Vallejo ( or in English; in the original
SpanishSpanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula...
) is the largest city in
Solano CountySolano County is a county located in Bay-Delta region of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. As of 2000 its population was 406,542...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 116,760 at the 2000 census. It is located in the
San Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Yay Area, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses large cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and...
on the northeastern shore of
San Pablo BaySan Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. It receives the waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, via Suisun Bay and the Carquinez Strait on its east end, and it connects to the Pacific Ocean...
. Vallejo is named for General
Mariano Guadalupe VallejoMariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of Mexico, and shaped the transition of California from a Mexican district to an American state...
.
Vallejo is home to the
Six Flags Discovery KingdomSix Flags Discovery Kingdom, formerly Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA, is an amusement and animal park located in Vallejo, California. It has a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides, with a number of animal exhibits...
theme park (formerly Marine World and Marine World Africa USA) ; the now-defunct
Mare Island Naval ShipyardThe Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy shipyard established on the Pacific Coast. It is located 25 miles northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California. The Napa River goes through the Mare Island Strait and separates the peninsula shipyard from the main portion of...
; the regional office for Region 5 of the
United States Forest ServiceThe United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres...
; the
California Maritime AcademyThe California Maritime Academy is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system and is one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States...
(part of the
California State UniversityThe California State University is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University...
system); the Vallejo Center campus of
Solano Community CollegeSolano Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Fairfield, Solano County, California . It is part of California's public community college system, which comprises 109 campuses in 72 districts across the state.-History:The college was established in 1945 as Vallejo...
; and Touro University, an osteopathic medical college.
FerryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
service runs from a terminal on
Mare IslandMare Island is a peninsula in the United States alongside the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is considered a peninsula because no full...
Strait to
San FranciscoSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
, through
Vallejo Transit'sVallejo Transit or VT is a public transportation service in Solano County, California.-Services:VT provides local, express, and school bus service to the Solano County cities of Vallejo and Fairfield. It also provides express bus service to Contra Costa County, allowing connection to the regional...
BayLink division. Vallejo is well known among hip-hop fans as the home to many rappers, including
E-40Earl Stevens, better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the Bay Area rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in 1993, and The Click's debut album "Down & Dirty" came out in...
,
Mac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
,
Mac DreAndre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was one of the originators of hyphy and is generally considered the creator of Thizz music...
, and
Young LayLathan Williams , better known by his stage name Young Lay, is a San Francisco Bay Area-based gangsta rapper....
.
Vallejo has twice served as the capital of the State of California: once in 1852 and again in 1853, both periods being quite brief. Some of the first
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
ans drawn to the Vallejo area were attracted by the
sulfurSulfur or sulphur is the chemical element that has the atomic number 16. It is denoted with the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a yellow crystalline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element and as sulfide and sulfate minerals...
springs; in the year 1902 the area was named
Blue Rock Springs. In 2008, Vallejo became the largest California city ever to file for
bankruptcyBankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay its creditors. Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against a debtor in an effort to recoup a portion of what they are owed or initiate a restructuring...
.
Geography and environment
According to
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 126.3 km² (48.8
mi²The square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
). Land area is 78.2 km² (30.2 mi²), and 48.1 km² (18.6 mi²) of it (38.07%) is water. The
Napa RiverThe Napa River, approximately 55 miles long, is a river in the U.S. state of California. It drains a famous wine-growing region, called the Napa Valley, in the mountains northeast of San Francisco. Milliken Creek is a tributary of the Napa River....
flows until it changes into the Mare Island Strait in Vallejo which then flows into the
San Pablo BaySan Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. It receives the waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, via Suisun Bay and the Carquinez Strait on its east end, and it connects to the Pacific Ocean...
.
Vallejo is part of the North Bay region of the Bay Area in Central California. Vallejo is accessible by Interstate 80 between
San FranciscoSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
and
SacramentoSacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive Central Valley. With a 2007 estimated population of 460,242, it is the seventh-largest...
, and is the location for the northern half of the
Carquinez BridgeThe Carquinez Bridge refers to two parallel bridges which cross the Carquinez Strait linking Vallejo, California to the north, with Crockett, California to the south. The bridges are signed as part of Interstate 80...
. It is also accessible by Interstate 780 from neighboring
BeniciaBenicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, United States. It was the first city in California to be founded by Anglo-Americans, and served as the state capital for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 26,865 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the San...
to the east, and by
Route 37State Route 37 is a state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of California that runs 21 miles along the northern shore of San Pablo Bay. It is built from U.S. Route 101 in Novato and runs through the southern tips of Sonoma and Napa Counties to Interstate 80 in Vallejo...
from
SonomaSonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Spanish colonial past. Sonoma today is a center of wine industry for the Sonoma Valley AVA Appellation, as well as the home of the nationally...
to the west.
Route 29State Route 29 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels in a north-south direction from CA 20 in Upper Lake to Interstate 80 in Vallejo....
(former U.S. Route 40) begins in the city near the Carquinez Bridge and travels north through the heart of the city and beyond into
Napa CountyNapa County is a county located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is part of the Napa, California, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000 the population is 124,279. The county seat is Napa....
, entering neighboring
American CanyonAmerican Canyon is a city located in southern Napa County, California, northeast of San Francisco. It is part of the Napa, California Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2008, the population was 15,276, up sharply from the 2000 census population of 9,774. Its zip code is 94503, and its area...
and eventually
NapaNapa is the county seat of Napa County, California. It is the principal city of the Napa county Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Napa county. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 72,585. The area was settled in the 1830s...
.
Several faults have been mapped in the vicinity of Vallejo. The
San Andreas FaultThe San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that runs a length of roughly through California in the United States. The fault's motion is right-lateral strike-slip...
and Hayward Faults are the most active faults, even though the San Andreas is at some distance. Locally, the Sulphur Springs Valley Thrust Fault and Southhampton Fault are found. No quaternary seismic activity along these minor faults has been observed with the possible exception of a slight offset revealed by trenching. The Sulphur Mountain and Green Valley faults have been associated with the Concord Fault to the south. The Concord Fault is considered active. Historically there have been local
cinnabarCinnabar, sometimes written cinnabarite, is a name applied to red mercury sulfide , or native vermillion, the common ore of mercury. The name comes from the Greek - "kinnabari" - used by Theophrastus, and was probably applied to several distinct substances. Other sources say the word comes from the...
mines in the Vallejo area. The
Hastings MineThe Hastings Mine is a mineral extraction site approximately north of east from the city of Vallejo, Solano County, California. The Hastings site on Sulfur Springs Mountain was used for extraction of cinnabar until the year 1930. The Hastings Mine is classified as a medium priority mine from the...
and
St. John's MineThe St John's Mine is a mineral extraction site approximately three miles north of the city of Vallejo in Solano County, California, United States. The St John's site was used for extraction of cinnabar in the early 1900s. The St. John's Mine is classified as a medium priority mine from the...
contribute ongoing water contamination for
mercuryMercury , also called quicksilver or hydrargyrum , is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80...
; furthermore, mine shaft development has depleted much of this area's spring water. Both
Rindler CreekRindler Creek is a stream that rises on Sulfur Springs Mountain in southwestern Solano County, California. A stream restoration project has been conducted to reverse the damage of cattle overgrazing One goal of this project is to enhance habitat suitable for the endangered Northern Red-legged Frog...
and Blue Rocks Spring Creek have been affected.
There are a variety of
floraIn botany, flora has two meanings. The first meaning, flora of an area or of time period, refers to all plant life occurring in an area or time period, especially the naturally occurring or indigenous plant life...
and
faunaFauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g...
in the Vallejo area. The
Suisun ShrewThe Suisun Shrew , is a subspecies of the Ornate Shrew that occurs in the tidal marshes of the northern shores of San Pablo and Suisun Bays The Suisun Shrew (Sorex ornatus sinuosus), is a subspecies of the Ornate Shrew that occurs in the tidal marshes of the northern shores of San Pablo and Suisun...
,
Sorex ornatus sinuosus, a
mammalMammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose females are characterized by the possession of mammary glands while both males and females are characterized by sweat glands, hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in the brain.Mammals are divided into three main...
found only in salt marshes, has local habitat. Also according to city's 1989 Environmental Assessment, the
Tiburon Indian paintbrushTiburon Indian paintbrush, whose scientific name is Castilleja neglecta or Casteileja affinis spp. neglecta, is an endangered perennial herb that occurs in seven different colonies in the San Francisco Bay Area including the Tiburon Peninsula of Marin County, California; American Canyon in Napa...
, (
Castilleja neglecta) is found in the Vallejo area.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 116,760 people, 39,601 households, and 28,245 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 1,495.3/km² (3,868.9/mi²). There were 41,219 housing units at an average density of 527.2/km² (1,365.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 36.0% White, 23.7% African American, 0.7% Native American, 24.2% Asian, 1.1% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 6.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.9% of the population.
Vallejo has the third highest percentage of Filipino Americans in the United States mainland, behind the nearby cities of
Daly CityDaly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, with a 2000 population of 103,621. It is named in honor of businessman and landowner, John Daly.-History:...
and
HerculesHercules is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 19,488 at the 2000 census, but has since grown significantly; the Census Bureau estimated that its population was 24,776 in 2006...
. As of 2009, Vallejo is the
9th largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area,
48th in the state of California, and
215th in the U.S. by population.
There were 39,601 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $47,030, and the median income for a family was $53,805. Males had a median income of $40,132 versus $32,129 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $20,415. About 7.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
Vallejo was once home of the Coastal
MiwokMiwok can refer to any one of four linguistically-related groups of Native Americans, native to Northern California, who spoke one of the Miwokan languages in the Utian family...
as well as
SuisunesThe Suisunes were a tribe of Native Americans that lived in Northern California's Suisun Marsh regions of Solano County, California between what is now Suisun, Vacaville and Putah Creek around 200 years ago. The Suisune's main village, Yulyul, is believed to be where Rockville, California is...
and other
PatwinThe Patwin are a Wintun people native to the area of Northern California. The Patwin were a southern branch of the Wintun group and native inhabitants of California from 1,000 up to 4,000 years....
Native American tribes. The Columbus Parkway EIR documents three confirmed
Native AmericanNative Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...
sites located in the rock
outcropAn outcrop is an exposure of bedrock or superficial deposits at the surface of the Earth.Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface. In most places the bedrock or superficial deposits are covered by a mantle of soil and vegetation and cannot be seen or examined closely...
s in the hills above Blue Rock Springs Park. The California Archaeological Inventory has indicated that the three Indian sites are located on Sulphur Springs Mountain.
The city of Vallejo was once part of the Rancho Suscol Mexican land grant of 1843 by Governor
Manuel MicheltorenaManuel Micheltorena was a Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant-General of the same, Governor, Commandant-General and Inspector of the Department of the California...
to General
Mariano Guadalupe VallejoMariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of Mexico, and shaped the transition of California from a Mexican district to an American state...
. The city was named for this original Mexican military officer and title holder, he helped to settle and oversee the north bay region. General Vallejo was responsible for military peace in the region until 1846, when independently-minded Californians rose up against the Mexican government of California in 1846 in the
Bear Flag RevoltThe California Republic, also called the Bear Flag Republic, was a government proclaimed by settlers on June 14, 1846, in Sonoma in the then-Mexican province of California...
, and the annexation of California to the United States. General Vallejo, though a Mexican and Mexican army officer, generally acquiesced in the annexation of California to the United States, recognizing the greater resources of the United States and benefits that would bring to California. He was a proponent of reconciliation and statehood after the Bear Flag Revolt, and has a U.S. Navy submarine, the USS
Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN 658), named after him.
In 1850, Vallejo proposed plans for a new city, to be called
Eureka, with the capitol, university, botanical garden and other features. After a state wide referendum, his proposal was accepted, although a new name was decided upon:
Vallejo. In 1851, a commission appointed by the Senate found a site on a hill that overlooked the bay and could see San Francisco on a clear day, and it was approved for its symbolic strategic value. In 1851, Vallejo was the official state capitol, with the government prepared to meet for the first time the following year. In 1852, the legislature convened for the first time. Unfortunately, Vallejo didn't follow through with building a capitol for them to meet in. After being forced to meet in a leaky building, sitting on barrels, they motioned to move sessions to
SacramentoSacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive Central Valley. With a 2007 estimated population of 460,242, it is the seventh-largest...
, and served there for the remainder of the session after only 11 days. In 1853, it was again the meeting place for the legislature, solely for the purpose of moving the capitol officially to
BeniciaBenicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, United States. It was the first city in California to be founded by Anglo-Americans, and served as the state capital for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 26,865 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the San...
, which occurred on February 4, 1853, after only a month.
BeniciaBenicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, United States. It was the first city in California to be founded by Anglo-Americans, and served as the state capital for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 26,865 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the San...
is named after Vallejo's wife, Francisca Benicia Carrillo. After legislature left, the government established a
naval shipyardThe Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy shipyard established on the Pacific Coast. It is located 25 miles northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California. The Napa River goes through the Mare Island Strait and separates the peninsula shipyard from the main portion of...
on
Mare IslandMare Island is a peninsula in the United States alongside the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is considered a peninsula because no full...
, which helped the town overcome the loss. The yard functioned for over a hundred years, finally closing in 1996.
In the early 1900s, Vallejo was home to a Class D minor-league
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
team, referred to in local newspapers sometimes as the "Giants" and other times simply as "The Vallejos."
Pacific Coast LeagueThe Pacific Coast League is a minor league baseball league operating in the West, Midwest, and Southeast of the United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League...
star and future
Chicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
center fielder
Ping BodieFrank Stephen Bodie , born Francesco Stephano Pezzolo, was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees . Bodie batted and threw right-handed...
played for Vallejo during the 1908 season, in which the team reached the California state title game. The team was disbanded in the early 1920s.
Downtown Vallejo retains many of its historic Victorian and craftsman homes.
November 2007 mayoral election
The incumbent mayor was former city council member Anthony Intintoli; as of December 2007, the current mayor is now Osby Davis. The mayoral race had Davis and
Gary CloutierGary Cloutier is a politician elected mayor of Vallejo, California on November 21, 2007, sworn in on December 4, 2007, but replaced by Osby Davis on December 8, 2007. His opponent, real estate attorney Osby Davis, requested a recount that showed Davis had won the election by fewer than five votes...
tied on election day. Cloutier won the race initially. But the results of a recount declared Davis the winner instead, two days after Cloutier was already sworn in. Cloutier attempted to appeal a recount but stopped to do so for it needed to reach the higher court. The two candidates were firsts for Vallejo: Davis is the first black mayor elected in Vallejo; Cloutier would have been the first openly-gay mayor.
Bankruptcy
On May 6, 2008, the City Council voted 7-0 to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, becoming the largest city to do so ever in California. Stephanie Gomes, Vallejo City Councilwoman, largely blames exorbitant salaries and benefits for Vallejo firefighters and police officers. Reportedly, salaries and benefits for public safety workers account for 80 percent of Vallejo's general fund budget.
Two contributing factors have also been cited: the aforementioned high salaries, and current and future pension outlays, payments of which are likely not sustainable if bankruptcy is to be avoided..
Public schools
Public schools in Vallejo are under the
Vallejo City Unified School DistrictVallejo City Unified School District is a medium-sized K-12 school district serving 17,000 students. The District comprises 16 K-5 schools, four Middle Schools serving grades 6-8, three comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, a community day school, and a unique school which provides...
.
Private and parochial schools
- North Hills Christian School Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and High School
- Reignierd School Elementary, Middle and High School
- St. Basil the Great's Preschool, Elementary and Middle School
- St. Catherine of Siena School (Vallejo, California)
St. Catherine of Siena School in Vallejo, California is a Catholic school in the Diocese of Sacramento. The school has nine classes: Kindergarten to Eighth Grade. Although St Catherine is a private catholic school, it accepts applications for all students regardless of parish or religious...
Preschool, Elementary and Middle School
- St. Vincent Ferrer's School Preschool, Elementary and Middle School
- St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Vallejo, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.-Background:...
Alternative schools
- MIT Academy
- Community Day School
- Vallejo Adult School
- HOPE School
- Aspire 2 Achieve School
Secondary education
- California Maritime Academy
The California Maritime Academy is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system and is one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States...
(part of the CSUThe California State University is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University...
system)
- Solano Community College
Solano Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Fairfield, Solano County, California . It is part of California's public community college system, which comprises 109 campuses in 72 districts across the state.-History:The college was established in 1945 as Vallejo...
Bill Thurston Vallejo Center, campus of
- Touro University
Touro University is a division of Touro College. It may refer to:*Touro University California, a medical, pharmacy and physician assistant's school in Vallejo, California, USA....
Golf courses
- Blue Rock Springs Golf Course (36 holes, public)
- Hiddenbrooke Golf Course (18 holes, public)
- Mare Island Golf Course (18 holes, public)
- Mortara Municipal Golf Course (9 holes, public)
Museums and attractions
- McCune Rare Book and Art Collection] http://www.mccunecollection.org
- Solano County Fairgrounds (near I-80 and Hwy 37)
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, formerly Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA, is an amusement and animal park located in Vallejo, California. It has a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides, with a number of animal exhibits...
(previously Six Flags Marine World)
- Mare Island Naval Shipyard
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy shipyard established on the Pacific Coast. It is located 25 miles northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California. The Napa River goes through the Mare Island Strait and separates the peninsula shipyard from the main portion of...
and Mare IslandMare Island is a peninsula in the United States alongside the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is considered a peninsula because no full...
Historic Park
- Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
- Historical Empress Theater
Sailing and boating
- Vallejo Yacht Club, founded in the year 1900, is a not for profit volunteer organization, solely organized to promote and encourage yachting, sailing, rowing, power boating and related activities.
- Vallejo Municipal Marina
Local events
- Farmers Market, downtown, Saturdays from 9-1
- The Vallejo Symphony performs four subscription concerts per year from September to May.
Neighborhoods
West Vallejo is the oldest and most historic section of the city, and stretches from
Interstate 80Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States . It connects downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. I-80 is the interstate that most closely approximates the route of the Lincoln Highway, the first auto trail to cross the...
and Sonoma Blvd. to
Mare IslandMare Island is a peninsula in the United States alongside the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is considered a peninsula because no full...
and the Vallejo waterfront. The majority of streets in West Vallejo are either named after U.S States or California counties and cities.
The downtown and waterfront areas, located in West Vallejo near Mare Island are currently undergoing extensive transformation and development as many people from San Francisco move to the Victorian homes downtown.
The City's three historic neighborhoods are in West Vallejo:
- Saint Vincent's Hill Historic District bounded by Mare Island Way almost to Sonoma Blvd. and from Quincy Alley to Kissel Alley, Vallejo in West Vallejo
- Vallejo Old City Historic District, also in West Vallejo. This registered historic district is near Vallejo's downtown.
- Also in West Vallejo is the Bay Terrace subdivision, located within the boundaries of the Vallejo Heights Neighborhood.
This subdivision, originally named the "Georgetown" was renamed the "Bay Terrace" in 1920. It is a district composed of 126 individual buildings, designed by architect
George W. KelhamGeorge William Kelham was an American architect most active in the San Francisco area.Born in Manchester, Massachusetts, Kelham was educated at Harvard and graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1896...
(a student of
Frederick Law OlmstedFrederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, landscape designer and father of American landscape architecture, famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City...
, architect of Golden Gate Park, Central Park and the "Emerald Necklace" in Boston) and constructed by the United States Housing Corporation in 1918 as the permanent component of Project 581, to provide housing for Mare Island Naval Shipyard workers during World War I.
This project was one of only two on the
Pacific CoastA country's Pacific coast is the part of its coast facing the Pacific Ocean.-The Americas:Countries on the western side of the Americas have a Pacific coast as their western border.* Geography of Guatemala* Geography of El Salvador...
. The district has a remarkably high degree of integrity. Most of the original residential buildings remain; almost 2/3 of them have survived in their original condition. The residential buildings are detached single-family houses, semi-detached two-family houses and semi-detached two-flat houses, distributed fairly evenly along the street. A sense of individuality among the houses was achieved by using fifteen variations on six basic plans, while visually harmonious streetscapes were created through the use of the Colonial Revival style. This distinctive
architectural styleArchitectural styles classify architecture in terms of form, techniques, materials, time period, region, etc. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture. In architectural history, the study of Gothic architecture, for instance, would include all...
of the housing visually distinguished the boundaries of the Bay Terrace district from the surrounding neighborhood. Although the
subdivisionSubdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known as a subdivision in the United States...
is not currently on the
National Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, it does meet the "significant" requirements under criteria A and C for evaluation.
The newest neighborhoods of Vallejo are located in the northeast section of the city, east of Interstate 80 and include the Northgate neighborhood near Blue Rock Springs Park and Hiddenbrooke with its own golf course in the mountains between Vallejo and
FairfieldFairfield is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA . It is approximately from both the city of San Francisco and the city of Sacramento, approximately from Oakland, less than from Napa Valley , 18 miles from the Carquinez Bridge, and...
.
East Vallejo is the largest and most populated, containing newer neighborhoods of the city, which has undergone considerable growth since the late 1940s. East Vallejo begins on the east side of Interstate 80 and includes the "manor neighorhoods" such as Tennessee and Steffan Manor, Silverview, Skyview Terrace, Granada Hills, Greenmont, Somerset Highlands (the most easternly part of Georgia Street; Columbus Parkway is the southern border of East Vallejo. The Woods are all the streets in East Vallejo with the "wood" in them: redwood, rollingwood, oakwood, located on the south east side of the city between I-80 and the eastern-most
city limitsThe term city limits refers to the defined boundary or border of a city. The terms town limits and village limits mean the same as city limits, but apply to towns and villages. Similarly, the term corporate limits is a legal name that refers to the boundaries of municipal corporations...
.
North Vallejo includes "The Crest", a neighborhood located north of Highway 37. The Crest is famously known for the neighborhoods of national rap artists
Mac DreAndre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was one of the originators of hyphy and is generally considered the creator of Thizz music...
and
Mac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
, as it is mentioned frequently in both of their lyrics. "Rancho" is a neighborhood located on the northwest side of the city near
American CanyonAmerican Canyon is a city located in southern Napa County, California, northeast of San Francisco. It is part of the Napa, California Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2008, the population was 15,276, up sharply from the 2000 census population of 9,774. Its zip code is 94503, and its area...
. North Vallejo's boundaries include Interstate 80 on the east and Highway 37 on the South.
South Vallejo is located south of York and Marin Streets and is sometimes known as "Hillside", the "Su side", or "Beverly Hills". South Vallejo is famous for being the birthplace of the famous Vallejo rap group
The ClickThe Click is a hip hop group consisting of 4 members who all are closely related and were raised in a single household in Vallejo, California. The most well known member of the group is Bay Area hip hop mainstay E-40. Other members are his friend B-Legit, his brother D-Shot, and his sister Suga T....
, as well as
E-40Earl Stevens, better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the Bay Area rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in 1993, and The Click's debut album "Down & Dirty" came out in...
's record label
Sick Wid It RecordsSick Wid It Records is a Bay Area hip-hop record label owned and founded by rapper E-40.Current and former artists on the label have included The Click , Celly Cel, Turf Talk, The Mossie, A-1, Droop-E, B-Slimm, Nump, DB'z....
. The southeast area of Vallejo includes Glen Cove, a neighborhood located where Interstates 80 and 780 meet, near Benicia. It boasts views of the
Carquinez StraitThe Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait in northern California. It is part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain into the San Francisco Bay...
, including the newly built westbound
Carquinez BridgeThe Carquinez Bridge refers to two parallel bridges which cross the Carquinez Strait linking Vallejo, California to the north, with Crockett, California to the south. The bridges are signed as part of Interstate 80...
. Most of the home construction in this area was completed in the 1980s but includes some of the most expensive housing in the city. South Vallejo also has another historic area "Sandy Beach", the first area in Vallejo to be settled. Although this area is located in South Vallejo, Sandy Beach is actually unincorporated Solano County. The houses here, located on the shore at the mouth of the Napa River, were formerly fishing shacks originally built in the 1800s. It is rumored that
Jack LondonJack London was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf along with many other popular books...
used to play poker at the age of 16 in the shack on the pier directly across the water. Of course, any such house would have been torn down and replaced by a house by now.
South Vallejo has other historic buildings, including a rare 1869 historic mansion, the only one of its kind left in Vallejo. The Starr Mansion, named after its builder Abraham Dubois Starr, sits on top of a hill and offers panoramic views of the City of Vallejo, the waterways of the
Napa RiverThe Napa River, approximately 55 miles long, is a river in the U.S. state of California. It drains a famous wine-growing region, called the Napa Valley, in the mountains northeast of San Francisco. Milliken Creek is a tributary of the Napa River....
, Mare Island and the picturesque hills to the east. The beautiful, unique architecture is
Second EmpireIn the United States, the Second Empire style usually combined a rectangular tower, or similar element, with a steep, but short, mansard roof; the roof being the most noteworthy link to the style’s French roots. This tower element could be of equal height as the highest floor, or could exceed the...
Italianate and thought of as Vallejo's diamond. Now a
bed and breakfastA bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals...
that lodges and caters to tourists and business visitors, the mansion is filled with furniture and accessories of the period. The two adjoining parlors have matching Italian marble fireplaces and breath-taking unique gold leaf light fixtures original to the structure.
Mare IslandMare Island is a peninsula in the United States alongside the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is considered a peninsula because no full...
, former home to the oldest Naval Base west of the Mississippi and decommissioned in 1996, has the newest homes in the City as well as some of the oldest. Touro University, located on the south side of the island, has plans to build a state-of-the-art cancer research center. This project, combined with the new neighborhoods, is poised to revitalize Mare Island and have a positive impact on the entire city, especially West Vallejo. As one of the nation’s oldest decommissioned shipyard & naval bases, Mare Island has a rich history and contains many National Historic Landmark buildings, including a 19th century industrial brick warehouse, the Coal Shed Artists Studios, Officers Mansions, designated historic landscapes Alden Park and Chapel Park, the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi, and Saint Peters Chapel, a nondenominational church built in 1901 that boasts the largest collection of actual
Louis Comfort TiffanyLouis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements...
stain-glass windows on the west coast.
Zodiac Killer
The
Zodiac KillerThe Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s. His identity remains unknown. The Zodiac killer coined his name in a series of taunting letters he sent to the press...
was a
serial killerA serial killer is a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a "cooling off" period between each murder, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. Often, a sexual element is involved with the killings...
who was active in
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose , Sacramento , as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern California coast, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada...
during the 1960s. He claimed to have killed 37, but only 7 victims were confirmed, two of which survived. Two of his victims, Michael Renault Mageau, 19, and Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin, 22, were attacked within the city limits of Vallejo at the Blue Rocks Springs Golf Course parking lot. Mageau survived the attack, while Ferrin was
DOADOA is often an acronym for Dead on arrival and Dead or Alive.
DOA may also refer to:- Film :*D.O.A. , a film noir**D.O.A. , a remake of the 1950 film...
at Kaiser Foundation Hospital. His first confirmed victims, David Arthur Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16, were killed on Lake Herman Road which goes through both Vallejo and
BeniciaBenicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, United States. It was the first city in California to be founded by Anglo-Americans, and served as the state capital for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 26,865 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the San...
, however, the victims were just inside the city limits of Benicia. The mountain overlooking Blue Rock Springs Park and Golf Course is known to locals as "Zodiac's Cave".
The Zodiac Killer sent letters and cryptograms to the
Vallejo Times Herald,
San Francisco Chroniclethumb|right|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireSan Francisco Chronicle is Northern California's largest newspaper, and one of the largest in the United States, serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area, but distributed throughout...
, and
San Francisco Examiner after his murders. These letters described parts of the scenes only he would know and also hinted at his identity, future murders, and threats to others such as school children and Halloween trick-or-treaters.
Both the Vallejo Police Department and
San Francisco Police DepartmentThe San Francisco Police Department, also known as the SFPD and San Francisco Department Of Police is the police department of the City and County of San Francisco, California...
investigated the murders but were never able to solve the case. The case was marked inactive in April 2004 but was reopened before March 2007. The Vallejo Police Department website has a menu tab for providing Zodiac Crime Tips. The case also remains open in additional jurisdictions. The story of the Zodiac Killer is outlined in
Robert GraysmithRobert Graysmith is a true-crime author of the books Zodiac; Zodiac Unmasked: the Identity of America's Most Elusive Serial Killer; Unabomber: a Desire to Kill; The Murder of Bob Crane: Who Killed the Star of Hogan's Heroes?; The Bell Tower: The Case of Jack the Ripper Finally Solved and...
’s book
Zodiac and the 2007 film by
David FincherDavid Andrew Leo Fincher is an American filmmaker and music video director known for his dark and stylish movies such as Seven, Fight Club, Zodiac and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.- Early life and career :...
entitled
ZodiacZodiac is a 2007 American film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros...
.
Celebrities
- Monique Alexander
Monique Alexander is an American pornographic actress and nude model.-Biography:Alexander was born in Vallejo, California and began working in the adult industry as a stripper in Sacramento when she was 18 to supplement her daytime earnings as a receptionist. She appeared in several adult...
, pornographic actress
- Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacey Burr was a Canadian actor, primarily known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside and his lead role as Steve Martin in Godzilla, King of the Monsters and Godzilla 1985.-Early life:He was born Raymond William Stacey Burr in New Westminster, British...
, actor
- Rockmond Dunbar
Rockmond Dunbar is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenny Chadway on the Showtime television drama series Soul Food, and as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the FOX television drama series Prison Break.-Career:Dunbar is well known for his leading role as Kenny...
, actor
- Wesley Mann
Wesley Mann is an American character actor.Many of Mann's roles are minor and he frequently he delivers only a handful of lines, but he has a somewhat distinctive appearance, that of a long-suffering, vaguely glib demeanor that makes him easily recognizable whenever he shows up in a film or on...
, actor
- Ed Rollins
Edward John "Ed" Rollins is a Republican campaign consultant and advisor who has worked on several high-profile political campaigns in the United States. In 1983-84, he was National Campaign Director for the Reagan-Bush '84 campaign, winning 49 of 50 states...
, political advisor
- Elizabeth Hiddleson, vintage crochet designer
Musicians
- 4 Corners
- B-Legit
Brandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin E-40. He has been on several independent labels such as Sick Wid It Records, Jive Records and Koch Records. He gained much attention for...
- Baby Bash
Ronald Rey Bryant , better known by his stage name Baby Bash , is an American rapper. From 1995 to 1998, he performed under the stage name Baby Beesh, as part of the Houston, Texas group Potna Duece, after which he changed the last part of the name to Bash...
- Celly Cel
Marcellus McCarver, better know by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992 called "Lifestyle of a Mack." Celly Cel then debuted in 1994 with Heat 4 Yo Azz; after releasing Killa...
- Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun is an American R&B and funk band popular in the 1970s and 1980s.-History:The band was formed by a pair of high school students in Vallejo, California, drummer Louis McCall and singer/guitarist Michael Cooper. The two got their start as a backup group for the Soul Children under the...
- The Click
The Click is a hip hop group consisting of 4 members who all are closely related and were raised in a single household in Vallejo, California. The most well known member of the group is Bay Area hip hop mainstay E-40. Other members are his friend B-Legit, his brother D-Shot, and his sister Suga T....
- DJ D-Wrek
- Droop-E
Droop-E is a member of the production team The Pharmaceuticals and the son of Bay Area rapper E-40. He often works with his cousin B-Slimm.- Biography :...
- E-40
Earl Stevens, better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the Bay Area rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in 1993, and The Click's debut album "Down & Dirty" came out in...
- Paul Foster
Paul Foster was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and sang with the legendary gospel group, the Soul Stirrers, from 1950 to 1963. Foster sang second lead alongside two other gospel greats, Rebert Harris and Sam Cooke. Foster possessed a powerful, mournful tenor voice, a perfect foil to both Harris'...
- Khayree
Khayree is a hip-hop producer, from Vallejo, California. He is best known for producing for Bay Area rappers such as Mac Dre, Mac Mall, Ray Luv, and Young Lay. He produced most of Young Lay's album Black 'N Dangerous and Mac Mall's Illegal Business?, as well as many others...
- Mac Dre
Andre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was one of the originators of hyphy and is generally considered the creator of Thizz music...
- Mac Mall
Mac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
- N2Deep
N2Deep was a rap duo from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."Formed by Jay Tee and TL , they were signed to Profile Records in the early 1990s...
- One Vo1ce
One Vo1ce is an all-Filipina girls R&B/OPM singing group that originated from Vallejo, California. The group currently consists of sisters Marie and Mae Ceralvo, Monica Castillo, Melissa Ruiz and Aimee Castillo.-Early career:...
- Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis is an American blues and rhythm and blues pianist, vibraphonist, drummer, singer, bandleader, and impresario. Otis was one of the most prominent white figures in the history of Rhythm and Blues.-Personal life:Otis was born in Vallejo, California...
- Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers is an American slide guitarist and record producer from Northern California. He was named after the singing cowboy, Roy Rogers. Rogers plays a variety guitar styles related to the Delta blues, but is most often recognized for his slide work.In the 1980s Rogers was a member of John Lee...
- Sylvester Stewart from Sly and The Family Stone
- Turf Talk
Turf Talk , is a Bay Area rapper at the forefront of the hyphy movement. His unique style of delivery has earned both local and national acclaim...
- Young Lay
Lathan Williams , better known by his stage name Young Lay, is a San Francisco Bay Area-based gangsta rapper....
Athletes
- Brandon Armstrong
Brandon Simone Armstrong is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played college basketball at Pepperdine University, and was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft, but was traded, along with fellow Rockets draft picks...
, National Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league, composed of thirty teams in North America . It is an active member of USA Basketball , which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States...
player
- Dick Bass
----Richard Lee Bass was an American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1960 to 1969. Born in Georgetown, Mississippi, he played for Vallejo high school in the old North Bay League after his family moved to Vallejo, California...
, National Football LeagueThe National Football League is the largest professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of...
player
- Ping Bodie
Frank Stephen Bodie , born Francesco Stephano Pezzolo, was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees . Bodie batted and threw right-handed...
, Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
player
- Bobby Brooks
Robert Brooks was a professional baseball player who played 4 seasons for the Oakland Athletics and California Angels of Major League Baseball.-References:...
, National Football League player
- Bill Buckner
William Joseph "Bill" Buckner is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals. His playing career lasted over twenty years and he accumulated over 2700 career hits...
, Major League Baseball player
- Joey Chestnut
Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut is an American competitive eater currently ranked first in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating...
, competitive eater
- Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer who has represented the United States at the 2004 and the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, she became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m...
, Olympic swimmer
- Ward Cuff
Ward Lloyd Cuff was an American football running back and place kicker in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers...
, NFL player for the New York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at Giants Stadium, which also serves as its headquarters, and trains at an adjacent practice facility within the Meadowlands Sports Complex...
, Chicago Cardinals, and the Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
- Mike Felder
Michael Felder is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the major leagues from -. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros-Career:...
, Major League Baseball player
- Augie Garrido
August Edmun Garrido, Jr. is a coach in NCAA Division I college baseball. As of the end of the season, Garrido has compiled a record of 1,629 wins, 755 losses, and 8 ties over 37 seasons of collegiate coaching...
, University of Texas baseball coach
- Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina...
, professional race car driver
- Damon Hollins
Damon Jamall Hollins is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. Previously, he has played with the Atlanta Braves , Los Angeles Dodgers , and Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
, Major League Baseball player
- Fulton Kuykendall
Fulton Kuykendall was a former NFL football player. He is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles who played pro football from 1975–1985 for the Atlanta Falcons. The lanky 6-5 225 lb Kuykendall started primarily at inside linebacker for the Falcons from 1976-1983, making the Pro...
, National Football League player
- Tug McGraw
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher and is the father of Country music singer Tim McGraw...
, Major League Baseball player
- Mike Merriweather
Mike Merriweather is a retired American football linebacker who played for the National Football League Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings during the 1980s and 1990s.His first professional season was 1982 with the Steelers...
, National Football League player
- DeMarcus Nelson
DeMarcus De'Juan Nelson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Scandone Avellino in Italy. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard positions...
, National Basketball Association player
- CC Sabathia, Major League Baseball player
- Jeff Wilson
Jeffrey Wilson or Jeff Wilson may refer to:* Jeffrey A. Wilson , paleontologist & academic in U.S.* Jeff Wilson , New Zealand rugby & cricket player * Jeff Wilson , American contestant...
, professional golfer
- Barton Williams
Barton Williams is a former American hurdler. He attended Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo from 1975-1979. Williams is one of Cal Poly 's all-time greatest track and field athletes....
, Olympian track and field
- Jahvid Best
Jahvid Andre Best is a running back for the California Golden Bears. Entering his junior year, Best's breakout sophomore year caused early speculation of him being a future Heisman candidate and top running back prospect...
, collegiate football player
Media
- Vallejo Community Access Television offers open-mic/do-it-yourself/free-speech television to all those who live, work, or attend school in Vallejo.
- The backyard wrestling
Backyard wrestling is a loose term used to describe the controversial practice of professional wrestling as performed by usually untrained fans in an unsanctioned, non-professional environment...
public access television show CWF Devastation was filmed in Vallejo at a private residence on La Cienega Ave. from 1997 until 2000.
Sister cities
Akashi-People:*Akashi Ken*Akashi Momoka*Akashi Morishige*Akashi Motojiro*Akashi Shiganosuke*Akashi Takei*Akashi Yasushi-Places:*Akashi, Hyōgo*Akashi Station - Japanese railroad station on the Sanyō Main Line*Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge*Akashi Castle*Akashi Domain...
,
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BagamoyoThe town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, was founded at the end of the 18th century. It was the original capital of German East Africa and was one of the most important trading ports along the East African coast...
,
TanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.The United...
Baguio,
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La SpeziaLa Spezia is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Gulf, and capital city of the province of La Spezia. It is one of the major Italian military and commercial harbours, located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea...
,
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
Trondheimis a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
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NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
Chin Chon Gun,
South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
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