Anna Bauman, author at Open Vallejo

Grainy black-and-white surveillance image shows Darryl Mefferd, handcuffed and wearing a Chicago Bulls shirt, leaning forward in the backseat of a police vehicle. He appears distressed. A timestamp in the upper-left corner reads “2016-12-07 23:54:12.”

‘I can’t breathe’: video shows death Vallejo police concealed for years

by Anna Bauman May 14, 2025May 20, 2025

How a California math genius spiraled into Zizian ideology and violence

by Anna Bauman March 12, 2025March 14, 2025

A group of people, including several uniformed police officers, sit around a table in a large, well-lit meeting room. A flipchart with handwritten notes stands behind them, and other participants are gathered at tables in the background. One individual wears a colorful patterned headwrap, while another person in a knit sweater faces the group. A few officers stand nearby, observing or listening to the discussion.

Vallejo police commissioner resigns, questioning city’s commitment to reforms

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown March 3, 2025March 4, 2025

A night scene on a dark roadway where multiple emergency vehicles display flashing red and blue lights, creating pronounced lens flares that obscure much of the surrounding area.

Vallejo police arrest Vacaville man in Valentine’s Day killing

by Anna Bauman February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

High school yearbook-style photographs of eight student athletes in a grid.

Vallejo public works crew accidentally killed unhoused man

by Anna Bauman February 25, 2025February 28, 2025

A young adult wearing glasses and a black graduation cap with a tassel reading “16” stands in front of a crowd at a commencement ceremony. He’s dressed in a robe with a red stole, over a collared button-down shirt, and holds a black diploma cover bearing the seal of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. A red and black balloon arch and other graduates are visible in the background.

Berkeley man, missing for two years, ‘left everything behind’ to join Zizians

by Anna Bauman February 17, 2025March 5, 2025

A close‐up booking photograph of an individual with long, wavy blonde hair, parted at the center. The background is neutral gray, and the person is wearing what appears to be a dark shirt or jumpsuit.

‘Zizian’ namesake who faked death in 2022 is wanted in two states

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 31, 2025February 14, 2025

A male individual with long, dark hair sits in a courtroom wearing a gray-striped jail uniform. He looks to his left with a neutral or slightly alert expression. A wooden desk and microphones appear in the foreground, and the background is softly out of focus.

Man accused of killing witness in Vallejo could face death penalty, DA says

by Anna Bauman January 28, 2025February 1, 2025

A low‐lit scene outside a gray building bearing the address “333 LEMON.” Yellow crime‐scene tape stretches diagonally across the frame, with a police officer or investigator bent over near the building’s foundation. A grassy lawn slopes up from a wooden retaining wall in the foreground.

Suspects in killings of Vallejo witness, Vermont border patrol agent connected by marriage license, extreme ideology

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 27, 2025January 29, 2025

A daytime scene outside a grey building cordoned off by yellow “Crime Scene Do Not Cross” tape. In the foreground, a man wearing a black button-down shirt and tan pants walks over the curb while talking on a phone. Behind him, another individual in dark attire follows closely. At the right edge, a uniformed police officer, wearing a cap and carrying equipment, steps over the tape. The sun casts long shadows on the sidewalk.

Man killed in Vallejo was main witness in upcoming murder trial

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 27, 2025February 8, 2025