Robert McConnell

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Robert McConnell was elected mayor in November 2020 after serving two terms on the Vallejo City Council in 2011 and 2016. Prior to be elected to the council, McConnell served eight years on the city's planning commission. Due to the city's term limits, McConnell will leave the council when his term ends in January 2025.

  Sep 17, 2021

Vallejo City Council to get update on almost 50 lawsuits and possibly name new interim city manager

On Thursday, City Hall amended the agenda to include two items: Appointing an interim city manager and the appointment of a permanent city manager....

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  Sep 15, 2021

Vallejo City Council amends public comment policy amid criticism that it’s unconstitutional

The ACLU of Northern California sent a letter to Vallejo City Hall on Sept. 10 arguing that the original policy ran “afoul of First Amendment principles” and threatened “to suppress the voices of community members.”...

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  Aug 16, 2021

Vallejo mayor gives early monetary support to potential council candidates

Former Vallejo school board Trustee Ruscal Canyangyang is eyeing a run to represent District 4, the Mare Island/North Waterfront areas of the city, while local resident Garrett Toles is hoping to represent District 2 – North Vallejo/Mini....

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  Jul 10, 2021

Cardwell dodges questions about her future in Vallejo city manager position

VALLEJO– Acting City Manager Anne Cardwell evaded questions on Friday about her future...

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  Jun 03, 2021

Vallejo's city manager currently away from office; no reason given

VALLEJO – Days before the Vallejo City Council is expected to review and ultimately...

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  Apr 06, 2021

Vallejo city manager confirmed Tonn as shooter days after Monterrosa was killed, emails show

City manager Greg Nyhoff said the officer's name had "leaked out."...

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  Mar 08, 2021

Amid calls for investigation, sheriff stands by deputies who displayed militia support

He said that he did not believe the deputies aligned themselves with the extremist group they promoted....

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  Feb 09, 2021

Stratton drops commission application; city staff condemns her post

She stated that both Brown and former Mayor Osby Davis displayed “the Old Uppity Kneegrow (sic) syndrome.”...

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  Feb 01, 2021

Councilmember Brown confronts commission applicant who posted racial slur about him

Brown pressed Julie Stratton, who is white, to explain herself after she wrote in a Facebook post last May that both Brown and former Mayor Osby Davis displayed “the Old Uppity Kneegrow (sic) syndrome…”...

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  Sep 23, 2020

McConnell picks up endorsement from Vallejo mayor

In his bid to be the next mayor of Vallejo, Councilman Robert McConnell...

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  Sep 26, 2019

Over residents’ objections, Vallejo limits drug testing of police

The City of Vallejo said in a press release that the prior agreement’s terms “did not require the testing and testing was not consistently conducted....

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