(I'm only addressing our newly refurbished library located within the Vacaville Cultural Center on…read moreUlatis Drive.) Vacaville just spent $2.6M I believe it is and it took over a year to upgrade the library here. It is just around the corner from me and I have dearly loved it for nearly 20 years. Once warm and inviting with a charming tree sculpture in the children's area it now seems rather unaesthetic and the materials came across as cheap-looking to me. I thought to myself that I could've done a better job with $680,000 on a Home Depot credit card! I mean for God's sake ~ $2.6.M!? Gimme a break. They could not even power wash the filthy bench area out front located as the last thing you see before you go through the new front doors? That wonderful wood tree sculpture that was always so wonderful to gaze at every time I ever went in there should at least be put in the large computer area or SOMEPLACE within the new library (they are apparently trying to "rehome it" elsewhere in town) So please~ power wash that entire cement area out front! And do whatever you can to warm it up. I will miss the comfy chairs near the entrance where people used to sit and read for hours ~ I don't recall seeing any place to do that anymore but admittedly I took a quickie tour. as there just wasn't much to see of interest. It just seemed to be so sterile! You can go outside where they have some type of patio area out back. But it's not the same that's for sure. I'm also concerned that when I double-checked my facts on the price I saw that it was actually over $24M! Heart attack time! When I first heard of $2.6M and then took the tour I thought we're looking at a lot of corruption here; there had to be a ton of kickbacks somewhere ~something is off. It simply doesn't look like a $2.6 mil upgrade! And if it's $24M then somebody needs to open up an investigation by midnight tonight! Everybody go see for yourselves. Is it just me? Am I off? In the meantime I'll post these two photos....

I really like the newly updated library. Not only has it been freshened up inside but the outside…read moremakes it even more inviting. The artwork and natural aesthetic makes one want to linger and take in the beauty. Well done!

I've visited this establishment for various talks. One was with Del Seymour review of his book…read moreregarding Code Tenderloin and it's called The Mayor of the Tenderloin. This is a picture of the owner of Manny who is such a positive person n the community.

This is the most amazing spot for local activists, curiosity seekers, concerned citizens to get…read moreinvolved and stay involved. A chance to hear both sides of a story in civil setting. I have stumbled in to so many great conversations with a wide variety of folks, made many new friends, and helped old friends get informed.

Not sure who in the right mind hired this Andrew person from IT department. I was just trying to…read moreask him a few questions but the guy was non stop yawning and dozing off at work. The guy is just very unprofessional. He looks like a wannabe kpop chaser. I mean you are kind of at the wrong place for that ? I mean I see him just sitting there like he is at home watching TV on his own crouch, so you r already not doing much at work. But sleeping in front of somebody when they ask you for your professional help is a first for me. Also, the guy was exceptionally rude to me. Terrible management.

My son just attended the HD and PHP programs, everyone we dealt with were wonderful people. I do…read morenot have a bad word to say about Edgewood. Thank you to all the staff!

A great group of people who Genuinely care about helping…read morepeople in need. I highly recommend Them.

I have only donated here. Very easy to donate, staff seems kind but be mindful of what you coaster…read more I have donated things that in hindsight I don't think a homeless person would benefit from (decor) and they...took it? Wouldve been better to put on a buy nothing group (dont donate to goodwill. They throw most things away) I wish they had activities for the homeless. I have a homeless friend and he says they do t provide things for him to do so he just walks around all day. It's sad

Great resource for nonprofit organizations. Super nice people…read more CVNL is the organizer of the #BayAreaHumanRace which has over the last 3 decades supported the local nonprofit community. Last year there were 1500 runners. The people at CVNL are always super busy so it is best to just stop by and see them if you want something.

Although this used to be a wonderful service to non profits today this is strictly a money making…read moreorganization that really is not run by volunteers but is in business to sell fee for service help to non profits. It in itself is poorly organized and if you are just inquiring to get information there is no receptionist and therefor you must guess as to who you want to talk to from a recorded laundry list of names and departments. If you guess wrong you will just have to hope that that person will refer your name to someone there that can help. My suggestion is that they hire someone to organize them before they attempt to help anyone else.

The RPLD team put on a fantastic performance for our wedding! It was a great opener to our…read morereception and our guests had a blast watching it. Kevin was very communicative in coordinating this part of the event with me and I'm very pleased with how it all panned out. I would definitely recommend hiring the RPLD for your event :)

We had the Rising Phoenix team perform for our outdoor banquet at Hakone Garden in Saratoga and it…read morewas a pleasure working with Kevin to coordinate the performance. From the initial contact by email to the day-of coordination, Kevin was responsive with our reachouts and insightful, ensuring details such as ground condition and spacing was sufficient and aligned with the venue. Our guests especially liked the lions going around the tables, greeting everyone before and after the drunken lion and double-stacked benches performance. The performance team also handled the unexpected situation with the outdoor lighting tangling on the lions flexibly and confidently as well, which we really appreciated. We'd recommend Rising Phoenix to perform for special occasion. Thank you for performing at our celebration!

We had a many items at work that we needed removed. Some worked some didn't. I personally like to…read moredonate to places that are related to the item being donated hoping it can be reused in some way. They happily removed the items from my car and provided me with a detailed donation receipt. I have since brought some extra computer gear and older phones I had. Found some more stuff I will drop off in the next week.

The Tech Exchange fixes and refurbishes used computers to do their part in helping reduce the…read moredigital divide. My wife and I have donated some of our older laptops and ipads there and the dropoff process was very convenient. I can't comment on the quality of the products they work on, but especially now given COVID-19 and all the barriers that especially low income communities face, I'd rather donate it to them instead of trying to sell it or something.