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UPDATE on Oct. 24, 2024: Lisa reports that this event raised $842.50 for the Ripple Effect Animal Project! Hiddenbrooke neighbor Lisa Sikes is hosting a Christmas in October open studio and backyard jewelry party on Sunday, October 20, 2024 from noon until 5:00 p.m. at her home on 2378 Lansdowne Place in Hiddenbrooke. Below are …

Recordings are now available for the Mayor and City Council Candidate Forums presented on Sept. 17 and 18, 2024 by the Hiddenbrooke Property Owners Association. The two online sessions were moderated by Mike Nisperos and produced by Brian Nakamoto. Statements from all the upcoming City of Vallejo election candidates are available at the City website …

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 …

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 …

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. …

The open grassland on the hills surrounding Hiddenbrooke are what most attracted me to want to live here.  Watching the cows grazing offers a peaceful place to rest my eyes. The howls of the coyotes after dark aren’t exactly peaceful, but it’s more beautiful than any music from a party at the golf club. I …

Crystal and Joselyn Reynoso, the co-owners of The Mat Yoga and Wellness studio opening in Hiddenbrooke Plaza, are sisters with a mission: to build a community for people who don’t want to have to travel to Napa or Walnut Creek for yoga and hot pilates, and to make those experiences more accessible to Hispanics like …

How many times have you heard someone say “I oughta write a book?” Well, our Hiddenbrooke neighbor Fred Warren has published two! Fred and his wife, Nemi, moved to Hiddenbrooke in 2003 after his career in the construction industry that took him to Vietnam, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Kuwait, Malaysia and Bulgaria. Fred …