In Defense of Vallejo
It’s not fair to mock the former capital of California as a crime-ridden cesspool—it’s got a vibe and culture all its own
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6 min readMay 4, 2017
You can’t even say something positive about Vallejo these days without getting an awkward response. People ask things like, “Isn’t Vallejo dangerous?” or “Didn’t that city go bankrupt?” To which I politely answer, Vallejo has…