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

Abraham Woodliff
The Bold Italic
Published in
6 min readMay 4, 2017

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View of the Vallejo Waterfront taken from Mare Island (photo courtesy of Visit Vallejo)

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…

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