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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Vallejo police arrested a 70 year old woman "on suspicion of resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer," and apparently roughed her up last week. Really wild story in @vallejosun.bsky.social from Gretchen Zimmermann... www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-poli...

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Vallejo police arrest Mare Island park advocate while closing trail gate

Myrna Hayes, 70, said she was roughly handled by Vallejo police and was jailed overnight.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Shot in the dark: I'd love to connect with any lawyers familiar with California environmental and land-use law who are open to talking with the press on or off the record. Is this you? Anyone know someone like this? Hit me up! Zack.Haber@gmail.com

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Vallejo's school district has agreed to a $150K settlement after a worker accused it of repeatedly ignoring their disability request to work from home, despite proving a doctors note. New from me for the Vallejo Sun (@vallejosun.bsky.social) www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

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Vallejo school district to pay $150K to settle disability discrimination complaint

A worker claimed VCUSD ignored multiple requests to work remotely, despite a doctor’s note.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For Vallejo and Benicia folks: @vallejosun.bsky.social just published loads of election coverage including three stories by me! If you want to know learn more about the candidates, check it all out here: www.vallejosun.com/tag/elections/

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Elections - The Vallejo Sun

The Vallejo Sun is an award-winning independent news publication with in depth coverage of local government, police, housing, schools and arts.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026

Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I have two new poems in the new issue of The Tiny. My first published poems in six years 🤯!!! Also new poems from local poems Lauren Levin and Isabel Bezerra Balée. Check it out! www.thetinymag.com

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

damn this is so cynical. i actually like talking with taxi drivers sometimes!

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Any ex-Little Hill Lounge workers want to talk on or off the record 🤔? Zack.Haber@gmail.com

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you want to learn about how police pursuits work these days in Vallejo, check out my report for the Vallejo Sun! I spent several months diving deep into tons of data for this: www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-poli...

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Vallejo police promised fewer pursuits, but dangers of car chases remain

Three years of data show Vallejo police regularly chased people for nonviolent crimes. The pursuits regularly ended in injuries, and occasionally deaths to bystanders and suspects.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thread/ Police vehicle pursuits in Vallejo usually are for nonviolent crimes and often result in crashes. For the Vallejo Sun (@vallejosun.bsky.social), I analyzed three years of pursuit data. It was common for bystanders to be hurt or killed... www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-poli...

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Vallejo police promised fewer pursuits, but dangers of car chases remain

Three years of data show Vallejo police regularly chased people for nonviolent crimes. The pursuits regularly ended in injuries, and occasionally deaths to bystanders and suspects.

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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Vallejo Sun took a deep dive into Vallejo police pursuits, examining years of data. Pursuits have skyrocketed since 2020, killing 5 people in less than four years, and frequently start over nonviolent crimes and infractions. By @zackhaber.bsky.social www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-poli...

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Vallejo police promised fewer pursuits, but dangers of car chases remain

Three years of data show Vallejo police regularly chased people for nonviolent crimes. The pursuits regularly ended in injuries, and occasionally deaths to bystanders and suspects.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What interrupts visual landscapes more, giant ads trying to sell people things most people don't even want (I'm thinking of tech AI billboards, but not just that) or graffiti like this? I think it's impressive that people made it up that high long enough to leave those tags...

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Still love how Russell Westbrook decided to tweet out his own name a dozen years ago…

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'm back to masking in indoor public spaces as COVID seems to be surging in the Bay Area again. There's no longer wastewater data available in the East Bay, but check out this chart covering the eastern half of SF. A solid surge since August. Highest it's been all year...

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I can’t understand why anyone would be against this. This USPS truck is dripped the fuck out. Shout out to the vandal…

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Spooky Blaylock 🎃🕷️ @velodus.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I know the Aspiration stuff is gonna get all the attention, but when Adam Silver meets with the media in a week, someone needs to ask him if believes it's okay for the owner of an NBA team to be keeping a registry of his fans' sexualities, because this is just demented stuff.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The state seized 12 of Buck Kamphausen's Vallejo properties he owned through his cemetery business after a judge ruled he'd been mismanaging cemeteries. But now he's transferring the properties to another business he owns. My latest for @vallejosun.bsky.social www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-busi...

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Vallejo businessman takes back real estate seized by state

California’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau took control of the properties last year after a lengthy court battle.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A recently reached agreement between the Vallejo City Unified School District and it's largest employee union will allow a lot of folks to keep their jobs. New from me for @vallejosun.bsky.social... www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

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Vallejo school district agrees to save jobs, union agrees to drop litigation

Twenty-three employees who were laid off can keep their jobs or move into similar positions.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A new punk rock concert series just launched in Vallejo! It was really fun to write this and collaborate with my dear friend, the excellent artist Joel Gregory, who took the photos. Thanks to @vallejosun.bsky.social for publishing! www.vallejosun.com/707-punk-thr...

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‘707 Punk’ throws its first show in Vallejo

Four bands performed at the first show at Carnalito's Customs.

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Mark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Still working on this btw. Thought it would be like 800 words but at least 14 people have reached out to me and I'm already at 1200 words. Keep an eye out!

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's deeply journalistically unethical to name normal folks with little power who are charged (not even convicted) of minor crimes such as vandalism. Shame on the local TV news stations and the SFChronicle.

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Mark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Apparently there were 15+ arrests last night at an informal Pride event in SF. If you were there or have info, DM me or hit me on Signal @misoshnik.13 You can be anonymous

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Anyone got any tips for good podcasts about plants, or ecology in general?

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I mean, they better not. It’s already the most expensive transit system in the USA. Not much of a flex here, honestly.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

O n our way up to do some camping at Stanislaus National Forest we see a little anti-Trump protest near Angels Camp. One woman holds an Ukraine flag and a sign that reads “REAGAN WOULD SHIT” lol Pretty depressing to see folks glorifying Reagan, regardless of how bad Trump is 🙄

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Just noticed when The Oakland Post published this in the print edition they took out the word "communist" without my permission and replaced it with "progressive ideals" lol. Luckily they let me publish it here how I wanted to...

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

RIP Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi artwork from Persepolis showing you girl in hijab w “pink is not ded” on back. She is being grabbed by women in hijabs

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I wrote a short essay / review about Boots Riley's new film 'I Love Boosters,' where I touch on communism and loneliness. It's slatted to appear in print in The Oakland Post soon, but you can read it here now. Tried my best to avoid spoilers... zackhaber.medium.com/alienation-i...

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Alienation is communal in ‘I Love Boosters;’ so is liberation

Alienation is communal in ‘I Love Boosters,’ so is liberation Oakland’s favorite communist director, Boots Riley, shows us class solidarity is the key or overcoming loneliness in his fun trippy …

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I’m pretty sure this anti-measure E ad from Empower Oakland is AI right? Mechanical movements, odd lighting, nameless dude. What do others thing?

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

"Fired Berkeley police watchdog sues city, mayor" It's not looking good for the city and the Mayor here; I bet they'll have to pay a settlement.... www.berkeleyside.org/2026/05/26/h...

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Fired Berkeley police watchdog sues city, mayor

Hansel Aguilar, who was director of police accountability until February, warned that the tide is turning against civilian oversight.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

One good thing about this is that it might force me to stop using Google...

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Judging from the press release I just got, we'll soon get a flurry of stories saying homelessness has dropped significantly in Alameda County / Oakland. Do we know that to be the case for sure though? Check out my story on how the homeless census is conducted: thestreetspirit.org/2026/02/02/i...

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Inside the PIT count: Can Oakland’s homeless census ever be accurate? - Street Spirit

Zack Haber rides along in Oakland for the 2026 Point-in-Time count, a bi-annual census of unhoused people that’s recorded in just seven hours.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This is pretty massive. One could reasonably make the argument that Jestin Johnson was the most powerful person in Oakland's city government since former Mayor Thao appointed him in 2023. I wonder who did the records request that revealed this... oaklandside.org/2026/05/17/j...

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City administrator resigns after crass texts about female employees

Mayor Barbara Lee announced Sunday that Jestin Johnson is stepping down after three years.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

As the city faces a budget deficit, an oversight committee in Vallejo has recommended the city spend over $300K of its scant funds on surveillance tech that's aided in ICE enforcement Important report from @nhansonreports.bsky.social in @vallejosun.bsky.social... www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-over...

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Vallejo oversight committee recommends using sales tax funds for Flock license plate readers

The Measure P committee reviewed a flurry of more than $10 million in funding requests as Vallejo faces a growing budget deficit.

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Scott Morris @scottmorris.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

After @vallejosun.bsky.social discovered an apparent Brown Act violation by the Vallejo school board in December, they allegedly did it again. An employee union says the board rejected an MOU during an unagendized closed session in March. @zackhaber.bsky.social: www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

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Vallejo school board finalizes layoffs as union accuses district of continued legal violations

VCUSD’s biggest employee union has accused the district of violating state open meeting law twice in recent months.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I got bit by a tic a few weeks ago, unfortunately. Luckily I got it out within a day. It generally takes 36+ hours to get Lyme disease. Careful out there and check yourself and dog after hiking... www.vallejosun.com/its-going-to...

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It’s going to be a bad tick season, according to the CDC

The western U.S. is seeing high rates of emergency room visits for tick bites, according to the CDC’s tick bite data tracker.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This report from Sebastien K. Bridonneau in the Vallejo Sun (@thevallejosun.bsky.social) is bonkers. So much here, biggest thing to me is Vallejo Police spending gun violence reduction dollars on public relations... www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-laun...

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Vallejo launched a new gun violence reduction program. What happened to the others?

Over the last eight years, the city has allocated nearly $6 million in state and federal funds to reduce gun violence, with little to show for it.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Not sure using proper PR language is a particularly important bit for pushing back against facism lol…

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

In response to me telling Mayor Eduardo Martinez he appeared to be breaking state law by accepting a contribution for his reelection campaign from the CEO of a company the city had recently signed a contract with, he told me he would return the contribution...

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Three Richmond mayor candidates got campaign funds from businesses under contract with the city. Check out Joel Umanzor and my deep dive into campaign finance for the upcoming Richmond elections... richmondside.org/2026/04/27/r...

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Three Richmond mayoral candidates receive donations from entities doing business with city, records show

Mayor Eduardo Martinez said he was unaware a company with a city contract gave him a campaign donation. He plans to return it.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I wrote about how Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to withhold public school funds in his proposed budget could affect Vallejo and Benicia public schools for @vallejosun.bsky.social... www.vallejosun.com/governors-pr...

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Governor’s proposed budget could force cuts to Vallejo, Benicia school districts

The budget would withhold $5.6 billion in payments to public schools statewide starting in June.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Really wild stuff here. Also wild that DA Jones Dickson continues to have such widespread support. Every Alameda County mayor, including Oakland's Barbara Lee, has endorsed her run to keep her seat... oaklandside.org/2026/04/21/a...

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Deputy district attorney says she was retaliated against for whistleblowing

In a sprawling complaint, a prosecutor claims the Alameda County DA’s office “extorts” welfare fraud defendants and badly mishandled a conflict of interest.

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Zack Haber @zackhaber.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

After facing a Brown act violation accusation, Vallejo's school district revoted on its school closure decision from December. Result was the same, closure of 3 elementary schools, but this time they faced an angry crowd. My latest for @thevallejosun.bsky.social www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

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Vallejo school district faces ‘sad and mad’ community while reaffirming decision to close three schools

The district revoted on the school closures after allegations that the original vote violated state open meeting law.

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