Drinking while fishing is unfortunately the least of this town's problems. We have slumlords here downtown whose buildings are catching fire right and left. The city doesn't appear to value the lives of its residents very much. At all.

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Downtownsally, the Times Herald is reporting: "A three-alarm fire — preliminarily being blamed on squatters — destroyed a 100-year-old, three-story abandoned home in downtown Vallejo Tuesday morning." is there more to this story???

Courtney L., Fire Admin assigned this issue to Christina E., Community Services Section (CSS)

Did the city pass the rental & historic building inspection ordinance they were proposing last year? I know landlords were against it. Sacramento had the same problems with Victorian homes burning down. They passed an ordinance requiring every home downtown to be inspected and brought up to code or the owner would have to forfeit or sell the property to someone with the resources. Fires were drastically reduced.

This would be nice; I have seen a single family residential homes with 2 bedrooms and one bathroom with up to 12 people living on it.

Thank you for reporting! The Police Department's Community Service Section (CSS) has been continuously investigating this issue at 1 Curtola Parkway. CSS has one part-time and three full-time employees who are responsible for addressing all quality of life concerns, supporting Neighborhood Watch groups, and working with the Neighborhood Law Program and Code Enforcement to address distressed and dangerous properties. We have been monitoring this location and we will continue to monitor it in the future.

If you witness any suspicious or criminal activity that requires an immediate response, please call 9-1-1.