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City of Willows

City of Marysville

Franklin Boulevard Business Association 

City of Vallejo 

Miscellaneous

City of Willows, CA

Willows Fire Department Launches Non-Transport Advanced Life Support (ALS) Services 

Tri-County News, December 31, 2025


Willows: $2 Million Sewage Lift Station Project Completed 

The Appeal Democrat, December 4, 2025


Rural US town outraged as only hospital forced to shut: ‘I would have died without it’

The Guardian, October 7, 2025


Willows $4M Caltrans grant to fund upgrades, improvements at Sycamore Park

Glenn Grows, October 16, 2023


Willows City Hall closure

Action News Now, June 4, 2024


Willows sales tax increase goes into effect in April

Tricounty News, November 20, 2024


City of Willows - Newsroom

City of Willows Latest Press Releases

City of Marysville, CA

Measure C Report shows financial progress
​Appeal-Democrat, January 20, 2020


Marysville Police Officers, Firefighters receive salary increase
Appeal-Democrat, January 13, 2020


Marysville making financial progress
​Appeal-Democrat, December 29, 2019


Recreational Cannabis comes to Marysville
Appeal-Democrat, November 8, 2019


Olivehurst, Linda, Marysville and Wheatland look for ways to partner for fire service delivery
Territorial Dispatch, October 16, 2019


Marysville Council votes to increase sewage rates for households and commercial businesses 
[and to balance the Enterprise Fund operating at a deficit]
Appeal-Democrat, September 20, 2019


City-issued bonds to save Marysville $9.8 million
Appeal-Democrat, September 27, 2019


Marysville adds ‘Video Tours’ feature to website
​Appeal-Democrat, August 7, 2019


Marysville Budget: Rising revenue offset by one-time costs, capital projects

Appeal-Democrat, July 11, 2019


Ribbon cutting marks wastewater achievement for Marysville
Appeal-Democrat, March 20, 2019

Franklin Boulevard Business Association, Sacramento, CA

North Franklin Business District Crafts Plan for it’s Redevelopment,
Sacramento Business Journal, May 2013


On the rise and fall (and rise and fall, again) of Franklin Boulevard,
Sacramento News and Review, July 2013


New Effort to Revive North Franklin,
Comstock’s, Jan. 2014


Editorial: Franklin Boulevard area can thrive again,
Sacramento Bee, February 11, 2014


Huge Plans for Huge Problems, Franklin Boulevard neighborhood leaders get innovative, 

Sacramento News & Review, April 2014


North Franklin commercial district looks for reinvestment, with CVS on the way,
Sacramento Business Journal, May 2014


Gearing up for the 21st Century,
Sacramento Business Journal, August 2014


Pharmacy building plan will hurt business district,
Sacramento Bee [editorial], April 15, 2015


Franklin gets $400 K Grant for Franklin Boulevard Facelift,
CBS Sacramento, Channel 13 News, January 31, 2016


Franklin Boulevard has $693,000 Reasons to Celebrate,

Sacramento Business Journal, February 1, 2016


The Once 'Ugliest Street in Sacramento' Needs Another Facelift,

Sacramento Bee, February 12, 2016


Centuries-Old History Inspires North Franklin Business District’s New Name

CBS 13, April 4, 2016

City of Vallejo, CA

Budget & Bankruptcy

Participatory Budgeting

Participatory Budgeting

Vallejo Council Set to Approve Voters' Passage of Measure A,
Vallejo Times Herald,  June 2010


Vallejo Council, public, wrestles with new budget in post-bankruptcy era,
Vallejo Times Herald, May 24, 2012


Vallejo balances 2012-2013 budget; hires 5 new cops, 2 code enforcers,
Vallejo Times Herald, June 27, 2012


Vallejo leaders find no clear path in setting new spending priorities,
Vallejo Times Herald, March 28, 2013

 

Lessons of hard times in Vallejo,The Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2010


Bankrupt Vallejo, California, Approves Restructuring, 

Bloomberg Business, December 1 2010


After 3 years, Vallejo emerging  from bankruptcy, 

San Jose Mercury News, August 21, 2011


California Bankruptcies Show Jefferson County Cost of Failures, 

Bloomberg Business, November 14, 2011


Some claim high pensions could depelet Berkeley’s funds, 

The Daily Californian, February 2, 2012


Vallejo, CA, once bankrupt, is now a model for cities in an age of austerity,

The Washington Post, May 23, 2012


Vallejo Claws Back from Bankruptcy, 

Fox News, May 25 2012 [VIDEO]


California Debt: What options are available?BBC News, June 5, 2012


Vallejo’s bankruptcy tied up in binding arbitration, 

Calpensions, June 10, 2012

Participatory Budgeting

Participatory Budgeting

Participatory Budgeting

Councilwoman Brown to host forum Thursday on ‘Participatory Budgeting’ for city,
Vallejo Times Herald, April 26, 2011


Vallejo approves public budgeting process for portion of new sales tax,
Vallejo Times Herald, April 19, 2012


Vallejo Approves First City-Wide Participatory Budgeting Process in US,
Planetizen, April 20, 2012


When Citizens Make a Budget, Can They Look Beyond Their Own Neighborhoods?,
The Atlantic (City Lab), April 25, 2012


Vallejo's innovation push: A city reinvents itself

The Washington Post, May 24, 2012


New first for Vallejo: From bankruptcy to citizen budgeting,
California Forward, November 30, 2012


Participatory Budgeting: Could it work citywide?,
Gapers Block (Chicago), December 17, 2012


Participatory Budgeting: What's is its role?,
Nonprofit Quarterly, April 18, 2013


Vallejo embraces participatory budgeting, lets citizens vote on how to spend money,
California Forward, May 23, 2013


Council accepts PB results,
Vallejo Times Herald, May 30, 2013


Vallejo is Participatory Budgeting Pioneer,
San Francisco Chronicle, June 10 2013 [FRONT PAGE]


Participatory Budgeting: Real Power, Real Decisions, Real Money,
Community Matters (Conference Call Format)


Participatory Budgeting goes to 'Washington',
Sacramento News and Review, May 8, 2014


VIB News Attack, Special Update - Participatory Budgeting with past Vallejo Councilmember Marti Brown, May 29, 2014 [VIDEO]

Food Policy

Participatory Budgeting

Food Policy

Touro University, area food banks want poor to have healthier options,
Vallejo Times Herald, May 11, 2011


Vallejo weighs joining growing effort by cities to fight obesity,
Vallejo Times Herald, July 26, 2011


Community gardens planting seeds for a healthier Vallejo,
Vallejo Times Herald, October 2, 2011


Vallejoans plant seeds for downtown area food cooperatives,
Vallejo Times Herald, April 22, 2012


Vallejo event focuses on host of food-related issues,
Vallejo Times Herald, October 19, 2012


Room for everyone at this food table,
Vallejo Times Herald, October 19, 2012


‘Just Food’ a big hit,
Vallejo Times Herald, November 7, 2012


Editorial: Value your food,
Vallejo Times Herald, November 8, 2012

Cannabis

Public Safety Review & Homelessness

Food Policy

Editorial: Vote ‘yes’ on Measure C,
Vallejo Times Herald, October 21, 2011


Vallejo pot moratorium ‘ok’d’ until rules drawn,
Vallejo Times Herald, April 25, 2013


Supreme court ruling may offer Vallejo new regulation freedoms,
Vallejo Times Herald, May 7, 2013

Public Safety Review & Homelessness

Public Safety Review & Homelessness

Public Safety Review & Homelessness

Vallejo considers public safety review, Vallejo Times Herald, Decemer 13, 2011  


Vallejo’s proposed public safety review panel sparks protest, debate,

Vallejo Times Herald, December 14, 2011  


Editorial: Why a public safety committee makes sense, 

Vallejo Times Herald, January 29, 2012

 

Unique approach to homelessness subject of Vallejo event on Thursday,

Vallejo Times Herald, April 17, 2012  


Vallejo housed and unhoused gather Thursday to think outside the homeless shelter,

Vallejo Times Herald, April 20, 2012

Other Policies & Projects

Public Safety Review & Homelessness

Public Safety Review & Homelessness

Vallejo Bus transfer station opens today, 

Vallejo Times Herald, June 6, 2011  


DA Must Complete Investigation Before State AG Review of Vallejo Shooting,

Vallejo Times Herald, September 19, 2012  


Fairgrounds project impacts on Vallejo’s finances raises concerns,

Vallejo Times Herald, January 9, 2013  


Developer bond plea for South Vallejo apartment complex denied,

Vallejo Times Herald, April 11, 2013  


Solano 360 project passes Vallejo City Council, Vallejo Times Herald, May 16, 2013


New eyes to study possible quality of life improvements in Vallejo,

Vallejo Times Herald, August 29, 2018

Miscellaneous

Waterfront Coalition wins international award!
Cal Planner, January-February 2006


Delayed Waterfront Deal Struck,
Vallejo Times Herald, November 23, 2006


A Tale of Two Waterfronts,
Solano Magazine, June/July 2007

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