Vallejo Weekly | Vol 10 | Issue 25

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Volume 10 | Issue 25 June 23, 2022

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The City of Vallejo is filled with fabulous art and murals everywhere! This particular mural can be found at 505 Santa Clara Street, right next to the Vallejo Room!

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Join Leadership Vallejo on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022, for their open house event!

The event will take place at the Mare Island Brewery (Coal Shed Location), located at 850 Waterfront Avenue, on Mare Island.

Doors open at 5:00 PM. Program starts promptly at 5:30 PM.

Meet Leadership Vallejo’s Year 14 participants and learn about their community projects. Find out how you can get involved in Leadership Vallejo as a Year 15 participant or sponsor of the program.

For more information, visit LeadershipVallejo.com or call (707) 738-6964 To view the original flyer, click here.

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Leadership Vallejo Open House

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The Southern Land Company and the City of Vallejo would like to engage with the community to inform, listen, and gather input. This is the first in a series of town halls and workshops that will be held during the drafting of The Mare Island Specific Plan.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

WHERE: Mare Island Naval & Historical Museum 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP to MareIslandProjectManager@ gmail.com View the original flyer by clicking here.

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GIVE LITTER THE BOOT! Join your friends and neighbors on Saturday morning and GIVE LITTER THE BOOT!

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WHAT: Maxwell Alley Community Cleanup

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WHEN: Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT WHERE: Meet at Sutter Street and Maxwell Alley (the alley between Kentucky and Florida Streets) Vallejo.

HOSTED BY: Washington Park Neighborhood Association, in cooperation with The City of Vallejo's Adopt-A-Block Program.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Please bring your own trash grabber tools (and buckets if you like). Contractor-grade garbage bags and nitrile gloves will be provided.

Face masks are HIGHLY encouraged.

WHERE: Vallejo Room, 505 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo

As part of their three-year collaborative reform agreement with the California Department Please join the Vallejo Police Department for their of Justice, and in response to a third-party assessment with 45 recommendations next Community Town Hall meeting to discuss completed by the OIR Group in 2019, the VPD is the Draft Officer-Involved Shooting Policy. restructuring a series of policies to build upon 21st Century policing practices in Vallejo.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 29, 2022, from 6:00-8:00 To learn more, visit myvallejo.com/vpd-draft-oisp.m. policy-feedback.

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Community Town Hall: Draft Officer Involved Shooting Policy

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Pride Month Finale at the Mira Theater!

Mira Theatre Guild is hosting their second annual Pride celebration with GAY in the USA! a Pride and Independence weekend mashup celebration!

WHEN: THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH 7 pm Doors / 8 pm Show TICKETS: $25 WHERE: Bay Terrace Theater 51 Daniels Avenue, Vallejo, CA Celebrate the last day of Pride Month and the eve of Independence Weekend with an exciting "Pride Finale" night of world-class burlesque, drag, contortionism, karaoke, and DJing with internationally renowned performers, including Sgt. DieWies (@DieWies), Raya Light (@rayalightofficial), Frankie Fictitious (@frankiefictitious), Arya (@starya), and Gia Fagnelli (@giafagnelli).

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Festivities will include a Karaoke Lounge and an audience participation Voguing Contest on the main stage complete with Mirror Ball Trophy.

Meet the performers after the show!

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Mira Theatre Guild supports our LGBTQI+ community through the arts with inclusive programming, representation on our Board of Directors, and an in-house ensemble, "Chocolate Rainbow Theatre Company."

Everyone is welcome here!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: info@miratheatreguild.org TICKET LINK: https://www.ticketsource.us/mira-theatre-guild

City staff from across our departments will be at the Vallejo Downtown Farmer’s Market on the last Saturday of each month!

Come say hello, ask questions, grab some swag, and get to know our team, all while supporting local vendors!

We’ll be at the corner of Georgia and Marin Streets, in front of Brickmania, at 350 Georgia Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, June 25.

Come and meet staff from Housing, Planning and Development Services (including the City’s General Plan Element consultants, Placeworks), Finance (including the City’s business license consultant, HdL Companies), and our Information Technology department!

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MEET US AT THE MARKET THIS SATURDAY!

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A Youth-Led community Clean up hosted by Watch Me Grow!

WHEN: Saturday, June 25 from 9:00 am – 11:30 a m

Join Watch Me Grow, Inc., Impact Vallejo Youth and ONE Vallejo for a day of giving back to the community.

CANT MAKE IT? You're in luck, this group meets every 4th Saturday of the month!

WHERE: Friendship Baptist Church 1905 Florida St. Vallejo CA

Attention Vallejo business owners!

0 to 5 Full Time Employees: $5,000 grant

The NEW Vallejo Small Business COVID-19 Microgrant program opens July 1.

11 to 20 Full Time Employees: $10,000 grant Click or tap here to learn more about the program, eligibility requirements, and to register for an informational webinar.

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Vallejo-based businesses with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees that have a current The City of Vallejo business license are invited to apply for the following predetermined grant amounts:

6 to 10 Full Time Employees: $7,500 grant

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The Pot Hole Pilot Program is HERE!

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future if there is a need.

In response to concerns over the condition of our streets, the Public Works Department launched the new pothole pilot program on June 14th.

They will be using their technology to aid in repairing potholes all around Vallejo. While in the field doing work, Jetpatcher USA will always be accompanied by a City of Vallejo Public Works employee.

After the City issued a request for proposals, Jetpatcher USA was chosen as the consultant of choice. The contract amount with Jetpatcher will not exceed $50,000, but it can be extended in the

They began work in the City's south end and will be working their way north. They can repair up to 40 potholes a day, and to date, they have repaired just over 200 potholes!

WHAT: Obtanium Cup Contraptor Rally WHEN: Sunday, July 31, 2022 11:00a – 6:00p WHERE: Mare Island Art Studio PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION FOR 2022!

The Obtainium Cup is a wild and whimsical gathering of art vehicles, bicycles, and disability scooters that will be meeting up with Mad Hatters, Flying Monkeys, Zombies, Robots, and

new this year, the Music Pandemonium.

Vehicles from around the Bay Area will be competing based on creativity, tenacity, and participation.

Join our Vallejo Art Car Coalition in welcoming the Bay Area Art Car members with their fabulous street-legal vehicles. Learn how you can turn your vehicle into art!

The festival includes food trucks, a beer garden, and entertainment. This event is FREE and family-friendly.

Enter your vehicle in the rally by going to the website at www.obtainiumworks.net/ obtainiumcup

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SAVE THE DATE! The Obtainium Cup is back!

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Photo: Walter Gutierrez

CONTACT

cityofvallejo.net 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Facebook.com/cityofvallejo Instagram.com/cityofvallejo For maintenance emergencies, please call: (707) 648-5235