Robert McConnell

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Robert McConnell was elected mayor in November 2020 after serving two terms on the Vallejo City Council in 2011 and 2016. Prior to be elected to the council, McConnell served eight years on the city's planning commission. Due to the city's term limits, McConnell will leave the council when his term ends in January 2025.

  Nov 23, 2021

Vallejo’s response to homelessness includes wasted millions, empty hotel rooms and police evictions

There is little room in Vallejo’s only homeless shelter. Its Project Roomkey program to put people in hotels during the pandemic has been winding down for months. Promises of new resources, like a navigation center, have gone on for years with little progress....

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  Nov 18, 2021

Hakeem Brown says he won’t seek reelection to council next year

Just two years into his first term on the council, Brown ran for mayor, losing to then fellow councilmember Robert McConnell after allegations of past domestic violence surfaced a month before election day....

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  Nov 17, 2021

Vallejo council votes 5-2 to buy ‘buffer’ home near city’s water treatment plant

City staff continued to stress that buying the property, located next to the entrance to the Fleming Hill Water Treatment Plant, would provide the necessary security to protect the city’s water supply....

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  Nov 03, 2021

ACLU sends second letter asking Vallejo council to revise public comment policy

"Some councilmembers may unnecessarily call points-of-order to silence or chill members of the public who comment on the performance of public officials or other city staff,” the letter states....

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  Sep 30, 2021

Vallejo to fine spectators of sideshows, calling them 'street terrorism'

Vallejo police Chief Shawny Williams successfully lobbied the Vallejo City Council to approve two ordinances Tuesday night making it unlawful to be a spectator or promoter of sideshows in Vallejo....

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  Sep 29, 2021

Vallejo council approves creation of surveillance committee despite calls to delay vote

Part of the motion establishing the new committee included several changes proposed by Mayor Robert McConnell in response to concerns raised by the American Civil Liberties Union and Oakland Privacy....

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  Sep 29, 2021

Malone named Vallejo’s interim city manager, becoming its third in 2021

Malone, who currently serves as the city’s water director, will earn an annual base salary of $234,250 as interim city manager, according to his employment agreement....

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  Sep 24, 2021

Vallejo police officer driving truck during Monterrosa shooting is leaving to take job in Napa

Waggoner was named in a federal lawsuit alleging he, along with several other officers, used excessive force to detain Carl Edwards outside his Vallejo building in July 2017....

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  Sep 17, 2021

Vallejo City Council to get update on almost 50 lawsuits and possibly name new interim city manager

On Thursday, City Hall amended the agenda to include two items: Appointing an interim city manager and the appointment of a permanent city manager....

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  Sep 15, 2021

Vallejo City Council amends public comment policy amid criticism that it’s unconstitutional

The ACLU of Northern California sent a letter to Vallejo City Hall on Sept. 10 arguing that the original policy ran “afoul of First Amendment principles” and threatened “to suppress the voices of community members.”...

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  Aug 16, 2021

Vallejo mayor gives early monetary support to potential council candidates

Former Vallejo school board Trustee Ruscal Canyangyang is eyeing a run to represent District 4, the Mare Island/North Waterfront areas of the city, while local resident Garrett Toles is hoping to represent District 2 – North Vallejo/Mini....

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  Jul 10, 2021

Cardwell dodges questions about her future in Vallejo city manager position

VALLEJO– Acting City Manager Anne Cardwell evaded questions on Friday about her future...

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