Greg Nyhoff

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  Oct 07, 2024

Fired Vallejo employees who alleged retaliation receive $1.85M settlement

City special advisor Slater Matzke and assistant to the city manager for economic development Will Morat were fired in April 2020 along with former assistant to the city manager for communications and special projects Joanna Altman....

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  May 22, 2024

Police union president sues Vallejo after federal lawsuit fails

A lawsuit filed in Solano County echoes many of the claims VPOA president made in a federal lawsuit, which a judge dismissed last month....

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  Apr 09, 2024

Federal judge throws out Vallejo police union lawsuit against city

The lawsuit, which also named VPOA President Lt. Michael Nichelini as a plaintiff, was filed in 2021....

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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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  Oct 24, 2023

VPOA president alleges Vallejo city officials discussed firing him in secret meetings

Lt. Michael Nichelini's lawsuit alleges that city officials had an official policy to dismantle the Vallejo Police Officer Association leadership....

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  Sep 14, 2023

Former Vallejo police captain who exposed badge bending ritual settles lawsuit for $900K

Former Vallejo police Capt. John Whitney said he hopes the settlement “is the beginning of some of the major changes that I have always advocated for in Vallejo.”...

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  Aug 22, 2023

Vallejo’s deteriorating waterfront

Vallejo’s public boating facilities are barely usable and getting worse, hampering the city’s economic development....

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  Mar 28, 2023

Fired Vallejo housing manager sues city

Judy Shepard-Hall alleged that former City Manager Greg Nyhoff prevented her from receiving information about the navigation center project....

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  Feb 28, 2023

Former Vallejo police chief ignored badge bending for years, testimony alleges

Former Capt. John Whitney said the chief knew officers bent their badges after shootings as early as 2014....

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  Jan 04, 2023

Vallejo City Council says goodbye to three members

Hakeem Brown, Katy Miessner and Pippin Dew were each presented with a resolution honoring their service to the council during Tuesday’s meeting....

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  Dec 30, 2022

2022 was year of uncertainty in Vallejo for housing and police reform

Housing and policing issues dominated Vallejo politics in 2022....

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  Dec 20, 2022

Common Ground optimistic about Vallejo police oversight model

The Vallejo Sun spoke with several members of Common Ground, a non-partisan group of religious and non-profit organizations in Solano and Napa counties, about their thoughts on the ordinance....

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