7/5/12 -- Once again VIB brings you the work of rival photographic houses Garmani and Paparazzi. It's an age old battle waged on a day of celebration...Garmani vs. Paparazzi...Panasonic vs. Nikon...artsy vs. fartsy...well you get it. Anyhow, it was a great July 4th parade and here are a WHOLE LOTTA PICTURES! Be sure and view full screen!!
7/4/12 -- Vallejo FD was called out to a marsh fire in River Park off of Wilson Ave. just after 3 PM.
According to sources, two young asian males were seen fleeing the area after the fire began to develop. Witnesses reported hearing a loud "BANG!!" shortly before seeing flames.
The incident, which burned approximately three acres, is being looked at as an arson.
VALLEJO CITY COUNCIL WEIGHS IN ON THE 2012-13 BUDGET, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
7/3/12
By Hatfield McCoy
The Vallejo Yacht Club turned 113 this year, and the City of Vallejo acknowledged that with a grand proclamation. The General Manager was on hand to accept the award and was exuberant about not only the yacht club, but about Vallejo as well. “My wife, Deborah, and I just love Vallejo, and we love the yacht club,” he said. The Vallejo Yacht club is highly respected among boaters, and it enjoys one of the highest visitations compared to other clubs nearby. And we are looking forward to many visitors during the America’s Cup race which will take place next summer. It should be wonderful not only for the club, but for Vallejo as well,” he boasted.
7/2/12 --Today Vallejo Fire Station 5 on Mini Drive was re-opened. A step in the right direction for Vallejo in addition to the eleven new firefighters recently hired with a SAFER grant.
Mayor Osby Davis, councilmembers Hannigan and Sampayan, City Manager Dan Keen and Congressman Mike Thompson were present along with a few (it was 10 AM)residents from the neighborhood and a small herd of media.
An announcement has been placed on the Better Health Group medical cannabis collective website calling for a protest in front of the Vallejo PD following the raid by police on June 22. The protest is to take place at NOON, in front of the Vallejo Police Department on Amador St.
More on the Better Health Group website: www.betterhealthvallejo.com
Also, security camera footage of the first raid has been posted here: http://www.youtube.com/user/betterhealthgroup
Ethicalego Speaks
Ethicalego (Kenneth Brooks) discusses current events from a critical thinking perspective rarely expressed elsewhere
Juneteenth travesty of a freedom celebration
By Kenneth Brooks
6/28/12
The travesty of another Juneteenth commemorating June 19, 1865, as African-American heritage day when the last slaves learned they were free is over. The slaves in Texas hearing from Union Army officers they were free may have been the last slaves freed by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Nevertheless, they were not the last slaves freed, because slavery continued in parts of America not covered by the Emancipation Proclamation like Kentucky.
Ethicalego Speaks
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