Investigative journalist. Public records nerd. Co-founder, @thevallejosun. Legacy verified account. @scottmorris@newsie.social https://teapaw.org/t.co/ZhmMcF5DvG
Oakland, CA
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Honestly too busy with projects to make much of a fuss but @thevallejosun is FIVE YEARS OLD today.
We launched with almost nothing in 2021 and just had a goal of providing in-depth, consistent local news. We're still here and still growing!
Excellent new reporting from @gretchen_smail for the Vallejo Sun about the affects VA mental health cuts are having on local veterans.
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A group of veterans has been protesting the disbandment of their weekly therapy groups at the Mare Island and Fairfield VAs.
A dozen veterans told the Vallejo Sun that the groups were a lifeline. But last year they ended abruptly, with little explanation.
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“Vallejo police promised fewer pursuits, but dangers of car chases remain”
If you want to learn about how police pursuits work these days in Vallejo, check out my report for the Vallejo Sun!
I spent several months diving deep into tons of data for this
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The Vallejo Sun took a deep dive into Vallejo police pursuits, examining years of data.
Pursuits have skyrocketed since 2020, killing 5 people in less than four years, and frequently start over nonviolent crimes and infractions.
By @ZZZZZZZZZZZack
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A development group is seeking investors to develop a 300-acre industrial campus in northeast Fairfield that will include a 150 MW data center with the potential for expansion, according to a set of presentation slides obtained by the Vallejo Sun.
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The Vallejo Sun and the @FACoalition scored a victory for transparency last week when a Solano County judge ruled that the city must release video of a police shooting last year, and can't redact the faces of officers.
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A heartbreaking deep dive into the last year of a murdered Vallejo woman's life just published on the Vallejo Sun.
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Cici Corsetti was shot and killed in Vallejo on May 1. Her boyfriend was later charged with her murder.
She was one of two people who allegedly have been killed by their romantic partners this year amid a rise in domestic violence in Vallejo.
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What discipline did officers actually face for the Vallejo police badge bending scandal?
One officer with three sustained violations was with the force for four years after the investigation's conclusion and was named "supervisor of the year" in 2023.
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Just to clear something up, the Vallejo Police Department was invited to this and did not respond.
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WATCH LIVE: The Vallejo Sun presents Reducing Gun Violence: A Conversation, a live discussion in South Vallejo following up on our series examining solutions to gun violence. youtube.com/live/s6nC5cBBAsg…
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Former Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams filed a claim against the city alleging that the City Attorney’s Office illegally threatened him to block him from testifying about the role of city officials in obstructing his efforts to reform the department.
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I've seen a shocking amount of racism directed toward the students in these videos since they were published Thursday. It's not just people defending the officer, there are aggressive, repeated efforts to dehumanize all the kids at this school.
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After @thevallejosun discovered an apparent Brown Act violation by the Vallejo school district in December, they allegedly did it again.
An employee union says the district rejected an MOU during an unagendized closed session in March. By @ZZZZZZZZZZZack: vallejosun.com/vallejo-schoo…
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This report from Sebastien K. Bridonneau in the Vallejo Sun @thevallejosun is bonkers. So much here, biggest thing to me is Vallejo Police spending gun violence reduction dollars on public relations...
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Hey @OaklandFireCA why are you saying the fire on San Leandro Street was two RVs parked on the street? I was there and it was a junkyard fire. (Pretty sure an illegal junkyard.)
The city of Vallejo is recreating this plot line from the Office. Guess we’ll see how it goes!
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