VALLEJO — Video released Wednesday shows a Vallejo police detective in a pickup truck firing a rifle through the windshield, killing a man officers thought had a gun but turned out to be carrying a hammer. The killing of 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa just after midnight on June 2 in Vallejo...
Official Resigns After Throwing Cat During Online Meeting
VALLEJO — A planning commissioner of Vallejo, California, has resigned after throwing his pet cat and apparently drinking a beer during a Zoom meeting between city officials that was made public, according to a newspaper report. During the April 20 teleconference of the city's Planning Commission, Chris Platzer announced, “I’d like to...
RIP, Augie Garrido, Former Bulldog & College Baseball's All-Time Wins Leader
Augie Garrido, perhaps the greatest college baseball coach ever, died early Thursday morning after suffering a stroke Sunday. August Edwin Garrido Jr., a native of Vallejo, was an all-conference outfielder at Fresno State, where he played on the Bulldogs' 1959 third-place College World Series team. Enrolling at Fresno State required...