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Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams is seen at his swearing-in ceremony on Nov. 12, 2019, at Vallejo City Hall.

Vallejo police chief resigns, former Sacramento chief to consult

By Laurence Du Sault and Geoffrey King | November 4, 2022

The City of Vallejo has signed a $100,000 consulting agreement with former Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn, whose tenure included the fatal shootings of Stephon Clark and Darrell Richards.

An office building is framed with flowers in the foreground at dusk

Vallejo’s waterfront is for community, not cops

Vallejo City Councilmember Hakeem Brown, right, attends the swearing-in of Police Chief Shawny Williams last November. Elected to the council in 2018, Brown has rapidly consolidated political power by aligning himself with Vallejo’s powerful public safety unions.

‘Domestic violence bordering on torture’: records reveal years of allegations against Vallejo councilmember

Vallejo Chief Assistant City Attorney Randy Risner attends the swearing-in ceremony for Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams on November 12, 2019 at Vallejo City Hall.

Vallejo appoints interim city attorney court sanctioned for fraud

The Vallejo City Council voted 6-1 to approve a union contract limiting drug testing of officers following shootings and other serious incidents.

Over residents' objections, Vallejo limits drug testing of police

Andrew Bidou
A Vallejo Police Department SUV is seen parked outside fired City Hall employee Slater Matzke's home. The photograph was taken through a window from inside the home.

Fired Vallejo employees sue, alleging retaliation and threats

By Chris Roberts | February 15, 2021

Three former City of Vallejo employees allege in a new lawsuit that they were fired after raising concerns about Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff. They contend their experience is part of a larger pattern of retaliation against whistleblowers.

City Manager Greg Nyhoff is seen at Vallejo City Hall in November 2019. Nyhoff held a series of undisclosed meetings with developers seeking to build on Mare Island that Fall.
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Vallejo scraps Mare Island development guarantees, to sell off public land

By Chris Roberts | December 17, 2020

The Vallejo City Council unanimously approved sweeping changes to the multi-billion-dollar plan to redevelop Mare Island Tuesday night — all of them favorable to the developer at the expense of the city.

Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff is seen at the swearing-in for Police Chief Shawny Williams on November 12, 2019 at Vallejo City Hall.
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City manager weakened Mare Island deal after undisclosed meetings with developers

By Chris Roberts | December 2, 2020

Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff met with a Tennessee-based developer without telling key staff or the City Council. When the city’s negotiation team raised concerns, he fired them.

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Vallejo City Attorney Claudia Quintana

Chief judge: Vallejo city attorney’s letter to court was ‘improper’

By Geoffrey King | August 21, 2019

Vallejo City Attorney Claudia Quintana tried to influence pending criminal cases, Solano County’s chief judge concluded.

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