Brendan Riley, author at Open Vallejo

Stacks of bagged landscaping materials, wrapped in plastic, are neatly lined up in an outdoor parking lot. The colorful bags contrast with the lush green rolling hills and cloudy sky in the background, creating a blend of industrial and natural landscapes.

U.S. Department of Interior approves controversial Vallejo casino project

by Brendan Riley January 11, 2025January 11, 2025

A white woman in her 50s with gray hair and wearing a floral print dress speaks from a public comment lectern at a city council meeting.

Open Government

Solano County supervisors vote to preserve records commission

by Brendan Riley May 5, 2023October 31, 2023

A full-page historical newspaper advertisement for the redlined "Vista de Vallejo" neighborhood in the Vallejo Evening Chronicle.

How decades of racist housing policies shaped modern Vallejo

by Brendan Riley May 5, 2023October 27, 2023

A distinguished man in his 70s with white hair stands at a lectern while giving a talk in a darkened amphitheater.

Save the Solano County Historical Records Commission

by Brendan Riley May 1, 2023October 27, 2023

Frank Melville's mugshots, from the front and side.

News

‘The purpose of punishment is not to wreak vengeance’: the remarkable story of Vallejo’s ‘boy bandit’

by Brendan Riley April 5, 2023February 20, 2024

A "Black Lives Matter" yard sign in front of a house on Mare Island, Vallejo, Calif. in 2021.

News

Vallejo’s Black shipyard workers forged nationwide reforms

by Brendan Riley November 11, 2021October 27, 2023