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Advocates press commission on encampment practices and White Slough community plan

Housing and Community Development Commission · May 7, 2026
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Two public commenters urged the commission to pair any pursuit of pro housing designation with stronger tenant protections and scrutiny of encampment abatement practices; speakers asked the commission to agendize the White Slough community‑led strategic plan.

Two community speakers told the Housing and Community Development Commission it should pair any effort to pursue the state pro housing designation with concrete commitments to tenant protections and humane, consistent treatment of people living in encampments.

Crystal Gallegos of the Vallejo Housing Justice Coalition thanked staff for the presentation but warned that "on paper" progress must be matched by action. "Right now, Vallejo, as it stands, has no rent stabilization, no just cause eviction protections,…

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