I had the privilege of attending the City Council meeting recently with my Vallejo Heights neighbors and friends who want to save participatory budgeting (PB).  My personal motivation for attending is that our neighborhood has several roads with potholes that need filling and repaved. 

Mayor Davis allowed for an open forum inviting anyone to step up to the podium and share concerns within the community.  My heart became heavy with sorrow when a homeless man (Mr. Smith) humbly went to the podium to share his frustration with an unsafe van he purchased on March 27th of this year at a lien sale from a local towing company for a few hundred dollars.  According to his statement, he was stopped by the Police, who called the towing company he bought it from to have it towed away because it was not DMV and safety compliant. 

Photographic Double Header -- Here are some pics from a pair of recent Vallejo events, The Garden Tour and Pista Sa Nayon courtesy of VIB's photographic field correspondent and man of the hour, Angelo Paparazzi.