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The Vallejo Police Department has prepared an update on California Department of Justice reforms it plans to present at a special City Council meeting tonight. But one notable stakeholder was left out of the department’s assessment — the DOJ.
Bonta gave the clearest indication to date that his office intends to continue — and potentially deepen — its review of Vallejo police.
Key sections of a lengthy $60,000 study on ways to preserve and ensure access to historic Solano County documents have gathered dust for years but will finally get some well-deserved public attention thanks to action by county supervisors.
Racist housing restrictions in the first half of the 20th century contributed to present-day wealth inequities.
Vallejo has had its share of tough characters over the years, author Brendan Riley observes in this column written especially for Open Vallejo. But few can rival the exploits of “boy bandit” Frank Melville, one of Vallejo’s original gangsters.
The California Department of Justice said it cannot say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.
The national headquarters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sent a letter to former Councilmember Hakeem Brown Wednesday, ordering him to drop his claim that he leads the Vallejo branch of the organization.
Claiming he found “concerning anomalies” when reviewing a financial report, Brown demanded Secretary Lynda Daniels turn over control of the NAACP’s bank account.
Open Vallejo has cautioned Vallejo’s new outside counsel to ensure officials refrain from destroying evidence, as a Solano County judge sets a special hearing in the newsroom’s public records lawsuit against the city.
The Vallejo city attorney’s office has recused itself from an investigation into the destruction of evidence in multiple police shootings, according to a statement from the city manager’s office — but concerns about the process remain.