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Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell said Memorial Day is "a day of mixed feelings where we have bittersweet memories of our comrades who fell and their circumstances come back to us in flashbacks."

Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell said Memorial Day is "a day of mixed feelings where we have bittersweet memories of our comrades who fell and their circumstances come back to us in flashbacks."

Musicians included Peppino D’Agostino, Beatles Tribute band The Sun Kings, Vallejo local Don Bassey, as well as Jeff Campitelli’s band “Camp Jeff” featuring David Sikes, Jeff Tamelier, Darby Gould and Campitelli. A Blues jam organized by Geoff Drake played during the second half of the evening.

Not even cold temperatures and a biting wind could stop approximately 100 people from showing up on Saturday morning at Mare Island’s Naval Cemetery to make sure a wreath was laid on each grave at the historic site and the people buried there would not be forgotten. Once again the event was organized in Vallejo […]

An open letter to California state Sen. Bill Dodd: You may recall meeting me at various events and election campaigns during 2018 and 2020. During those early months, I greeted you and your wife at Vallejo’s Farmers Market, expressing happiness to see our state senator among the community on a busy Saturday summer! I told that simple but true story to many friends and activists often since then. Thank you for the many challenging legislative initiatives you have attempted and accomplished ...

An open letter to California state Sen. Bill Dodd: You may recall meeting me at various events and election campaigns during 2018 and 2020. During those early months, I greeted you and your wife at Vallejo’s Farmers Market, expressing happiness to see our state senator among the community on a busy Saturday summer! I told […]

MARE ISLAND — It was a bracingly cold Saturday morning at the Mare Island Naval Cemetery, but Wreaths Across America master of ceremonies and Vallejo Navy League President Steve Nash reminded everyone it still wasn’t as cold as Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America is a national