Open Vallejo Opinion Archives

An office building is framed with flowers in the foreground at dusk

Op-Ed

Vallejo’s waterfront is for community, not cops

by Andrea Sorce and Anne Carr March 8, 2022October 27, 2023

Glass from a window broken by a bullet is lies in front of a kung-fu studio in downtown Vallejo, Calif.

Op-Ed

Why does a kid bring a gun to a graduation party?

by Gretchen Zimmermann December 20, 2021October 27, 2023

A young man and woman stand between their attorneys at an outdoor press conference.

Op-Ed

Disband the Vallejo Police Department

by Aaron Quinn December 15, 2021October 27, 2023

A group of demonstrators holding signs.

Lynch law in all its phases

by Ida B. Wells July 16, 2021October 27, 2023

A collaborative photo illustration of Vallejo officials inside city hall

Vallejo’s politicians conspire against civil rights

by Kori McCoy January 14, 2021October 27, 2023

Members of the Vallejo Police Department, including Chief Shawny Williams, Deputy Chief Michael Kihmm, and Captain Jason Potts pose for a photograph with the controversial "Blue Lives Matter" flag, which has been criticized for its associations with the white supremacist movement. The Vallejo Police Department posted the image to its official social media accounts on Dec. 25, 2020, but deleted it from Twitter following criticism. The photograph remains on the department’s official Facebook and Instagram pages.

Blue Life

by Nijah Cunningham and Tiana Reid December 25, 2020October 27, 2023

Author Ernest J. Gaines in Vallejo, California.

Finding Salvation: Honoring author Ernest J. Gaines

by Lillie Anne Brown, Ph.D. July 28, 2020October 27, 2023

News

Introducing Open Vallejo

by Open Vallejo July 28, 2020November 14, 2024

Firefighters remove items from a house on Marin Street in Vallejo, California, after a car accident caused a gas pipe to rupture in 2017.

News

Police violence costs Vallejo millions, starving city of essential services

by Geoffrey King February 10, 2019October 27, 2023