Vallejo City Council has agendized considering giving raises in the total amount of $1.3 million for executive staff, union members and others, at the behest of Interim City Manager Mike Malone. According to the staff report, staff hasn’t received a raise in “over two years.” The money would be added incrementally through 2024. The reasons […]
The felons who run the site at the old Sperry Mill may still be operating heavy machinery despite the proper permitting. I have asked the City over the past two months to report on whether or not they have gotten their permits in, only to receive crickets. Interim City Manager Mike Malone told council on […]
The most newsworthy of culprits were a group known as the Black Axe, an alleged organized crime syndicate out of Nigeria. They have romance scams down to a science, even creating “best practices” to share among themselves.
“run down motel” by Daysleeper724 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 I’m happy to say that every member of council and the interim city manager all stayed in hotels at rates recommended by government ethicists during their recent jaunt to the League of Cities Conference in Sacramento. I had previously reported in the Times-Herald that former […]
Photo: Geoffrey King/Open Vallejo– Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams speaks with the media at this swearing-in ceremony on November 12, 2019. Former Leitenant Herman Robinson, Vallejo’s longest-serving police officer, accused Chief Shawny Williams of making false statements under oath as Williams sought to fire him, records obtained by Open Vallejo show. This is my first […]
Monday night the California Department of Justice will hold a Zoom “community listening session” about the Vallejo Police Department. You can read the agreement between the two entities here. To register for the Zoom session, click this link. The session will be on Monday, November 1, from 5 to 6:30pm. Here’s the introduction: 1. Over the […]
“Foggy Coal Train” by amtrak_russ is licensed under CC BY 2.0 It’s a worry that’s always been on the back-burner of Fresh Air Vallejo (FAV) and the Sierra Club: Trainloads of coal rolled in from the rest of country to Vallejo to load onto ships headed for China. Vallejo has the deep-port space required for […]
“File:Stingray.png” by EFF is licensed under CC BY 3.0 The Vallejo City Council will hear the latest round of suggested amendments to its Surveillance Board on November 9, a proposed ad-hoc assemblage of citizens and privacy experts which will serve as a watchdog over Vallejo Police technology. Tracey Rosenberg has sent me a list of […]
Wednesday’s meeting was a good example of the VPD whitewashing hard truths. It was also a success for the VPD in many respects and should be applauded.
