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This week marks four years since Open Vallejo launched, and to celebrate, we're kicking off our summer fundraiser! For four years, Open Vallejo has been fearlessly investigating police violence, corruption, and neglect in our city. With your support, we've been able to hold those in power accountable and shed light on the issues that matter most to our community. Now, we need your help more than ever. Keep our work going strong. Your tax-deductible donation, big or small, makes a huge difference. Help us continue to be a light in the dark. Donate today at https://lnkd.in/geAHA-e5.

Community members will gather outside the Vallejo Police Department at 5 p.m. Friday to honor victims of violence in Vallejo.

The shooting follows several deadly incidents on the same stretch of Sonoma Boulevard in recent weeks.

City leaders are hosting a third and final meeting on Thursday night to solicit community feedback on selecting Vallejo’s next police chief. The successful candidate will inherit a short-staffed department that has for years struggled to implement a series of reform efforts led by the California Department of Justice in response to the city’s high rate of police shootings and other alleged civil rights abuses.

A Vallejo police pursuit Sunday ended when a motorcyclist crashed just steps from where another chase killed a man earlier this month.

Witnesses reported hearing numerous shots followed by screams, according to dispatch audio. The 16-year-old victim died at the scene.

A truck fire in Vallejo last Friday brought neighbors and firefighters together to prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby homes and vehicles.

Vallejo's next police chief will take the helm as the city works to implement a sweeping set of policing reforms outlined in an April settlement agreement with the state DOJ.

NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a former Indiana mayor convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity. In 2017, federal prosecutors used the same federal statute to charge a Vallejo official in an unrelated bribery scheme.

Open Vallejo is growing! We are excited to announce the addition of Vanessa Arredondo as our newest full-time investigative reporter. A fluent Spanish speaker with a strong track record of examining pressing social issues, Vanessa brings national-level reporting experience to the award-winning, local nonprofit newsroom.