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Op-Ed

A distinguished man in his 70s with white hair stands at a lectern while giving a talk in a darkened amphitheater.
Posted inOpinion

Save the Solano County Historical Records Commission

by Brendan Riley May 1, 2023October 27, 2023
An office building is framed with flowers in the foreground at dusk
Posted inOp-Ed

Vallejo’s waterfront is for community, not cops

by Andrea Sorce and Anne Carr March 8, 2022October 27, 2023
Glass from a window broken by a bullet is lies in front of a kung-fu studio in downtown Vallejo, Calif.
Posted inOp-Ed

Why does a kid bring a gun to a graduation party?

by Gretchen Zimmermann December 20, 2021October 27, 2023
A young man and woman stand between their attorneys at an outdoor press conference.
Posted inOp-Ed

Disband the Vallejo Police Department

by Aaron Quinn December 15, 2021October 27, 2023
A group of demonstrators holding signs.
Posted inOpinion

Lynch law in all its phases

by Ida B. Wells July 16, 2021October 27, 2023
A collaborative photo illustration of Vallejo officials inside city hall
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

Vallejo’s politicians conspire against civil rights

by Kori McCoy January 14, 2021October 27, 2023
Members of the Vallejo Police Department, including Chief Shawny Williams, Deputy Chief Michael Kihmm, and Captain Jason Potts pose for a photograph with the controversial "Blue Lives Matter" flag, which has been criticized for its associations with the white supremacist movement. The Vallejo Police Department posted the image to its official social media accounts on Dec. 25, 2020, but deleted it from Twitter following criticism. The photograph remains on the department’s official Facebook and Instagram pages.
Posted inPublic Safety

Blue Life

by Nijah Cunningham and Tiana Reid December 25, 2020October 27, 2023
Author Ernest J. Gaines in Vallejo, California.
Posted inOpinion

Finding Salvation: Honoring author Ernest J. Gaines

by Lillie Anne Brown, Ph.D. July 28, 2020October 27, 2023
Firefighters remove items from a house on Marin Street in Vallejo, California, after a car accident caused a gas pipe to rupture in 2017.
Posted inNews

Police violence costs Vallejo millions, starving city of essential services

by Geoffrey King February 10, 2019October 27, 2023

Editor's Picks

The secret death of Darryl Dean Mefferd

The secret death of Darryl Dean Mefferd

Senior officials ordered destruction of Vallejo police shooting evidence

Senior officials ordered destruction of Vallejo police shooting evidence

Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings

Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings

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

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

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