Scott Morris

Scott Morris

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Scott Morris is a journalist based in Oakland who covers policing, protest, civil rights and far-right extremism. His work has been published in ProPublica, the Appeal and Oaklandside.

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  Mar 15, 2022

Air District board approves abatement order for longstanding toxic releases at Valero Benicia refinery

Valero released more than 10,000 tons of excess hydrocarbons over 16 years....

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  Mar 14, 2022

Vallejo wastewater district honors sheriff’s deputy who displayed Three Percenter symbols

Deputy Dale Matsuoka is the Solano County Sheriff's Office homeless outreach coordinator....

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  Mar 08, 2022

Left Alone in Their Rooms: Death and dysfunction in Vallejo’s COVID housing for the homeless

At least four people died in Vallejo’s Project RoomKey program. Three weren't found for days....

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  Mar 04, 2022

Environmental group sues Port of Benicia, Valero over alleged petcoke pollution

San Francisco Baykeeper alleges that port operator Amports has attempted to conceal its conduct by operating at night to prevent anyone from seeing discharges....

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  Mar 03, 2022

Chief public defender accuses Solano judge of lying under oath

The Solano County Public Defender's Office is seeking to remove Judge Carlos Gutierrez from all its cases....

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  Feb 28, 2022

Judge rejects guilty pleas for militia members who destroyed records related to murder of police

The judge found that the proposed sentences of up to one year in prison for the three defendants were not “consistent with the interests of justice.”...

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  Feb 24, 2022

Deputy physically accosted defense attorney in Solano courtroom, court filings allege

The public defender’s office is seeking to have Judge Carlos Gutierrez removed from a criminal case due to the incident....

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  Feb 23, 2022

Vallejo police gathering feedback on new use of force policy

The new policy would prohibit officers from shooting at moving vehicles and adds guidance for dealing with armed but unresponsive people....

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  Feb 15, 2022

Vallejo officer who shot Willie McCoy disciplined for stepping on man’s head

Officer Colin Eaton was suspended for 80 hours the following year for pinning a man’s head down with his boot for nearly a minute...

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  Feb 11, 2022

Benicia elementary school apologizes for handing out ‘thin blue line’ T-shirts

The shirts were handed out to fifth grade students graduating from the program at Robert Semple Elementary School....

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  Feb 07, 2022

Solano Sheriff’s Sgt. Cully Pratt, who made Three Percenter gun rack, retires from department

Pratt said he did not believe the Three Percenter symbols represented anti-government views....

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  Feb 03, 2022

Vacaville police say officer who shot fleeing, unarmed man did not violate policy

A Vacaville officer and Solano County Sheriff’s sergeant also fired on Raymond Real during an earlier vehicle pursuit in a stolen car but missed....

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