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Natalie Hanson

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Business+agriculture journo @northbaynews 📚🌲🧶🎶| Stories @thevallejosun @ChicoSolNews | Known @courthousenews @richmondside @marinij @chicoer @theorion_news

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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Family members mourning loved ones who have been killed by Vallejo Police Department officers implored the Vallejo City Council last week to pursue greater accountability for its law enforcement officers. www.vallejosun.com/families-of-...
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Families of people killed by Vallejo police officers call for more accountability
The speakers criticized the findings of the badge bending report and questioned if the department disciplined any of the officers accused of misconduct.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Vallejo’s ongoing need for more revenue moved the City Council to adjust fees across several cash-strapped departments last week. The council voted unanimously to adopt newly adjusted fee schedules for the Building, Planning, Fire and Water departments. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-adju...
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Vallejo adjusts various department fees to improve revenue outlook
City Council also looks to improve chances of affordable housing production.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Vallejo police officers shot and killed a man on Monday afternoon, with the Vallejo Police Department stating that the man was driving a carjacked vehicle when he opened fire on the officers. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-poli...
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Vallejo police shot and killed a man Monday afternoon
The department alleges that Rommel Delfin Querol opened fire on officers before he was killed.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Amid growing public concern about Flock Safety and its surveillance cameras, Vallejo is looking at how often and why its police officers access that footage, and if Flock data should be available for public review. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-surv...
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Vallejo surveillance board reviews police monitoring of Flock camera footage
The board questioned how officers were accessing the data and discussed making a public audit page.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 14/06/2026
California is the only state where golden mussels have gotten a foothold. They are clogging pipes and stirring fears for Lake Tahoe.
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California’s waterways could get clogged by a problem that didn’t exist two years ago
California is the only state where golden mussels have gotten a foothold. They are clogging pipes and stirring fears for Lake Tahoe.
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East Bay for Everyone @eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Union City has shrunk the most of any >50k city in California since 2020 - I immediately checked on their Housing Element stats and it explains a lot! The city's own data dashboard doesn't even show completed projects, just permitted www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
An estimated 400 students from Benicia High School walked out of class on Wednesday afternoon to protest ICE and the Trump Administration. www.vallejosun.com/benicia-high...
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Benicia High School students hold anti-ICE walkout
The protest followed a week of school walkouts all across the nation.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Vallejo’s Planning Commission and Architectural Heritage and Landmarks Commission on Thursday approved a plan to transform the vacant downtown U.S. Post Office and Federal Building into a new event center, amid concerns about noise and limited parking. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-comm...
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Vallejo commissions advance plan for events center in vacant federal building
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project while requiring the owner to take steps to control sound and improve accessibility.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The city of Vallejo’s ability to finance future capital improvement projects like $300 million in deferred maintenance on roads and a new police headquarters faces limitations because of loan terms dating back to the city’s 2011 bankruptcy. www.vallejosun.com/vallejos-eff...
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Vallejo’s efforts to finance new police HQ, road repairs hampered by bankruptcy debt
The city faces limitations because of loan terms dating back to its 2011 bankruptcy.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Three years ago, the Solano Board of Supervisors voted to take the Family Justice Center away after reports of mismanagement by the DA's office. Since a Contra Costa nonprofit took over, it's been remodeled into a full walk-in navigation center. www.vallejosun.com/inside-solan...
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Inside Solano County’s rebuilt Family Justice Center
The nonprofit Contra Costa Family Justice Center Alliance took over the center three years ago after reports of mismanagement by the district attorney's office.
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Scott Morris @scottmorris.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Important follow up story by @nhansonreports.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/vall...
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Vallejo’s Surveillance Advisory Board got a first look at a new policy underway to manage footage collected by new security towers being placed around the city, but raised concerns about how data may be shared and the use of facial recognition technology. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-surv...
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Vallejo surveillance board asks for changes to mobile security tower policy
The board raised concerns about data sharing with other agencies and facial recognition features.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Some churches have sought to help provide affordable housing either by allowing RVs to park on their property or taking on construction projects under new state legislation. Mixed messages from the city and state regulators have led to difficulties. www.vallejosun.com/some-vallejo...
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Some Vallejo churches work to fill affordable housing gap
Maintaining their efforts or even getting the projects off the ground has led to difficulties, in part because of confusion and mixed messages from the city and state regulators.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Two children of James Oakley, a homeless man killed during a city of Vallejo clean up operation in 2024, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming that city workers ignored obvious signs of human habitation before gathering materials using heavy equipment. www.vallejosun.com/family-of-ma...
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Family of man crushed to death in encampment cleanup sues Vallejo
James Edward Oakley II was crushed to death during a Dec. 24, 2024, clean up.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The @aclu-norcal.bsky.social reiterated its call for an investigation of the Vallejo City Attorney on Monday following an admission by the an attorney for the city that police kept a secret filing cabinet of officer complaints that weren't brought to court. www.vallejosun.com/aclu-reitera...
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ACLU reiterates call for investigation into Vallejo city attorney’s office following council action
The ACLU alleged that City Attorney Veronica Nebb mishandled allegations of misconduct by officers of the Vallejo Police Department.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Some homeless Vallejo residents began moving into a long-delayed supportive housing site this week, while Vallejo leaders split over how to proceed with a strategic plan for handling homelessness. www.vallejosun.com/as-homeless-...
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As homeless residents move into long-awaited housing project, Vallejo council unclear on path forward
The long-awaited Broadway Project will offer 47 supportive housing units and wraparound services to people who have faced homelessness.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The Vallejo City Council approved spending $210K to continue using Flock Safety’s gunshot detection technology for another 18 months, despite previous concerns over the company’s sharing data with out of state law enforcement agencies. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-gree...
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Vallejo greenlights contract for controversial gunshot detection tech
The City Council had called for clearer guardrails out of concern for whether Flock’s data would be shared with outside law enforcement agencies.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
A Solano County Sheriff’s deputy sued the department, claiming that she was repeatedly and violently raped and abused by a senior deputy and faced retaliation for reporting it. www.vallejosun.com/lawsuit-sola...
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Lawsuit: Solano deputy ‘thought she was going to die’ when colleague raped her
A sheriff's deputy alleges in a lawsuit that fellow Deputy John Robertson raped, assaulted, and harassed her for years, and the sheriff's office retaliated against her for reporting it.
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Scott Morris @scottmorris.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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. bsky.app/profile/vall...
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The Vallejo Sun, represented by the @facoalition.bsky.social, filed a lawsuit against the city of Vallejo on Wednesday over the city’s failure to comply with state transparency laws involving a recent police shooting. www.vallejosun.com/the-vallejo-...
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The Vallejo Sun sues Vallejo over release of police shooting video
The First Amendment Coalition is representing the Sun in its lawsuit over the city refusing to release unedited footage from the Aug. 29 shooting.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The Vallejo City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan for a developer to issue bonds to convert the Bay Village Apartments in South Vallejo into mostly affordable housing in the coming years. www.vallejosun.com/nonprofit-pl...
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Nonprofit plans newly affordable homes in South Vallejo
The nonprofit Step Up Housing plans to convert the Bay Village Apartments into a partially affordable housing property.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Vallejo’s drag brunch is a monthly event hosted by Bambino’s that is centered around dance, comedy, and self-expression. The Halloween show featured costumes from “Hocus Pocus" and a comedic reenactment of “Scream.” www.vallejosun.com/bambinos-dra...
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Bambino’s drag brunch lights up downtown Vallejo
Owner Ismael Palacio said community support has been overwhelming since it debuted in June.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Las festividades del Día de Muertos llenó las calles de Vallejo con música, comida y arte latinoamericanos durante el fin de semana, a pesar de los temores constantes de la comunidad ante las redadas federales de inmigración. www.vallejosun.com/es/vallejo-c...
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Vallejo celebra el Día de Muertos pese a temores de redadas
Organizers expected a lower turnout in Vallejo this year amid the community’s heightened fear of immigration raids.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The annual tradition of honoring the dead with Día de Muertos festivities filled the streets of Vallejo with Latin American music, food and art over the weekend, despite ongoing community fears of federal immigration raids. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-cele...
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Vallejo celebrates Día de Muertos despite raid fears
Organizers expected a lower turnout in Vallejo this year amid the community’s heightened fear of immigration raids.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-lead...
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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 · 25/09/2025
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.” www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-coun...
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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 · 18/09/2025
“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 www.vallejosun.com/state-suprem...
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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 · 18/09/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-cons...
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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 · 29/08/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/solano-count...
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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 · 25/08/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-surv...
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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 · 13/08/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/sheriffs-dep...
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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 · 07/08/2025
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...
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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 · 09/08/2025
New by me: A deeper look into the potential crisis facing Vallejo and other California cities’ Housing Authority departments under Trump administration cuts.
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/feds-give-va...
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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 · 30/07/2025
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." bsky.app/profile/nhan...
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Natalie Hanson @nhansonreports.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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-...
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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 · 30/07/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-cont...
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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 · 24/07/2025
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 bsky.app/profile/vall...
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The Vallejo Sun @vallejosun.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/aclu-calls-f...
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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 · 10/07/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/vallejos-pla...
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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 · 10/07/2025
Jeffrey Epstein had over 10x as many victims as previously alleged by the Justice Department, memo reveals: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/jeffrey-ep...
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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 · 30/06/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/appeals-cour...
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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 · 01/07/2025
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. www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-elem...
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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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