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Street protest where a person in tactical gear and a plaid shirt points a rifle and shoves against a protester’s sign amid a burst of spray or smoke; surrounding demonstrators hold placards including NO ICE OR TROOPS IN THE BAY! and Leave our community… while media with cameras and a megaphone look on; a white car fills the right foreground.
Posted inImmigration

Bay Area immigration surge called off, officials say

by Matthew Brown and Sarah Hopkins October 24, 2025October 24, 2025
A man in a blue polo shirt speaks at a lectern during a city council meeting. Two senior police officers sit at a desk in the foreground.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo police oversight official resigns over online posts

by Matthew Brown October 17, 2025October 17, 2025
Empty, dimly lit school hallway with decorated bulletin boards and pennant banners; patches of sunlight on the floor lead toward a plant at the far end.
Posted inEducation

Newsom signs bill to prevent sex abuse in schools

by Carolyn Jones October 9, 2025October 9, 2025
Nighttime street scene where two civilians face police in riot gear—one masked person holds a megaphone while another, wearing a plaid jacket and holding a phone, is struck by a visible mist of spray from an officer’s canister beside a clear riot shield.
Posted inCivil Rights

Federal judge blocks deployment of California Guard to Portland

by Mikhail Zinshteyn October 6, 2025October 9, 2025
Outdoor press event: a woman in a patterned headwrap smiles beside a microphone while speaking with a man in a blazer with braided hair; masked onlookers gather behind in front of an office building.
Posted inPublic Safety

Amid $17 million settlement, sheriff to expand Vallejo patrols

by Sarah Hopkins October 1, 2025October 1, 2025
Man in a blue suit and yellow tie addresses the room from a lectern with a microphone, audience heads visible in the foreground.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo officials’ online comments cloud police shooting review

by Matthew Brown September 29, 2025October 16, 2025
Child wearing a mask and a T-shirt with a donut design receives a vaccine injection in the arm from a healthcare worker in gloves and a mask.
Posted inPublic Health

California releases vaccine recommendations as CDC shifts policy

by Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang September 19, 2025September 19, 2025
Police officer in uniform stands facing yellow caution tape at an outdoor scene in a residential area, with other people and officers visible in the background near apartment buildings and parked cars.
Posted inPublic Safety

New details emerge in Aug. 29 Vallejo police shooting

by Sarah Hopkins, Matthew Brown and Geoffrey King September 18, 2025September 25, 2025
Bald man in a dark suit walks through a wood-paneled courtroom carrying a gray briefcase and paperwork, with fluorescent lights above and empty blue chairs in the background.
Posted inPublic Safety

State Supreme Court rejects Vallejo’s bid to conceal badge-bending report

by Matthew Brown September 17, 2025September 18, 2025
Police officer in uniform walks down a shaded brick walkway between buildings, framed by a gate; recycling and trash bins and “No Trespassing” signs line the wall, with shrubs and a traffic cone nearby.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo police locate Alzheimer’s patient missing since Monday

by Geoffrey King September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

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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

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

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