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Posted inCivil Rights

Vallejo rejects police union bid to weaken oversight

by Matthew Brown March 6, 2025March 6, 2025
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Posted inCity Hall

Vallejo’s next mayor pledges forensic audit and ‘meaningful’ reforms

by Anna Bauman November 19, 2024November 19, 2024
A Vallejo police officer gestures while holding a gun in one hand, his uniform and vehicle illuminated by the warm light of late afternoon. The background shows a sign for Kyles Temple A.M.E. Zion Church.
Posted inFeatured

As Vallejo police force shrinks, 911 response times soar

by Anna Bauman September 23, 2024January 28, 2025
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Posted inPublic Safety

Man killed in Vallejo Wednesday, steps from recent shooting

by Anna Bauman July 25, 2024July 25, 2024
Vallejo City Manager Michael Malone speaks in a video with the text, "$3,000" and "active full-time employees" on either side of his head.
Posted inCity Manager

Vallejo to use $1.5 million in COVID relief for staff bonuses

by Geoffrey King November 24, 2023April 29, 2025
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Posted inEthics

Vallejo officials’ handling of evidence destruction probe marked by confusion, concern

by Laurence Du Sault and Geoffrey King February 22, 2023April 29, 2025
Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams is sworn into office under the gaze of a city surveillance camera on Nov. 12, 2019. A BuzzFeed News investigation found that Vallejo was one of more than 1,800 public entities to use a facial recognition technology so powerful, it is the subject of numerous lawsuits and several government probes. A Vallejo police spokesperson said the department’s command staff were unaware of its use prior to being contacted for comment by Open Vallejo.
Posted inNews

Vallejo police secretly tested ‘dystopian’ facial recognition tool

by Brian Howey April 13, 2021April 29, 2025

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