Thanks to everyone who joined us at Mare Island Brewing Co. on Saturday! It was great to meet our readers, see some familiar faces and connect with the Vallejo community.

A victory for transparency: the Vallejo school board is going to re-vote on its decision to close three schools after reporting by @zackhaber.bsky.social that its initial vote appeared to violate the Brown Act. CC: @facoalition.bsky.social
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I’m down

A couple months ago the Chronicle published a story lauding how Vallejo has managed to close schools without as much pushback as bigger cities.

It helps to make your decisions in secret.

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This is a big regional housing story in addition to another hit to Solano County employment. Factory_OS has been a fixture of affordable housing projects in the Bay Area for years.

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Important follow up story by @nhansonreports.bsky.social
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Ooh yeah Citizen and Subject, I do remember that one

I think it was Revolutions and Political Violence. I did take the one you’re talking about which I think was called the State and Modern Society, but I never made the Mandani connection before

Peter Cocks assigned us Shah of Shahs right? I thought that you were in that class, that’s where I first heard of him. I read a very long biography of him a while back and it was super interesting

Did you read the Emperor? I almost went with that one

@stevierea.bsky.social my book club pick this month

This is a fascinating in depth account of what’s been happening with Vallejo’s largest homeless encampment, which has been owned by one of the residents for the last two years
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There was so much carbon monoxide present in this store that a Vallejo police officer who responded to one of the worker deaths passed out while waiting for the coroner to arrive, according to county and state investigators.
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Testimony describes systematic coverup of Vallejo police misconduct and culture of retaliation Deposition testimony from former Vallejo Police Department leadership describes a broken, toxic culture.

We also took third place in the criminal justice category for @scottmorris.bsky.social's story, "Testimony describes systematic coverup of Vallejo police misconduct and culture of retaliation." www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-poli...

Vallejo school board elections increasingly uncompetitive since adopting districts The school board has found few candidates to run after reforms prompted by a Malibu based attorney.

We took third place in the politics/government category for @zackhaber.bsky.social's story, "Vallejo school board elections increasingly uncompetitive since adopting districts." www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-scho...

🏆 The Vallejo Sun won two San Francisco Press Club awards at their annual gala on Tuesday! 🏆 sfpressclub.org/2025/12/09/2...

The city of Vallejo confirmed in court that police had been withholding officer misconduct complaints from criminal defendants and civil litigants.

The city says the practice has ended, but it could jeopardize past prosecutions and lawsuit resolutions.

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Dark and disturbing story by @nhansonreports.bsky.social

The deputy accused of rape had shot and killed a man in Vallejo two months before the violent rapes allegedly began.

His father is the former sheriff of Napa County.
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If you're on a Kaiser plan through Covered California, read your renewal carefully. Kaiser sent me a letter saying I'd be renewed for a plan that is "the same or similar" and my premiums would go up 11%.

Apparently "similar" to Kaiser means my deductible going from 0 to $5,200.

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Vallejo police search for golden handcuffs could expose years of due process violations A Solano County Superior Court judge ordered the city to explain whether complaints against police officers were improperly withheld from criminal defendants.

A Vallejo police lieutenant’s efforts to recover her golden handcuffs could lead to revelations about years of misconduct.

It all started when then-Sgt. Jodi Brown tried to detain a man using gold-plated handcuffs inscribed with her name and badge number.
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Williams also said that he felt some interactions with the city attorney's office were also threatening.

But the city attorney's office wouldn't let him talk about it, citing attorney client-privilege.

After he resigned, he received threatening letters at his home and at a rental property he owns out of state.

One of the letters referenced Tonn again after he won his job back. It said, "Wait til PORAC gets ahold of this,” referring to the Peace Officers Research Association.

He said that he received repeated anonymous threatening emails starting when he tried to fire Jarrett Tonn, the officer who killed Sean Monterrosa in 2020.

He talked to the city manager about it, who told him, "They're not going to stop until I fire you or you quit."

Williams described receiving a Halloween card that emitted a loud screeching sound, which wouldn’t stop until the battery ran out and had paint inside that would explode if it was disabled. “Quit today” and “worst boss ever” were written on the card, Williams testified.

Former Vallejo police chief describes threats that led to his resignation Williams described receiving a threatening greeting card, letters and emails.

There's been some information flying around since Vallejo police Chief Shawny Williams resigned from the department under pressure from the police union that he was threatened and harassed until he left. This is the first time he's told the story himself.
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For years, the city of Vallejo has been flagrantly violating transparency law.

It obscures the identities of police officers who are at shooting scenes and releases incomplete video records.

With the help of the @facoalition.bsky.social, we're fighting back.
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Another claim by the family of a 2011 homicide victim says that Vallejo police released two suspects because they had blackmail material on an officer.

The claims are based on deposition testimony in another lawsuit, including from former police Capt. John Whitney.

All three cases led to large settlements:

• Angel Ramos, who was killed in 2017 and settled for $2.8 million.
• Willie McCoy, who was killed in 2019 and settled for $5 million.
• Adrian Burrell, who was violently attacked on his porch and settled for $300,000.