Matthew Brown, author at Open Vallejo

Worker in gloves uses an electric pallet jack to move stacked wooden pallets across an empty hall.

Where Vallejo finds free groceries amid federal shutdown

by Matthew Brown October 31, 2025November 1, 2025

Street protest where a person in tactical gear and a plaid shirt points a rifle and shoves against a protester’s sign amid a burst of spray or smoke; surrounding demonstrators hold placards including NO ICE OR TROOPS IN THE BAY! and Leave our community… while media with cameras and a megaphone look on; a white car fills the right foreground.

Bay Area immigration surge called off, officials say

by Matthew Brown and Sarah Hopkins October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

A man in a blue polo shirt speaks at a lectern during a city council meeting. Two senior police officers sit at a desk in the foreground.

Vallejo police oversight official resigns over online posts

by Matthew Brown October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Man in a blue suit and yellow tie addresses the room from a lectern with a microphone, audience heads visible in the foreground.

Vallejo officials’ online comments cloud police shooting review

by Matthew Brown September 29, 2025October 16, 2025

Police officer in uniform stands facing yellow caution tape at an outdoor scene in a residential area, with other people and officers visible in the background near apartment buildings and parked cars.

New details emerge in Aug. 29 Vallejo police shooting

by Sarah Hopkins, Matthew Brown and Geoffrey King September 18, 2025September 25, 2025

Bald man in a dark suit walks through a wood-paneled courtroom carrying a gray briefcase and paperwork, with fluorescent lights above and empty blue chairs in the background.

State Supreme Court rejects Vallejo’s bid to conceal badge-bending report

by Matthew Brown September 17, 2025September 18, 2025

Aftermath of a crash at an urban intersection—black-and-white police SUV with heavy front-end damage near a tow truck while a worker in safety gear sweeps debris; a crumpled black car sits in the foreground with traffic lights and Broadway/Tennessee St signs and storefronts behind.

On-duty Vallejo police crash injures officer, civilian

by Matthew Brown September 4, 2025September 5, 2025

Uniformed police officer secures yellow ‘POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS’ tape to a wooden post along a barbed-wire fence in a dry hillside field at sunset, with distant power lines.

Vallejo police shoot man allegedly holding pellet gun

by Matthew Brown, Sarah Hopkins and Geoffrey King August 29, 2025September 30, 2025

Vallejo City Council members sit at a curved dais with laptops and microphones during a public meeting, with an American flag and presentation screen in the background.

Misconduct inquiry stalls as Vallejo seeks new law firm

by Matthew Brown August 6, 2025August 7, 2025

A woman in a light purple blazer stands with her right hand raised and holds a microphone in her left as she takes an oath, while another woman in the foreground reads from a paper at a podium. The setting appears to be an official indoor ceremony or city government event.

Vallejo releases councilmembers’ votes on badge-bending appeal

by Matthew Brown August 1, 2025August 6, 2025