Monica Brown Archives - Open Vallejo

Worker in gloves uses an electric pallet jack to move stacked wooden pallets across an empty hall.

Where Vallejo finds free groceries amid federal shutdown

by Matthew Brown October 31, 2025November 1, 2025

A white woman in her 50s with gray hair and wearing a floral print dress speaks from a public comment lectern at a city council meeting.

Open Government

Solano County supervisors vote to preserve records commission

by Brendan Riley May 5, 2023October 31, 2023

FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan speaks to reporters at a press conference in Fairfield, Calif. in 2018. Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara, second from right, has recently sought to downplay concerns about possible far-right extremism in his agency following an investigation by Open Vallejo.

News, Public Safety

FBI rebuffs sheriff’s claim it cleared deputies of extremist ties

by Scott Morris April 26, 2021October 27, 2023