Open Vallejo News Archives

A Black woman in her early 40s wearing a white shirt poses for a portrait on her porch at sunset. An uncannily-accurate tattoo of her twin brother Charles, who was killed by Vallejo police in 2007, when they were 26, adorns her right arm.

Vallejo police concealed violent deaths for years, Open Vallejo lawsuit reveals

by Laurence Du Sault August 24, 2023January 28, 2025

A young man in various poses

News

Open Vallejo to publish free obituaries

by Geoffrey King August 14, 2023November 1, 2023

A bespectacled police chief is seen framed by officers, who are out of focus.

Vallejo fails to disclose seized footage in June police shooting

by Laurence Du Sault and Geoffrey King July 13, 2023October 27, 2023

A presentation that shows a gray Dodge Charger from body camera footage and the text, "Officer Kim's body worn camera"

Vallejo releases video of June 27 police shooting

by Geoffrey King July 12, 2023October 27, 2023

A young Black man is wheeled into a courtroom while surrounded by Solano County Sheriff's deputies.

Man shot by Vallejo police makes first court appearance

by Geoffrey King July 11, 2023October 27, 2023

California State Sen. Nancy Skinner speaks at a podium inside California's Capitol while holding a sheaf of paper and wearing glasses.

Open Government

State senator says juvenile records laws shouldn’t shield police

by Laurence Du Sault July 11, 2023October 30, 2024

Two senior police officers leave a conference room holding various items.

Under union pressure, Vallejo police chief ends body camera analysis

by Laurence Du Sault July 9, 2023January 29, 2025

Three police personnel speak to an audience in a small, covered outdoor amphitheater.

Vallejo officer in June 27 shooting identified as Brad Kim

by Geoffrey King July 3, 2023January 19, 2024

Jared Huey, a skinny teenage boy wearing a baseball cap and a longsleeve shirt with the sleeves rolled up barbecues in a backyard on a sunny day. An open Dr. Pepper soda can be seen within arm's reach. The photograph appears to have been taken with a broken camera that let light leak in, giving the image a nostalgic, multi-color effect.

‘Twisted to conceal:’ How laws meant to protect children help police evade scrutiny

by Laurence Du Sault June 28, 2023January 29, 2025

The Vallejo Police Department sign at dusk.

Vallejo officer injures man in first police shooting in three years

by Geoffrey King June 27, 2023October 27, 2023