Thomas Gase
@TgaseVTH
City Editor/Sports Editor/Writer at Vallejo Times-Herald and Vacaville Reporter. Truth seeker. Fan of the Clash, grunge, baseball, books . Quotes Simpsons a lot
Excited as I've just booked flights for my annual summer baseball ballpark trip (I'm a ballpark chaser, and I to see a few new ones every year). This year I'm headed to Pittsburgh and Atlanta. This will be my 30th and 31st of all time. I've seen 3 Rivers, but not PNC. Any rec's?
Vallejo Seaweed’s Pavelchak aims for .400 trib.al/rsEPOcy
Trial date still pending for pair charged with fatal 2021 Vallejo shooting trib.al/6rEVrfl
Benicia Waterfront Rocks is bigger than ever trib.al/rb86Djp
ACLU asks for investigation on Vallejo City Attorney’s Office trib.al/0KncjI6
NEW: The ACLU Foundation of Northern California today sent a letter to the Vallejo City Council calling for an independent investigation into the Vallejo City Attorney’s Office over credible allegations of serious, sustained misconduct. Story soon @vjotimesherald
Update: Shelter-in-place lifted in Vallejo after ‘possible armed subject’ in area trib.al/Om7AayQ
Vacaville Museum Guild’s annual Children’s Party set for Aug. 7 trib.al/z3blwQc
CHP nabs freeway shooting suspect in high-risk stop trib.al/PPqAbTx
Vacaville Council extends Planning Commission seat search trib.al/SDylTUI
Vallejo, Sheriff contract delayed again trib.al/H9IQoYA
Arts/Entertainment Source: 2nd Planet Band plays 25th anniversary show trib.al/S25TMa7
Benicia still working diligently to keep refinery trib.al/d6HVnRQ
Vallejo council funds police recruitment trib.al/CcpPZn1
Vice Mayor asks if prioritizing the 12 items can be first thing on agenda of next meeting, “when we are fresh.”
Council has been discussing at length how to get items on council meeting agendas and Vice mayor made a lengthy suggestion. Now trying to figure out how to assign priorities to 12 items the council assigned to staff this year.
Presentation on Broadway Project supportive housing facility begins. The first round of participants (this means people experiencing homelessness) will move in by the week of August 18, says Assistant to the City Manager Natalie Peterson.
Matias makes an alternative motion re public safety: extend state of emergency 60 days and also get update on possible adult and senior patrol program in 60 days. Motion passes unanimously with Mayor Sorce absent.
10 p.m. and council has not yet gotten to the agenda item on continuing the public safety state of emergency or the item giving final approval to $1.2M for violence reduction measures or the report on the Broadway Project supportive housing facility.