Skip to content
  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • Board and Advisors
  • Newsletter
  • Awards
  • Ethics
  • Donate
  • Contact
Support Us
  • Support Us
  • logo
  • logo
  • Support Us
  • Global Navigation
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Board and Advisors
    • Newsletter
    • Awards
    • Ethics
    • Donate
    • Contact

Open Vallejo - Knowledge is power. Power to the people.

Open Vallejo (https://openvallejo.org/author/scott-morris/)

Subscribe

Scott Morris

Scott Morris is an independent journalist in Oakland and San Francisco covering police use of force, civil rights, protest and neighborhood news. In 2020 he was a reporter with ProPublica's Local Reporting Network based at the Bay City News Foundation.

Public Safety
FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan speaks to reporters at a press conference in Fairfield, Calif. in 2018. Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara, second from right, has recently sought to downplay concerns about possible far-right extremism in his agency following an investigation by Open Vallejo.

FBI rebuffs sheriff’s claim it cleared deputies of extremist ties

By Scott Morris | April 26, 2021

Current and former FBI officials cast doubt on Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara’s claim that federal agents cleared his employees of membership in a far-right militia.

An official portrait of Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara
Public Safety

Amid calls for investigation, sheriff stands by deputies who displayed militia support

By Scott Morris | March 9, 2021

Several officials, including two members of Congress, are calling for an investigation into possible far-right extremism inside the Solano County Sheriff’s Office.

Public Safety
A man stands among a crowd of people in silhouette against a backlit flag of the "Three Percenter" militia.

Solano deputies, Vacaville councilmember promote anti-government militia

By Scott Morris | February 4, 2021

For years, high-profile members of the Solano County Sheriff’s Office have shown support for a far-right extremist group linked to terrorist plots around the country.

Public Safety
Former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou poses for a picture with officers Matthew Komoda, David McLaughlin and Kevin Barreto on April 29, 2016. Over the next two-and-a-half years, Komoda would participate in three shootings, McLaughlin in two, and Barreto in one.

For Vallejo officers who use force, a pattern of promotions and awards

By Scott Morris | July 28, 2020

Former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou poses for a picture with officers Matthew Komoda, David McLaughlin and Kevin Barreto on April 29, 2016.

Over the next two-and-a-half years, Komoda would participate in three shootings, McLaughlin in two, and Barreto in one.

About This Site

Open Vallejo is an award-winning, independent, nonpartisan newsroom serving the public interest.

Follow Us

Like Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on YouTubeFollow Us on InstagramSubscribe via RSS

Support Open Vallejo

We depend on your support. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service.

Donate Now

Support Open Vallejo

We depend on your support. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service.

Donate

About Us

Open Vallejo is an award-winning, independent, nonpartisan newsroom serving the public interest.

We are a project of the Informed California Foundation, a periodical publication, wire service and press association that produces and supports impactful, responsive, local accountability journalism in communities across the state.

Follow

  • Podcast
  • RSS Feed
  • Newsletter

Policies

  • Editorial Independence
  • Ethics
  • Donor Transparency
  • Equity and Inclusion
  • Privacy

More

  • Send Us Tips
  • Contact Us
  • Donate
  • Awards
  • Jobs

© Copyright 2023 Informed California Foundation

Open Vallejo is a project of the Informed California Foundation,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our Tax ID is 84-4618329.
All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Back to top ↑