Vallejo will be participating in a celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. there will be a park ranger in an office at 419 Georgia St. downtown and a festival September 3-6 called Visions of the Wild.

A new ordinance, part of Vallejo's Neighborhood Law Program, will help the City get blighted and abandoned properties into receivership by waiving some City imposed liens. The idea being that this will allow action to “abate” issues with abandoned properties through court-appointed receivership.

Parking in City owned lots down by the ferry building will now require a $20 monthly permit or put limits on how long you can park in those spots 2 or 4 hours. The parking garage will offer longer hourly parking. That's about it for tonight's City Hall quickie.

We also discuss campaign finance in the last City Council election and the recent article by Paul Norberg: The Best City Council Special Interest Money Can Buy.

And that's all folks!