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Griffin Jones

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  • Reporter, Highway 29 Media
California
As seen in: The Guardian, SFGate, Hyperallergic, KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA), NewsBreak, Mission Local, Los Angeles Sentinel, The San Francisco Standard, San Francisco Bay View, 48 Hills and
Covers:  Discrimination, housing, education, land use, police

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Griffin is a reporter in California covering education, land use, housing, discrimination, and criminal justice. She is currently a UC Berkeley Local News Fellow at Bay City News Service reporting from Solano and Napa Counties.

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Showdown in the desert: the small town fending off a new California gold rush

Showdown in the desert: the small town fending off a new California gold rush

A prospecting company's search for gold has the town of Lone Pine and Indigenous leaders on edge, as the Trum…

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For Pierre Washington, a good mayor is a mentor

For Pierre Washington, a good mayor is a mentor

"At every job I've had, I've always thought succession planning was important as well. You are replaceable."

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Measure L reignites fight against development

Measure L reignites fight against development

In 2022, an initiative to fast-track a failed vineyard for development was rejected by voters. Now, it's back.

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San Francisco built homes for teachers - they just can't get in

San Francisco built homes for teachers - they just can't get in

Red tape, missteps, and mixed signals have turned a dream housing project into a letdown for many educators.

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Candlestick Park is a broken promise to San Francisco's Black community

Candlestick Park is a broken promise to San Francisco's Black community

Once an iconic piece of San Francisco lore, the former Candlestick Park is a symbol for a neighborhood waitin…

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All-Black crew denied work at home job site in spite of HUD rules

All-Black crew denied work at home job site in spite of HUD rules

Related Management has shut out residents from a job site in Hunters Point, potentially rendering the project…

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Windows smashed at beloved Vallejo gay bar two nights in a row

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By Griffin Jones
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At least one vandal has broken windows for two nights in a row this week at Town House Cocktail Lounge, a popular gay bar in downtown Vallejo. In security camera footage from Thursday’s break-in, shortly after the bar closed at 1 a.m., what appears to be a man wearing a mask, hooded sweatshirt and pants walks up to one entrance of the bar and slings an object several times at multiple windows. The person appears to not be wearing any gloves. Nobody was inside the bar when it happened.
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Vandal shatters windows at Vallejo gay bar 2 nights in a row

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By Griffin Jones
| KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA) Verified
At least one vandal has broken windows for two nights in a row this week at Town House Cocktail Lounge, a popular gay bar in downtown Vallejo. In security camera footage from Thursday's break-in, shortly after the bar closed at 1 a.m., what appears to be a man wearing a mask, hooded sweatshirt and pants walks up to one entrance of the bar and slings an object several times at multiple windows. The person appears to not be wearing any gloves. Nobody was inside the bar when it happened.
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Vallejo’s ‘lean and mean’ budget to eliminate 44 vacant jobs, with layoffs planned in 2027

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By Griffin Jones
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In the most recent round of budget talks, Vallejo’s City Council moved to cut 44 vacant full-time city jobs, saving the city at least $6.4 million. On top of that, at least 10 full-time city workers will get the axe by 2027, bringing city staff numbers down to 623. It was a rush job, said Mayor Andrea Sorce, who was the lone “no” vote at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. But it had to be done, she said. “I am aligned with 90 percent of what we did,” said Sorce.
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