Anne Cardwell

  35 posts

Anne Cardwell was the interim city manager of Vallejo. She left the city to go to Napa in 2021.

  Oct 24, 2023

VPOA president alleges Vallejo city officials discussed firing him in secret meetings

Lt. Michael Nichelini's lawsuit alleges that city officials had an official policy to dismantle the Vallejo Police Officer Association leadership....

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  Jan 04, 2023

Vallejo City Council says goodbye to three members

Hakeem Brown, Katy Miessner and Pippin Dew were each presented with a resolution honoring their service to the council during Tuesday’s meeting....

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  Dec 30, 2022

2022 was year of uncertainty in Vallejo for housing and police reform

Housing and policing issues dominated Vallejo politics in 2022....

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  Aug 22, 2022

Vallejo councilmember Cristina Arriola leads campaign against proposed sales tax hike

Vallejo councilmember Cristina Arriola has signed her name to the formal argument opposed to the city’s proposed seven-eighths-cent sales tax increase that will go before the voters this fall....

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  Jun 13, 2022

Vallejo losing assistant HR director as city hall exodus continues

The HR department has undergone significant change, including losing two HR directors over the past 15 months....

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  May 11, 2022

A third of Vallejo’s city jobs are vacant, data shows

Most of the staff shortages are in the police, water and fire departments....

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  Apr 28, 2022

Vallejo city manager makes leadership team permanent

Gillian Hayes and Terrance Davis were appointed as permanent assistant city managers and Beth Schoenberger was appointed water director....

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  Apr 27, 2022

Mike Malone appointed permanent Vallejo city manager

Malone's appointment wasn’t unanimous as Councilmember Cristina Arriola, District 6, voted against his appointment while at-large councilmembers Katy Miessner and Hakeem Brown were absent....

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  Apr 25, 2022

Vallejo ignored warnings about conditions in Project RoomKey, emails show

The city received a scathing mold evaluation of a motel housing homeless people but didn’t act on it for six months....

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  Apr 20, 2022

City council expected to name Mike Malone permanent Vallejo city manager

MIke Malone was tapped to serve as interim city manager in early October 2021 following the departures of Anne Cardwell and Greg Nyhoff....

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  Apr 07, 2022

Vallejo City Council to get update on status of $10M VPOA lawsuit

The lawsuit from former Lt. Michael Nichelini alleges he was subjected to harassment, retaliation and intimidation by top-ranking Vallejo city officials....

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  Mar 25, 2022

Vallejo hiring for third HR director in two years

Vallejo entered 2022 with six top city positions filled in an interim or acting capacity....

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