City of Vallejo Archives - Page 6 of 9 - Open Vallejo

A young Black woman wearing a "Justice for Mario Romero" shirt speaks into a microphone at a nighttime gathering with other families impacted by police violence. She is holding a single candle that burns with a tall flame, lighting her face in a warm glow.

Court rules Vallejo illegally destroyed evidence in police killings

by Geoffrey King June 27, 2023January 23, 2025

A Vallejo police officer wearing a helmet and carrying a rifle walks past police SUVs as the sun sets in Vallejo, California. Crime scene tape can be seen in the foreground.

California’s attorney general wants court oversight of Vallejo police. Here is what that means.

by Laurence Du Sault June 20, 2023February 10, 2024

Vallejo Police Chief Jason Ta leaves a Vallejo City Council meeting, bag of documents in hand. The images catches him mid-stride. He is an Asian American man in his 50s in a dark blue police chief's uniform. The first several rows of seats are nearly empty of audience members.

Vallejo police to update city on DOJ reforms

by Geoffrey King and Laurence Du Sault May 16, 2023October 27, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a lectern featuring the seal of his office. The flags of California and the United States of America hang on poles behind him.

Civil rights investigation ‘on the table’ in Vallejo, Bonta says

by Geoffrey King and Laurence Du Sault May 11, 2023October 27, 2023

A full-page historical newspaper advertisement for the redlined "Vista de Vallejo" neighborhood in the Vallejo Evening Chronicle.

How decades of racist housing policies shaped modern Vallejo

by Brendan Riley May 5, 2023October 27, 2023

Frank Melville's mugshots, from the front and side.

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‘The purpose of punishment is not to wreak vengeance’: the remarkable story of Vallejo’s ‘boy bandit’

by Brendan Riley April 5, 2023February 20, 2024

A police car sits in front of a roll-up metal door next to a "police vehicles only" sign in late afternoon light. The door is part of a large brick building. A security camera can be seen near the door.

Open Vallejo cautions city’s lawyers in destruction probe

by Geoffrey King February 28, 2023October 27, 2023

A middle-aged Black man wearing a suit sits to the right of a blonde woman who appears to be in her sixties. She is wearing glasses, a black top and a brown sweater. Both individuals are seated at a wooden city council dais. An American flag hangs behind them.

Vallejo officials’ handling of evidence destruction probe marked by confusion, concern

by Laurence Du Sault and Geoffrey King February 22, 2023December 23, 2023

A young woman wearing a red top, red shoes and white and red pants holds a bright pink handwritten sign that reads, "Release the tapes!! Killer Cop" She stands in front of a large, off-white sedan from the 1980s or early 1990s. The background is dark and it appears to have been raining.

Senior officials ordered destruction of Vallejo police shooting evidence

by Laurence Du Sault and Geoffrey King February 5, 2023January 27, 2025

Then-Vallejo Councilmember Hakeem Brown speaks at a city council meeting on police reform on Dec. 6, 2022. Brown is a Black man in his mid-40s wearing glasses, a green Pendleton-style cap and green vest over a black shirt. He has a goatee.

Hakeem Brown to lead Vallejo NAACP despite domestic violence revelations

by Geoffrey King January 13, 2023October 27, 2023