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UPDATE on July 29, 2024: The next food pick-up will be Saturday, August 10th. If you are already on the donation roster, plan to donate this time, and need a green bag……..DO NOTHING!……and a bag will show up on your porch a few days before the pick-up. Fill bag with non-perishable food and put out …

I’ve had four internet service providers since I moved into Hiddenbrooke 12 years ago. When I had a home-based business producing online conferences for up to 500 people, I relied on Xfinity/Comcast’s copper line with my Verizon mobile phone back-up. But now that I’m in retirement mode, I like Verizon Home’s month-to-month contract and the …

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians proposed in 2016 to build a $700 million, eight-story, 400,000-square-foot casino resort and 24-unit tribal housing project in Vallejo on 160 acres at Interstate 80 and Highway 37 (i.e., Columbus Parkway) next to where the horse boarding facility is now.  The latest update posted on the Solano County …

UPDATE on July 18, 2024: Our friends at Obsidian Wine Company have invited our neighbors to join them on their next sailing adventure aboard the Freda B which is an 80 foot topsail schooner that sails out of Sausalito around the bay on August 11, 2024. They are extending our wine club member price to …

Colin Thomas (no relation) of A1A Garage Door Services in Vallejo did a first-rate job this week upgrading our 24-year-old chain-style garage door opener with a state-of-the-art belt-driven opener that has a bright LED overhead light and built-in camera with remote connectivity to the MyQ app on my phone that is integrated with Amazon Key …

Before we moved to California, my wife and I carefully chose our wine in liquor stores based on the label design. Business travel allowed us to learn about and appreciate the wine selections of others (with larger expense accounts than ours). That’s how we discovered “the best” pinot noir wine was from Oregon, and that …

Hiddenbrooke resident Lisa Sikes has been rescuing animals since she was 4 years old. Then, she would nurse hurt baby birds with her mother’s help. Later, Lisa co-founded an animal rescue organization that she dissolved when her co-founder moved away. Today, Lisa and her husband David have 3 rescued cats, Rocky, Moo and Mia (pictured …

Hiddenbrooke resident Ed Medina retired from the Richmond Police Department as Deputy Police Chief in 2015 after over 27 years of service. But he hasn’t stopped serving that community. Carmen Santana, a former police officer who Ed had recruited, launched a non-profit organization Touch of New Life with a misssion is to support area youth. …

Brenda Plechaty is running for the District 1 seat on the Vallejo City Council on November 4, 2024. She invites all her Hiddenbrooke neighbors to a meet-and-greet ice cream social at Hiddenbrooke Park (7108 Alder Creek Road) on Sunday, April 21 from 1-3pm. Brenda has lived in Vallejo for 27 years, 11 of them here …

I’ve been an avid reader all my life. I love to drift into book shops to find old friends, new subjects, and things I didn’t know I was interested in.  I like the sort of place where you can’t fail to walk in and find something to fill some quiet time or a perfect gift. …