Vallejo

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  Oct 30, 2023

Use of force by Vallejo police officers increased fivefold in 2023

The increase comes despite that crime is down in most categories so far this year....

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  Oct 26, 2023

Recent Vallejo police chases leave people injured or dead

Vallejo officers initiate more vehicle chases than most other California law enforcement agencies, according to CHP data....

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  Oct 25, 2023

Vallejo dispatchers to move to new portable buildings outside police HQ

The City Council proceeded with a plan to install portable buildings instead of moving the dispatchers to the waterfront police building....

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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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  Oct 23, 2023

Vallejo falling behind on affordable housing goals

Few low-income units are in the pipeline in the city's housing element and the city missed its affordable housing goals in the last cycle....

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  Oct 21, 2023

Vallejo honors E-40 with street renaming, key to city

The city added signs underneath existing signage for nearly a mile of Magazine Street, designating it E-40 Way....

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  Oct 20, 2023

Mike Malone to step down as Vallejo city manager

Malone wrote in a letter to city employees that his last day will be April 19....

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  Oct 18, 2023

Vallejo’s staffing trouble continues as new HR director seeks solutions

The number of  overall vacant positions changed little from the 28 percent citywide vacancy rate reported in June....

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  Oct 18, 2023

Vallejo officer seen punching woman in video had history of force complaints

Officer Colin Eaton was one of six officers who shot and killed Willie McCoy in 2019....

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  Oct 17, 2023

Bystander killed in crash following Vallejo police pursuit

An eyewitness said that Vallejo police were chasing a suspect in a maroon Ford Fusion at more than 60 mph....

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  Oct 17, 2023

An Oakland cemetery’s ‘notorious’ Vallejo real estate

Evergreen Cemetery Association – operated by Vallejo businessman Buck Kamphausen – lost its nonprofit status and has been fined by the city and state....

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  Oct 16, 2023

State DOJ announces new reform agreement with Vallejo police under court supervision

When the prior three-year reform agreement expired the department was in substantial compliance with 20 of 45 reforms....

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