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.
Featured
Vallejo police reforms stall despite scrutiny over killings
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In 2020, the California DOJ endorsed 45 reforms for Vallejo police. The department has implemented just two of them.
Public Safety
Footage of Sean Monterrosa’s killing by police was ‘overwritten.’ Here is what we know about that night.
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As Vallejo moves to fire the detective who killed Monterrosa, newly-released records raise questions over officials’ handling of investigation.
Ethics
Claim alleges false testimony by Vallejo police chief
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Former Lt. Herman Robinson, Vallejo’s longest-serving police officer, accused Chief Shawny Williams of making false statements under oath as Williams sought to fire him, records obtained by Open Vallejo show.
City Hall
City manager weakened Mare Island deal after undisclosed meetings with developers
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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.
Ethics
‘Domestic violence bordering on torture’: records reveal years of allegations against Vallejo councilmember
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At least five women have accused Brown of physical violence over the past two decades, an Open Vallejo investigation has found.
Public Safety
Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings
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The tradition is known at the highest levels of Vallejo city government and to Solano County’s district attorney, sources say.
Ethics
Vallejo appoints interim city attorney court sanctioned for fraud
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Vallejo Chief Assistant City Attorney Randy Risner has been fired or abruptly resigned from three cities after coming under media scrutiny.
In 2011, a federal judge sanctioned him for ‘serious’ misconduct involving client funds.