Vallejo's Axis of Evil & Corruption (THREAD)

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Current "leadership" in Vallejo is an absolute disgrace, serving their own self-interests at the expense of our community. Here's an incomplete list of their failures:
City Manager Greg Nyhoff
-illegally fired FOUR whistleblowers to cover up (1) the disgusting practice of Vallejo PD cops celebrating murdering civilians by bending their badges and throwing BBQs and (2) selling out Mare Island after shady secret meetings w developers in Tennessee
City Manager Greg Nyhoff-illegally fired FOUR whistleblowers to cover up (1) the disgusting practice of Vallejo PD cops celebrating murdering civilians by bending their badges and throwing BBQs and (2) selling out Mare Island after shady secret meetings w developers in Tennessee
City Manager Greg Nyhoff-illegally fired FOUR whistleblowers to cover up (1) the disgusting practice of Vallejo PD cops celebrating murdering civilians by bending their badges and throwing BBQs and (2) selling out Mare Island after shady secret meetings w developers in Tennessee
City Manager Greg Nyhoff-illegally fired FOUR whistleblowers to cover up (1) the disgusting practice of Vallejo PD cops celebrating murdering civilians by bending their badges and throwing BBQs and (2) selling out Mare Island after shady secret meetings w developers in Tennessee
City Manager Greg Nyhoff-illegally fired FOUR whistleblowers to cover up (1) the disgusting practice of Vallejo PD cops celebrating murdering civilians by bending their badges and throwing BBQs and (2) selling out Mare Island after shady secret meetings w developers in Tennessee
Chief Asst. City Attorney Randy Risner
-sanctioned by a federal court for fraud
-cleared Nyhoff's name after a sham investigation that led to Nyhoff firing three high-level city employees in retaliation
-continuously attempts to undermine his history of domestic violence

(CW)
Chief Asst. City Attorney Randy Risner-sanctioned by a federal court for fraud-cleared Nyhoff's name after a sham investigation that led to Nyhoff firing three high-level city employees in retaliation-continuously attempts to undermine his history of domestic violence(CW)
Chief Asst. City Attorney Randy Risner-sanctioned by a federal court for fraud-cleared Nyhoff's name after a sham investigation that led to Nyhoff firing three high-level city employees in retaliation-continuously attempts to undermine his history of domestic violence(CW)
Chief Asst. City Attorney Randy Risner-sanctioned by a federal court for fraud-cleared Nyhoff's name after a sham investigation that led to Nyhoff firing three high-level city employees in retaliation-continuously attempts to undermine his history of domestic violence(CW)
Chief Asst. City Attorney Randy Risner-sanctioned by a federal court for fraud-cleared Nyhoff's name after a sham investigation that led to Nyhoff firing three high-level city employees in retaliation-continuously attempts to undermine his history of domestic violence(CW)
Councilmember Hakeem Brown
-long documented history of violent domestic abuse "bordering on torture" starting over two decades ago until at least as recently as 2012
-we will not write out the details of his violence but see the screenshots below (CW // domestic violence)
Councilmember Hakeem Brown-long documented history of violent domestic abuse "bordering on torture" starting over two decades ago until at least as recently as 2012-we will not write out the details of his violence but see the screenshots below (CW // domestic violence)
Councilmember Hakeem Brown-long documented history of violent domestic abuse "bordering on torture" starting over two decades ago until at least as recently as 2012-we will not write out the details of his violence but see the screenshots below (CW // domestic violence)
Councilmember Hakeem Brown-long documented history of violent domestic abuse "bordering on torture" starting over two decades ago until at least as recently as 2012-we will not write out the details of his violence but see the screenshots below (CW // domestic violence)
Councilmember Hakeem Brown-long documented history of violent domestic abuse "bordering on torture" starting over two decades ago until at least as recently as 2012-we will not write out the details of his violence but see the screenshots below (CW // domestic violence)
VPD Chief Shawny Williams
-waited 38hrs after Sean Monterrosa was murdered to inform his family
-lied and said Sean wasn't pronounced dead immediately
-initially said Sean had his hands up but changed his statement to match VPOA's lie that he was crouched in a "tactical" position
VPD Chief Shawny Williams-waited 38hrs after Sean Monterrosa was murdered to inform his family-lied and said Sean wasn't pronounced dead immediately-initially said Sean had his hands up but changed his statement to match VPOA's lie that he was crouched in a "tactical" position
VPD Chief Shawny Williams-waited 38hrs after Sean Monterrosa was murdered to inform his family-lied and said Sean wasn't pronounced dead immediately-initially said Sean had his hands up but changed his statement to match VPOA's lie that he was crouched in a "tactical" position
VPD Chief Shawny Williams-waited 38hrs after Sean Monterrosa was murdered to inform his family-lied and said Sean wasn't pronounced dead immediately-initially said Sean had his hands up but changed his statement to match VPOA's lie that he was crouched in a "tactical" position
Vallejo Police Officers Assoc. President Lt. Michael Nichelini
-currently on "administrative leave" (aka suspension) along with Lt. Fabio Rodriguez for destroying evidence in the Sean Monterrosa murder case
Salaries (+benefits) of the "leaders" listed above:
Nyhoff: $420,549
Risner: $308,808
Brown: $32,230 (pt-time)
Williams: $533,047
Nichelini: $389,108

People always say "Vallejo's broke." This is why. Our city leaders invest our $ in their own pockets instead of in our community.
Our City Council has also been atrocious. Within the past year, City Council voted--against the wishes of the community--to raise the VPD budget, allow for the implementation of cell-site simulators, and sellout Mare Island to Nyhoff's corrupt business partners for literally $1.
City Council (cont).
Despite widespread calls from the community to defund our violent police department, Council voted to raise the police budget by $4.2M (46% of Vallejo's general fund).

Below are the results of The People's Budget Survey (n=1400) vs. the actual budget passed.
City Council (cont).Despite widespread calls from the community to defund our violent police department, Council voted to raise the police budget by $4.2M (46% of Vallejo's general fund).Below are the results of The People's Budget Survey (n=1400) vs. the actual budget passed.
City Council (cont).Despite widespread calls from the community to defund our violent police department, Council voted to raise the police budget by $4.2M (46% of Vallejo's general fund).Below are the results of The People's Budget Survey (n=1400) vs. the actual budget passed.
The five city "leaders" that we've highlighted here are representative of a bigger problem. Vallejo has fallen to corruption and these five want to hold our city underwater until it drowns. They are Vallejo's Axis of Evil. Our city will not see healing until they are all ousted.
Nyhoff sources

Badge bending cover up: https://openvallejo.org/2020/07/28/vallejo-police-bend-badge-tips-to-mark-fatal-shootings/

Mare Island cover up:
https://openvallejo.org/2020/12/02/vallejo-city-manager-had-undisclosed-meetings-with-developers-before-mare-island-deal-shifted/

Petition to fire Greg Nyhoff: http://change.org/FireNyhoff 
Sign the Petition

Fire Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff

https://openvallejo.org/2020/07/28/vallejo-police-bend-badge-tips-to-mark-fatal-shootings/
Risner sources

Fraud:
https://openvallejo.org/2020/01/27/vallejo-to-appoint-city-attorney-previously-sanctioned-fired/

Nyhoff cover up:
https://abc7news.com/8481435/?ex_cid=TA_KGO_TW&taid=5fc9ba2c25c2ae0001f22a8e&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Domestic violence: https://twitter.com/OpenVallejo/status/1317351215949254656
Brown sources

Domestic violence:
https://openvallejo.org/2020/10/13/domestic-violence-bordering-on-torture-records-reveal-years-of-allegations-against-vallejo-councilmember/ https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Vallejo-mayoral-candidate-Hakeem-Brown-has-a-15646064.php
Vallejo mayoral candidate Hakeem Brown has a history of violence against women

Brown, elected to the City Council two years ago, acknowledged in an open letter to the community that he had been arrested multiple times. But he appeared to downplay his criminal history, which...

https://openvallejo.org/2020/10/13/domestic-violence-bordering-on-torture-records-reveal-years-of-allegations-against-vallejo-councilmember/
Williams sources

38 hours/lying:
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/06/10/report-sean-monterrosa-was-declared-dead-an-hour-after-being-shot-by-vallejo-office/

Williams' original claim that Sean was in "a kneeling position and placing his hands above his waist":
https://abc7news.com/vallejo-police-shooting-sean-monterrosa-officer-involved-officer-involved/6229758/

Williams' new claim that Sean was crouching in a "tactical" position: https://www.kqed.org/news/11832113/sean-monterrosas-family-sues-trigger-happy-officer-city-of-vallejo-over-police-killing
Sean Monterrosa's Family Sues 'Trigger-Happy' Officer, City of Vallejo Over Police Killing | KQED

Monterrosa, 22, was killed in June by a Vallejo police officer who fired a semi-automatic rifle through the windshield of an unmarked police vehicle.

https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/06/10/report-sean-monterrosa-was-declared-dead-an-hour-after-being-shot-by-vallejo-office/
Nichelini sources

Destruction of evidence:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/24/vallejo-police-union-president-placed-on-leave-under-investigation-for-destroying-evidence-controversial-police-shooting/ https://www.ktvu.com/news/vallejo-police-lieutenant-on-leave-after-evidence-in-shooting-destroyed
Vallejo police lieutenant on leave after evidence in shooting destroyed

A city source confirms to KTVU:  Vallejo police Lt. Michael Nichelini is on paid leave, after the windshield of the police truck involved in the deadly shooting of Sean Monterrosa was destroyed.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/24/vallejo-police-union-president-placed-on-leave-under-investigation-for-destroying-evidence-controversial-police-shooting/
Salary source

City of Vallejo Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (pg. 208 - 212):
https://cityofvallejo.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=17174317
Budget sources

The People's Budget Vallejo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zD0fXlw-2XtMATeQe2vIRaFLxBBVvL-D/view?usp=sharing

City of Vallejo Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2020-2021:
https://cityofvallejo.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=17174317
Peoples-Budget-Vallejo.pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zD0fXlw-2XtMATeQe2vIRaFLxBBVvL-D/view?usp=sharing
Additional reading/listening on Vallejo

The Small American City Where Violent Police Thrive:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/13/vallejo-california-police-violence-sean-monterrosa

How Vallejo PD defunded/defunds Vallejo:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-price-we-pay/id1522409000?i=1000490010623

How a Deadly Police Force Ruled a City: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/23/how-a-deadly-police-force-ruled-a-city
How a Deadly Police Force Ruled a City

After years of impunity, the police in Vallejo, California, took over the city’s politics and threatened its people.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/13/vallejo-california-police-violence-sean-monterrosa
Thank you to the folks in the media brave enough to cover Vallejo as we fight to save our city from corruption.

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