Assemblyman recognizes Poblete Foundation as top nonprofit

VALLEJO — The Robby Poblete Foundation has been named Nonprofit of the Year for 14th Assembly District for its work to prevent gun violence. Assemblyman Timothy Grayson, D-Concord, announced his selection Wednesday. “The Robby Poblete Foundation is taking an extraordinary stand against gun violence in the East Bay area by taking unwanted guns off the streets, transforming…

Foundation looks to turn violence into peace, hope

VALLEJO — An untimely death, particularly one derived through senseless and avoidable circumstances like gun violence, can leave behind a sense of loss that can be difficult to manage. There is the weight of the violent act, the void left behind by the victim’s absence and the elimination of the potential that person’s life carries.…

Sold-out Poblete Foundation fundraiser raises thousands

From the Vallejo Times Herald: Never did Pati Poblete imagine her son’s shooting death in 2014 would unite such a diverse segment of the Vallejo community. But, two years into the Robby Poblete Foundation and on the heels of Saturday’s 450 people of all walks of life attending the nonprofit’s annual fund-raiser, she’s convinced. “From…