Vallejo Weekly | Vol 11 | Issue 18

VALLEJO WEEKLY

Photo: View From Vallejo Yacht Club Crows Nest

THIS WEEKEND!

The 123rd Great Vallejo Race Launches May 6 & 7, 2023

Each year the Vallejo Yacht Club hosts the Great Vallejo Race, the largest inland waterway sailboat race in the United States. As many as 400 boats will sail to Vallejo from Berkeley, CA on the first Saturday in May 2023 with dinner and dancing until the wee hours. Then on Sunday morning after a continental breakfast the competitors compete in a return race to Berkeley.

MORE ABOUT THE VALLEJO YACHT CLUB:

The Vallejo Yacht Club (YVC) has been a landmark in Vallejo and for yachters of San Francisco Bay

since the turn of the 20th century. Organized in 1900, Vallejo Yacht Club is one of only seven Yacht Clubs on the West Coast that have reached their Centennial. The Vallejo Yacht Club, formed as the Vallejo Yachting and Rowing Club on April 27th, 1900, is the fifth oldest club on San Francisco Bay. Located at the “sunny” northern end, just minutes away from San Pablo Bay, the Sacramento Delta, and Napa Valley wineries, VYC enjoys a proud heritage and active membership.

The VYC is currently accepting membership applications. For more information, please stop in at the club during service hours or contact the Yacht Club Manager.

Bay Area’s 3rd Annual Goth Day Festival Comes to Vallejo

May 6, 2023

The Menagerie Oddities Market presents the San Francisco Bay Area's 3rd Annual World Goth Day Festival 5/6/23 11-8pm at the historic Empress Theatre in Vallejo. There will 3 areas of activation for the festival: the dark art & oddities market along Virginia Street, the Empress Lounge, and the Empress Theatre, all of which will be supported by roaming entertainers, a second outdoor stage, food trucks and no-host bars. This is the only Event of its kind in the state, produced by Bay Area artists, and attracts nearly 2,000 members of the Goth community from all over the West Coast.

The goth subculture is one of the most creative around, so take the day to see or create

something new; whether it's a piece of gothic jewelry or clothing, a work of art or even some new music! Get inspired and allow your creative juices to flow black, purple and red!

On a side note......Vallejo’s favorite “Steampunk” scene is a sub-genre of Goth. Imagine a society with highly developed technology that evolved slightly different to how society did. A society that kept steam and the the pride of creating beautiful, well-made, long-lasting things that were used in everyday life from machines to fashion. People of this society enjoy their technology and take great pride in everything that they make. Imagine a world without plastic and with people who enjoy learning and creating!

GENERAL ADMISSION MARKET 11-8pm

All Ages - Under 5 free 50+ hand selected vendors

Tickets on sale now at deadevents.com

Annual Municipal Clerks

Week - May 1 - 7

May 1 through 7, 2023 is the 54th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week. Initiated in 1969 by IIMC and endorsed by all of its members throughout the United States, Canada and 15 other countries, the week is a time of celebration and reflection on the importance of the Clerk's office.

THANK YOU TO VALLEJO CITY CLERK DAWN ABRAHAMSON and DEPUTY CITY CLERK ANGELINA Joya for the vital services you provide for local government and the Vallejo community!

Happy Cinco De Mayo, Vallejo!

Tomorrow is Cinco De Mayo and this is just a small reminder to celebrate responsibly today! If you, your friends or loved ones participate in Cinco De Mayo libations, celebrate responsibly

by choosing a designated driver, using public transportation, walking, or Uber/Lyft from the festivities.

May is Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month

A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

Join us in paying tribute to the many generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history (and Vallejo's!) and are instrumental in our future success.

Learn more at asianpacificheritage.gov.

Bike To Wherever Days 2023

During the month of May, we encourage you to get out and pedal no matter where you need to go: ride to errands; ride to visit friends and family; ride for recreation; ride for your health; and ride for your commute. Ride WHEREVER you need to go!

Solano County, as part of the Nine-County Bay Area Bike To Wherever Days, has a whole month

of activities, including,  Bike to School Day on May 3rd, a Vallejo Community Ride on May 13th, a Pledge to Ride, Contests with prizes, a Bike Maintenance and Skills Clinic, and more. And be sure to come out for Bike to Work Day on Thursday, May 18th, to celebrate bicycling and get your 2023 commemorative bag! Everyone on two wheels is welcome!

CLICK HERE to learn more about specific events.

Water Treatment Plant Operator Trainee II

SALARY

$56,787.95 - $69,026.05 Annually

JOB TYPE

Regular Full-Time CLOSES

June 6, 2023

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE(S):

WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR TRAINEE II - This is the second trainee level classification in the Water Treatment Plant Operator series. This is an intermediate level classification, with incumbents having some directly related experience and having successfully obtained their Grade T2 Water Treatment Plant Operator certification; representing the second level of a progressive classification series designed to prepare an incumbent over the course of twenty-four (24) months from date of advancement into this classification, to qualify as a journey-level shift operator, certified by the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) as a Grade T3 Water Treatment Plant Operator. Within twenty-four (24) months of the date of advancement into this classification, incumbents are expected to have obtained the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to qualify for advancement into the classification of Water Treatment Plant Operator.

For more information about open positions with the City of Vallejo, visit governmentjobs.com/ careers/vallejo

Senior Water Treatment Plant Operator

SALARY

$95,457.02 - $116,028.22 Annually

JOB TYPE

Regular Full-Time

CLOSES

Continuous

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE(S):

SENIOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR - The City of Vallejo is seeking candidates for two Senior Water Treatment Plant Operator position, as a collaborative member of the City's Water Department. The ideal Senior Water Treatment Plant Operator will have sufficient working knowledge and progressively responsible experience working in a T3 system or higher drinking water treatment facility, comparable to Vallejo's surface-water system.

For more information about open positions with the City of Vallejo, visit governmentjobs.com/ careers/vallejo

April 24, 2023, Economic

Development Strategic Plan Community Meeting Recap

The third in a series of community outreach meetings was held on April 24th in a Central location (the the Vallejo Library-Vallejo Room). Vice Mayor Verder-Aliga, along with Councilmembers Palmares and Bregenzer

shared hosting duties. In addition to City staff and the consultant team, 32 members of the public participated in the workshop, which was a great attendance given the number of other City meetings happening that day. Participants were very engaged and their comments (along with those obtained at the other community meetings) will be incorporated into the Specific Plan process.

Save the Date!

VALLEJO PISTA SA NAYON FESTIVAL

Saturday, June 3, 2023 - 11 AM to 6 PM.

Mare Island, Coal Sheds

850 Nimitz Ave. Vallejo, CA

Come and enjoy live entertainment, great food, great community, the cultural pavilion and even indulge in some shopping. All ages are welcome!

We encourage Pista Sa Nayon attendees to take the ferry from Mainland Vallejo to Mare Island or to carpool as parking can be limited on the island during the event.

For more information, visit vallejopistasanayon. com

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Women’s Self Defense Workshop

WHEN: Saturday, May 13th 2023 10:00am- 12:00pm

WHERE: 2525 Springs Road

Vallejo, Ca 94591

COST:

$35 Donation

William Kim’s Tae Kwon Do will be hosting a Women’s Self Defense Workshop! All women are welcome. No experience required. Learn how to protect yourself from experts in the industry.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

• Sherriff Lane- Retired Sherriff and 4th Degree Black Belt

• Grandmaster William Kim- 9th Degree Black Belt, TKD Hall of Famer, & TKD School Owner

• Master Vincent Gonzales-5th Degree Black Belt, Naval Veteran & Weapons Specialist

Register on William Kim’s Tae Kwon Do’s Website.