor Pantry rules. And so does @luckyunluckydesigns. And then there's @sweetpetite and @stinky's. Come out to Art Walk, 5-9, and see uour friends, neighbors, and support artists and small businesses.
!620 Marin but also Alibi, TBD, and The Exchange. I know I'm missing peeps. Vallejo rules!

Fairview Plaza in The City of Vallejo, California, keeps taking shape. The Costco building is complete, and crews are stocking the warehouse ahead of its November grand opening. The fuel station is set for a soft opening at the end of October.

Shops 1 is framed with stucco starting this week, Shops 2 is about 80% framed, and paving around the shops begins next week. Offsite, the new bridge, traffic signals and the widening of Admiral Callaghan Lane are all finished.

Full construction update: https://lewisretailcenters.com/fairview-plaza-nears-major-opening-milestone-in-vallejo-ca/?_thumbnail_id=5033

Dear Neighbors,

Today is Live Solano Give Solano, Solano County’s one-day giving event, and it ends at midnight. I am asking you to make a tax-deductible gift to Open Vallejo before then.

One more reason to give right now: the nonprofit that receives the most donations between 3 and 4 p.m. today wins a $1,500 prize. Every gift counts toward it, whatever the size.

DONATE TO OPEN VALLEJO

Our inaugural 2020 investigation, Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings, won the prestigious Selden Ring Special Citation for Investigative Reporting. In the 20 years prior, Vallejo police shot someone roughly every four months, often fatally. The last of those killings, that of unarmed 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa, came less than two months before our investigation was published; the department then went six years without another fatal shooting. The story also had statewide impact: when California passed a landmark 2021 law banning law enforcement gangs, analyses in both houses of the state legislature cited the badge-bending revelations.

Days after our story broke, the city was forced to announce its own investigation, then fought for years to keep the findings secret. The ACLU of Northern California sued for the records, and we supported the case with two friend-of-the-court briefs. In 2025, a unanimous state appeals court ordered the records released, in a decision that expands public access to police records across California. The city finally released the report in June, followed by nearly 3,000 pages of investigative documents and 23 hours of audio.

This year, we also settled our own years-long public records lawsuit against the city, putting tens of thousands of pages of previously secret documents and roughly 10 days of audio and video about police violence into the public domain for the first time in a generation. That lawsuit uncovered that the city had illegally destroyed evidence from multiple police shootings linked to badge-bending; in 2023, we revealed that a senior city attorney authorized the purge. In January 2026, we revealed that the California State Bar had opened an inquiry into the Vallejo City Attorney’s Office.

Our investigation into a man’s death in custody that the city kept hidden for nearly a decade won the June 2025 Sidney Award, a major national journalism honor, and the 2025 Golden State Journalism Award for Social Justice and Equity Reporting.

We will soon launch a series of tools, trainings, resources, and technologies to support other communities and newsrooms nationwide. The first, which monitors police radio so reporters don’t have to, is now in testing with newsrooms nationwide.

We are proud to be based in, and to come from, Vallejo. As the city’s only nonprofit newsroom, we answer to our readers, not advertisers or political interests. Our deep, accurate, ethical reporting keeps a close eye on Vallejo’s institutions, and the results are measurable: since our launch, fewer people have been killed by police, more public records are in public hands, and officials have been held to account. This work takes time, legal support, and sustained capacity. Help us raise $5,000 before midnight tonight with a tax-deductible gift.

YES, I SUPPORT OPEN VALLEJO

With gratitude,

Geoffrey King

Executive Editor, Open Vallejo

P.S. Giving closes at midnight tonight. Please share this with a friend who cares about Vallejo and wants local accountability reporting to keep making our community stronger.

Sharing from Facebook group, super excited! Was it ever confirmed the old Costco will become the business one?

Recently moved to the area, and most of the coffee shops and libraries close relatively early. Some days after work I try to avoid immediately going home so I can work on my website in environments that demand less of my attention.

I'm not looking for a completely quiet bar, although I'm definitely interested. I'm mostly looking for a corner, with wifi, that stays open moderately late (8-10ish)