ACLU Renews Call for Transparent Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by Vallejo City Attorney
December 22, 2025 4:35 pm
VALLEJO - Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California wrote a follow-up letter to the City of Vallejo regarding our July 24, 2025 request for an investigation of the City Attorney for its handling of allegations of misconduct by officers of the Vallejo Police Department.
On December 9, 2025, the City Council voted to approve a contract with the Shaw Law Group, PC to conduct a preliminary inquiry into whether a formal investigation is warranted.
The Shaw group proposed a 30-day timeline to make a written recommendation to the City.
The ACLU believes this preliminary step is unnecessary and the Council should contract for a complete investigation immediately. Yet we nonetheless commend the City for taking seriously the numerous, credible, and alarming allegations against the City Attorney’s Office.
Read the letter here, which details specific questions that the independent investigation must cover.
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