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  Oct 11, 2024

Environmental group and Valero, Port of Benicia settle pollution lawsuit

Money from the settlement will go to environmental clean-up groups to mitigate the alleged harm done....

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  Sep 04, 2024

Vallejo Homeless Union members file federal lawsuit to stop encampment eviction

They allege that Vallejo and Caltrans improperly confiscate possessions and vehicles used for shelter....

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  Jul 11, 2024

In court, DOJ argues Vallejo cemetery operators demonstrated ‘severe mismanagement’

The California Department of Justice said that Vallejo businessman Buck Kamphausen made risky investments that put trusts designed for cemetery maintenance at risk....

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  Mar 19, 2024

Former Vallejo employee settles whistleblower retaliation lawsuit for $1 million

Former assistant to the city manager for communications and special projects Joanna Altman was fired in April 2020....

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  Feb 12, 2024

Vallejo cemetery owners seek to exclude evidence of neglected maintenance, financial audits in asset seizure case

Buck Kamphausen and Joshua Voss are seeking to prevent a state regulatory agency from seizing more than $50 million in cemetery assets....

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  Feb 05, 2024

Attorneys Bryan Kim, Micheal Thompson running to be Solano County’s newest judge

Bryan Kim spent most of his career as a prosecutor and is a current court commissioner. Micheal Thompson has been practicing law for decades, mainly as a civil litigator....

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  Jan 25, 2024

Attorney for fired Vallejo cop seeks to restrain Vallejo Sun from reporting client’s disciplinary record

Attorney tells Sun to "not do a story" on records publicly posted to the federal court's website....

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  Jan 22, 2024

Vallejo police reform case gets new judge

The Justice Department called for the previous judge’s recusal....

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  Jan 18, 2024

State seeks to seize over $50 million in assets from Vallejo businessmen’s cemeteries

The state of California ordered Vallejo businessman Buck Kamphausen and two partners to surrender their licenses to manage cemeteries....

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  Dec 15, 2023

DOJ seeks recusal of judge in Vallejo police reform case

Judge Stephen Gizzi shared a post critical of the Justice Department’s handling of the case on the social media website LinkedIn....

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  Dec 05, 2023

Vallejo police officer shot at teen’s back in November, video shows

Video played in court Monday contradicts officer’s statement, but the city has refused to release it....

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  Nov 09, 2023

Judge may toss Vallejo police reform agreement

Judge Stephen Gizzi found no legal support for the Justice Department’s plan to appoint an evaluator to oversee the Vallejo police reform work....

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