Vallejo City Council

  314 posts

  Oct 11, 2023

Vallejo City Council bombarded with racist, antisemitic public comments

The apparently organized campaign included several speakers who used racial slurs and one who espoused Holocaust denial....

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  Sep 28, 2023

Council addresses outcry over proposed $18M sale of Vallejo golf course

The property was listed only eight months after the city sold it to a developer for $400,000 with an incomplete profit sharing agreement....

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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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  Sep 13, 2023

Community members demand action on Vallejo police violence as council copes with officer shortage

The family of Sean Monterrosa called for supporters to “pack the room.”...

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  Sep 12, 2023

Vallejo public employee unions blast council over proposed city manager raise

The unions excoriated the city council and staff for proposing the 3% wage increase for City Manager Mike Malone....

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  Aug 30, 2023

Vallejo council reconsiders waterfront building for dispatch as police report more officer departures

Interim police Chief Jason Ta detailed a plan of service reductions and schedule changes to manage the officer staffing shortage....

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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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  Aug 17, 2023

Longtime Vallejo waterfront developer’s contract terminated

Callahan Property Company was granted rights to an estimated 110 acres of waterfront development in 2000 but accomplished little....

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  Aug 09, 2023

Vallejo police face skeptical residents on plan to reduce alarm call responses

The department claims that 98% of alarm calls that they receive are false alarms....

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  Jul 26, 2023

Vallejo declares police staffing emergency against union objection

Interim police Chief Jason Ta said he has already taken drastic steps to address the staffing shortage....

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  Jul 26, 2023

Vallejo to name street in honor of E-40

'E-40 Way' will run for nearly a mile of Magazine Street....

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  Jul 25, 2023

Vallejo considers declaring state of emergency on police staffing

The department has already sought to stop responding to alarm calls and collapsed the traffic and detective divisions....

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