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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 6d
The Vallejo City Council balked at approving a contract to purchase controversial gunshot detection technology, flagging concerns about Flock, the company providing the technology, and the privacy of the data it collects.
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Vallejo leaders call for ‘guardrails’ before purchasing gunshot detection tech
The city council on Tuesday unanimously rejected a $210,000 contract to use Flock Safety’s Raven gunshot detection technology for 18 months,
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 27d
The Vallejo City Council approved funding for a proposed design on a new police headquarters building, despite calling the long-awaited plan presented Tuesday a “disaster.”
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Vallejo council greenlights new police station design despite rising costs
The City Council expressed astonishment and frustration at already escalating costs and delays.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Sep 18
“The thrust of the court of appeal’s opinion is clear: the badge-bending investigation and information about Vallejo officers’ involvement in badge-bending must be released to the public,” said Emi Young of the @aclu-norcal.bsky.social
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State supreme court declines to review ruling for Vallejo to release badge bending report
"The badge-bending investigation and information about Vallejo officers’ involvement in badge-bending must be released to the public.”
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Sep 18
Vallejo city leaders are considering adjusting or adding new fees for services from several heavily impacted city departments, including the fire, water and planning and development departments.
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Vallejo considers new city fees amid staffing, economic strains
The city may revise fees charged for services performed by the fire, water and planning and development departments.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Aug 29
Thousands of Solano County residents could lose health insurance and face higher thresholds for programs like food stamps under the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” passed last month, according to a report to the Solano County Board of Supervisors.
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Solano County braces for federal cuts to safety net
Thousands of Solano County residents could lose health insurance and face higher thresholds for programs like food stamps.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Aug 25
Vallejo’s Surveillance Advisory Board recommended last week that the City Council approve continuing use of a controversial gunshot detection technology, despite limited evidence of how effective the technology is for crime management and solving cases.
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Vallejo surveillance board recommends ongoing use of gunshot detection tech
The department has been using Flock Safety’s gunshot detection technology for the past year through a beta test.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Aug 13
The Solano County Board of Supervisors delayed a vote for the third time Tuesday on a contentious contract intended for the Solano County Sheriff’s Office to provide temporary law enforcement support for the city of Vallejo.
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Sheriff’s deputy union negotiations further delay policing contract for Vallejo
The Solano County Board of Supervisors postponed a discussion of the county’s proposed $11.2 million contract with Vallejo.
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · Aug 7
Well, PACER was hacked again, probably by a nation state: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Luckily, our blog post from 2021 still holds up. If only we could have known this might happen. free.law/2021/10/05/p...
PACER and CM/ECF are a Threat to National Security and Must be Urgently Overhauled
Why Congress must finally act to urgently and properly fix PACER/CM/ECF.
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Natalie Hanson @nhansonreports.bsky.social · Aug 9
New by me: A deeper look into the potential crisis facing Vallejo and other California cities’ Housing Authority departments under Trump administration cuts.
vallejosun.bsky.social The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Aug 8
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development agreed this week to cover a $1 million shortfall to rental assistance programs in Vallejo.

But it also instructed the city not to issue any new housing vouchers and cuts could be on. the horizon.
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Feds give Vallejo rental assistance lifeline but hint at cuts to come
While Vallejo’s programs remain funded this year, cities across California fear sweeping cuts to federal housing dollars.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Aug 8
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development agreed this week to cover a $1 million shortfall to rental assistance programs in Vallejo.

But it also instructed the city not to issue any new housing vouchers and cuts could be on. the horizon.
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Feds give Vallejo rental assistance lifeline but hint at cuts to come
While Vallejo’s programs remain funded this year, cities across California fear sweeping cuts to federal housing dollars.
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Scott Morris @scottmorris.bsky.social · Jul 30
Vallejo passed a police oversight ordinance with a catch -- the police union had to sign off before the commission could do any work. Nearly three years later, it hasn't done anything. One attorney called it a "poison pill."
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nhansonreports.bsky.social Natalie Hanson @nhansonreports.bsky.social · Jul 30
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Vallejo has had a police oversight commission for 3 years. Yet somehow it’s never held a public meeting. Former & current commissioners blame the city’s ordinance which lets a meeting process with the police union prevent business. www.vallejosun.com/how-vallejo-...
How Vallejo blocked its police commission
Nearly three years after the Vallejo City Council voted to create a police oversight commission, it remains in limbo with no end in sight.
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Natalie Hanson @nhansonreports.bsky.social · Jul 30
NEW @thevallejosun.bsky.social :

Vallejo has had a police oversight commission for 3 years. Yet somehow it’s never held a public meeting. Former & current commissioners blame the city’s ordinance which lets a meeting process with the police union prevent business. www.vallejosun.com/how-vallejo-...
How Vallejo blocked its police commission
Nearly three years after the Vallejo City Council voted to create a police oversight commission, it remains in limbo with no end in sight.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jul 30
The Vallejo City Council voted to use an outside law firm to consider whether it must respond to and conduct an investigation into “recent allegations” after the ACLU sent a letter last week accusing the city attorney of misconduct.
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Vallejo contracts outside law firm for review after ACLU letter
The city will contract with Renne Public Law Group to review what councilmembers called “recent allegations.”
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Scott Morris @scottmorris.bsky.social · Jul 24
After a slew of new revelations about the Vallejo police handling of evidence and complaints (including hiring an ineligible officer) the ACLU has called for an investigation into the conduct of the city attorney's office. Story by @nhansonreports.bsky.social
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vallejosun.bsky.social The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jul 24
The @aclu-norcal.bsky.social is calling for an independent investigation into the Vallejo City Attorney’s Office over what it calls “credible allegations of serious, sustained misconduct” in its handling of policing issues.
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ACLU calls for independent investigation of Vallejo city attorney over police issues
The ACLU's letter accuses City Attorney Veronica Nebb and her staff of misconduct.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jul 24
The @aclu-norcal.bsky.social is calling for an independent investigation into the Vallejo City Attorney’s Office over what it calls “credible allegations of serious, sustained misconduct” in its handling of policing issues.
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ACLU calls for independent investigation of Vallejo city attorney over police issues
The ACLU's letter accuses City Attorney Veronica Nebb and her staff of misconduct.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jul 10
The Vallejo City Council approved $2 million for incentives to recruit and retain police officers on Tuesday amid renewed frustration with internal misconduct and concern over hiring officers rejected from other cities.
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Vallejo’s plan to spend $2M on police recruitment and retention bonuses draws outcry
The city will pay a $15,000 retention bonus and a $5,000 referral bonus.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Jul 9
Jeffrey Epstein had over 10x as many victims as previously alleged by the Justice Department, memo reveals:
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Jeffrey Epstein Had 1,000+ Victims
Industrial scale abuse enterprise far larger than previously believed is revealed in new document
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jun 30
A California appeals court handed a victory to the ACLU on Friday, finding that the city must release an investigator’s report into officers bending the tips of their badges to mark shootings at the Vallejo Police Department.
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Appeals court rules city must release Vallejo PD badge-bending investigation
Solano County court to decide to what extent officers’ names can be confidential.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jul 1
An office manager at Vallejo’s Glen Cove Elementary school was arrested last week on suspicion of embezzling school district funds, police and school records show.
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Vallejo elementary school office manager arrested for alleged felony embezzlement
Concerns led to an internal investigation and an arrest.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jul 2
Vallejo city staff are looking for new ways to infuse the Vallejo Police Department’s gun violence reduction efforts with more money as the city faces pressure to do more in neighborhoods afflicted by violence, despite a budget crunch.
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Vallejo to explore new spending on security towers and violence reduction programs
The City Council voted unanimously to look into purchasing five mobile security towers for up to $500,000.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jun 26
The Vallejo City Council approved a budget for the coming year which freezes 12 city positions from the city manager’s office, the economic development and finance departments and human resources.
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Vallejo approves tighter spending plan without mayor’s approval
The budget freezes 12 city positions from the city manager’s office, the economic development and finance departments and human resources.
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Natalie Hanson @nhansonreports.bsky.social · Jun 23
I had a wonderful time reporting something community-centered - the well-attended #juneteenthday in Vallejo! @vallejosun.bsky.social
vallejosun.bsky.social The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jun 23
Nearly 2,000 people spent Saturday in Vallejo’s downtown and waterfront areas, celebrating the Juneteenth holiday with local music, food, art and messages of hope and resilience during hard times.
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Vallejo celebrates Black excellence and culture at 35th Juneteenth festival
Nearly 2,000 people spent Saturday in Vallejo’s downtown and waterfront areas for the parade and festival.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jun 18
Benicia approved a citywide budget for the next two years on Tuesday, despite the mayor and vice mayor’s concerns that multiple departments will soon face deficits in the face of its largest employer Valero potentially closing its refinery.
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Benicia passes two-year budget amid uncertainty over possible Valero closure
The two-year budget did not account for the impact of Valero’s potential closure next year.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · Jun 12
Vallejo city staff must bring back a more conservative budget for the coming year with at least $1 million in new cuts after the Vallejo City Council balked at passing a $314.6 million budget on Tuesday.
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Vallejo budget goes back to the drawing board for cuts to all departments
Mayor Andrea Sorce sought a freeze on non-essential positions and an additional $1 million in cuts.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · May 29
Vallejo city officials began removing encampments downtown this week, but reportedly delayed removing people living there after several people sought accommodations for disabilities.
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Vallejo begins removing encampments from downtown as residents seek relief
The city held off on removing many residents who filed requests for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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