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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.
Ethics

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

By Geoffrey King | October 13, 2020

At least five women have accused Brown of physical violence over the past two decades, an Open Vallejo investigation has found.

Ethics
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

By Geoffrey King | January 27, 2020

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.

City Hall
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

By Brian Krans | September 27, 2019

Despite protests, the city council voted 6-1 to approve a union contract limiting drug testing of officers following shootings and other serious incidents.

Ethics
Vallejo City Attorney Claudia Quintana

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

By Open Vallejo | August 21, 2019

Vallejo city attorney sought prosecutorial “partnership” with court

Public Safety
Edward Gonzalez

Vallejo police release body camera footage of January shooting

By Open Vallejo | August 15, 2019

The footage was disclosed pursuant to a public records request by Open Vallejo

Op-Ed
Firefighters remove items from a house on Marin Street in Vallejo, California, after a car accident caused a gas pipe to rupture in 2017.

Police violence costs Vallejo millions, starving city of essential services

By Geoffrey King | February 10, 2019

In Vallejo, structural violence and physical violence are intimately linked.

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