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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.
Posted inCity Hall, City Manager, News

Vallejo scraps Mare Island development guarantees, to sell off public land

by Chris Roberts December 17, 2020October 27, 2023
Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff is seen at the swearing-in for Police Chief Shawny Williams on November 12, 2019 at Vallejo City Hall.
Posted inCity Hall, Ethics, Featured, News

City manager weakened Mare Island deal after undisclosed meetings with developers

by Chris Roberts December 2, 2020January 29, 2025
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.
Posted inFeatured

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

by Geoffrey King October 13, 2020January 29, 2025
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.
Posted inNews

Vallejo appoints interim city attorney court sanctioned for fraud

by Geoffrey King January 27, 2020December 13, 2023
The Vallejo City Council voted 6-1 to approve a union contract limiting drug testing of officers following shootings and other serious incidents.
Posted inNews

Over residents’ objections, Vallejo limits drug testing of police

by Brian Krans September 27, 2019September 27, 2024
Vallejo City Attorney Claudia Quintana
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Chief judge: Vallejo city attorney’s letter to court was ‘improper’

by Geoffrey King August 21, 2019March 26, 2025

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Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings

Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings

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

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