Vallejo (California)
| Vallejo | |||
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| Nickname : Valley-Joe, V-Town, The "V" | |||
Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1851 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Solano County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 7 ′ N , 122 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
121,299 (as of 2016) 440,207 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,551.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 126.3 km 2 (approx. 49 mi 2 ) of which 78.2 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 21 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 94589, 94590-94592 | ||
| Area code : | +1 707 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-81666 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1661612 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.vallejo.ca.us | ||
| Mayor : | Osby Davis | ||
Vallejo ( English : [vəˈleɪhoʊ] , Spanish : [baˈʎexo] ) is a city in Solano County in the US state of California , United States , on the northern edge of the Bay of San Pablo , with 121,299 inhabitants (as of 2016). The urban area has a size of 126.3 km². Vallejo has a must-see downtown area , bordered by Sacramento , Capitol Street, Sonoma Boulevard and Hudson Alley. The California Maritime Academy is located in the city .
In 1996 the US Navy closed its shipyard in Vallejo, which previously had 10,000 jobs. In 2004 the city was one of the places with the strongest job growth. New settlements attracted families from San Francisco who found it too expensive there. House prices doubled (as in many other places) within a few years (“ real estate bubble ”).
2008 Bankruptcy and Consequences
In May 2008 the city filed for bankruptcy (see also “ Subprime Crisis ”). Since then, a bankruptcy judge has been making sure that the city does not break completely due to the demands of its creditors, but also that the mayor and the city council bring the finances back into balance.
Potholes in the streets remain unrepaired, and weeds grow meters high in public parking lots. Four of the eight fire stations closed; the number of police officers was reduced from 160 to 95. Your emergency vehicles only move out when there is acute danger to life and limb.
In 2010 one of the three secondary schools was closed. An amusement park on the edge of Vallejo is the largest taxpayer, and hospitals are the largest employers. Most residents who still have work commute to San Francisco.
In recent years the city's population has increased again and the financial and social situation has slowly improved.
sons and daughters of the town
- Monique Alexander (* 1982), porn actress, actress and nude model
- CJ Anderson (born 1991), football player
- Baby Bash (born 1975), rapper
- April Bowlby (born 1980), actress
- Bill Buckner (1949-2019), baseball player
- Celly Cel , rapper
- Natalie Coughlin (* 1982), swimmer
- E-40 (born 1967), rapper
- Albert Ghiorso (1915-2010), nuclear physicist
- Jeff Gordon (born 1971), NASCAR driver
- Marvin McFadden , trumpeter
- Johnny Otis (1921–2012), band leader, producer and talent scout
- Grant Willson (born 1939), chemist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ USA: States and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Heike Buchter: Vallejo is broke . In: zeit.de August 19, 2010