District Representative. Journalist. Publisher. Historian. Habitual voter. Vallejo native. Co-founder @thevallejosun. Founder https://teapaw.org/t.co/0b7vmT4CSh
Vallejo / Fairfield / Napa, CA
Joined March 2012
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Federal judge tosses lawsuit from former Vallejo police officer johnglidden.com/2025/12/09/f…
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Rest in Peace Walter Koenig. Thank you for navigating us through the final frontier, and bringing us such joy through your years of activism, writing, and memorable characters like the joyous Chekov and the sinister Bester. We're forever grateful that you lent your talents to our game. We'll see you again, in the stars.
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Over $21,000 has flowed into Vallejo’s school board races, with roughly $18,000 going to two of the five candidates: Trustee Area 3 candidate Rizal Aliga, and Trustee Area 1 candidate Judith Lerner.
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The city of Vallejo announced this morning that a part/piece which helps to rise/lower the Mare Island Causeway bridge is broken:
"A large metal coupling that helps raise and lower the bridge was found to be broken...it is not safe to operate the bridge for marine traffic."
Helfenberger will earn $245,000 in annual salary, according to the proposed Employment MOU. Initial MOU is for three years, with Helfenberger starting on 12/7. GM is CEO of the GVRD which oversees 33 parks throughout the city of Vallejo. johnglidden.com/2026/10/19/g…
Vallejo begins search for new second assistant city manager johnglidden.com/2026/10/17/v…
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☣️🦠 UPDATE on pneumonic plague outbreak at the BSL-3 lab in Siberia. 🦠☣️
Russian gov't in TOTAL information control mode.
Baikalsk municipal admin warned residents NOT to travel to the area where the lab accident occurred, then deleted the info ~2 hrs later. Local REN TV deleted 5 posts about the accident. Local journalists who reported on the accident yesterday appear not to have not written any updates since.
Pneumonic plague is 100% fatal if not treated with antibiotics within the first 24 hours of symptoms. The biggest question being suppressed: have there been any more deaths from plague?
The US State Dept lists Russia as having an illegal bioweapons program, one of 2 nations (N. Korea is other). Genetic modifications / bioweapons engineering more likely done at Obolensk and Vector (in a BSL-4 lab), but this is impossible to know for certain.
🚨☣️More details on the Oct 1st pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia, after a lab accident at a BSL-3 lab.
"FSB units accompanying ambulances transporting people who had been in contact with [lab tech] Shipilova for medical examination," as per local news. This is significant. FSB is Russia's domestic security / counterintelligence service, tasked w/implementing the national security of Russia." (Its predecessor was the KGB). This suggests quarantine was not voluntary.
It also means Russian authorities are treating the lab accident and plague outbreak as a national security issue, involving a lot more than routine public health.
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🚨☣️More details on the Oct 1st pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia, after a lab accident at a BSL-3 lab.
"FSB units accompanying ambulances transporting people who had been in contact with [lab tech] Shipilova for medical examination," as per local news. This is significant. FSB is Russia's domestic security / counterintelligence service, tasked w/implementing the national security of Russia." (Its predecessor was the KGB). This suggests quarantine was not voluntary.
It also means Russian authorities are treating the lab accident and plague outbreak as a national security issue, involving a lot more than routine public health.
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Here’s The New York Times 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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Grammy 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.
vallejosun.com/r-b-singer-h-…
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Shot in the dark: I'd love to connect with any lawyers familiar with California environmental and land-use law who are open to talking with the press on or off the record.
Is this you? Anyone know someone like this?
Hit me up! [email protected]
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It's especially bad in Richmond but it's also hit parts of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and SF
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Annnd the smoke has arrived in Richmond. Close your windows and crank up that air purifier.
Angel Island Prescribed Burn to Resume This Week ww2.kqed.org/news/2026/09/22…
The new director will earn between $179,950 to $218,730 while overseeing various elements within the city's finance department, according to a hiring brochure. The search will close on Monday, September 14.
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The Vallejo City Council will be asked on Sept. 8 to approve installation of commemorative plaques honoring Pearl Pinson; and approve the installation of honorary street signs along Taper Avenue (between Fairgrounds and Taper Court) honoring Mac Dre
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My reporting for @KQEDnews on this case: kqed.org/news/12097290/oakla… (Shout out to the digital news team and my editor, @gilarezada.)
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Help us plan our 2026 election coverage! We'll be interviewing every candidate for elected office, and we want to know what races most matter to you and what you think we should be asking the candidates.
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For the first time since reports of officers bending the tips of their badges to mark shootings were made public six years ago, Vallejo city officials joined a town hall meeting to answer questions about the badge bending practice and police reform.
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