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Up to seven Vallejo police officers may soon receive their walking papers to balance the city budget, with force reductions by Jan. 1. On Tuesday night, the Vallejo City Council approved police officers layoff notice distribution, though layoffs for all seven are unlikely, due to a continued employee exodus, Police Chief Robert Nichelini said. By the beginning of the year, the department will also need to demote 18 others.

It's trying to make the best of the worst decision   -Osby Davis

 

Whether they served in the Civil War, World War II or in Iraq, veterans will be thanked and honored in local services Wednesday. Observed on the 11th day of the 11th month, Veterans Day is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I in 1918. Vallejo, Benicia and American Canyon will each hold services Wednesday involving local veterans, color guards, remarks and the playing of "Taps," or other patriotic music.  

When Vallejo Mayor Osby Davis scopes out which candidates to focus on in the Nov. 3 City Council race, he takes the assignment literally. Councilmember Tom Bartee, seeking re-election, was the only contender to receive a reported donation - $180 - from Davis in campaign financial forms filed Thursday. Davis said Friday that he was attending fundraisers for all the incumbents, and donations for the others might show up before the election.

It shouldn't be interpreted as I'm endorsing (Bartee's) campaign   -Osby Davis

 

The Solano County Registrar's Office had not by Friday morning received campaign finance statements from any of the Benicia school board candidates or four of the six Vallejo contenders in the Nov. 3 election. The statements needed to be turned in or postmarked by Thursday, meaning the other statements could arrive by mail in the coming days. Vallejo school board incumbent candidates Cris Villanueva and Hazel Wilson were the only two whose forms were in Thursday.  

The Vallejo City Council unanimously approved Tuesday a new fee for 9-1-1 callers who called in error, hung up the phone and did not answer police return calls. The user fee is not expected to be put into action sooner than 60 days, Police Chief Robert Nichelini said. He said his department will need the coming two months to educate the public on the fee, which will be $200 per incident.  

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Solano County will host its annual benefit gala on Sept. 12 in Fairfield. Catered by Hilton Garden Inn, the evening will begin at 6 p.m. in the NorthBay Healthcare Administrative Center at 4500 Business Center Drive in Fairfield. The event supports CASA, whose volunteers offer a helping hand and advocate for abused and neglected children within the court system.  

Vallejo City Manager Bob Adams says he will delay for two months issuing up to nine planned police officer layoff notices. The decision came after hours of council debate, continued from recent meetings, over how to avoid the layoffs. Mayor Osby Davis and Councilwomen Joanne Schivley and Stephanie Gomes strongly protested the delay, saying it was an unwise gamble with city finances.  

The area is now just another parking lot in downtown Vallejo, but it should sport a new bus transfer station in about 15 months -- the first phase of a waterfront development project. Nearly 75 politicians and transportation officials gathered Monday morning for a ground-breaking ceremony on the Vallejo Transit new bus transfer station. It will be built in the public lot behind the Georgia Vista Center at Sacramento and York streets.

This marks the beginning of our downtown renaissance   -Osby Davis

 

With the sun setting behind him as he stood in the Emmanuel Temple Apostolic Church parking lot, 10-year-old Chris Brown said he feels safe in Vallejo. Sometimes. "Thank God that we have the policemen," said Brown, a fifth-grader at North Hills Christian School.

Thank God that we have the policemen   -Chris Brown

 

The Vallejo Police Department will receive $2.1 million in federal aid to fund six officers -- but the department still faces 10 layoffs in the fall, the chief said Tuesday. The department is among more than 1,000 law-enforcement agencies across the country that will receive federal relief to add or retain officers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The police grants were allocated through a program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The program's aim is to help pol

What I am hoping for is we can use the grant funds to help cover the cost of the projected 16 layoffs, and come up with city money to retain the other 10 officers.   -Robert Nichelini