2025-04-17T05:11:44-07:00 2024-12-31 680228024 HARMON BURSTYN CPA 1012 HACIENDA DR WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 990 2024-01-01 844618329 Informed California Foundation DBA - Open Vallejo INFO 7078478398 490 43rd Street 12 Oakland CA 94609 Geoffrey W King President 2025-04-17 true true Harmon Burstyn P00855188 9252863522 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Geoffrey W King 490 43rd Street 12 Oakland CA 94609 254981 false X https://openvallejo.org X 2020 CA Informed California Foundations primary activity is original public service news reporting, initially in Vallejo and then in other locations in California. 5 5 2 1 0 252246 0 0 2735 254981 0 0 124621 0 7150 71030 195651 59330 39035 124678 29124 54977 9911 69701 Informed California Foundations primary activity is original public service news reporting, initially in Vallejo and then in other locations in California. This explanatory and investigative reporting illuminates local and state institutions, public and private individuals holding disproportionate power, and underreported themes such as civil rights and municipal corruption. The organization features deeply researched reporting and expert analysis to ensure the public, policymakers, enforcement bodies, and other stakeholders have access to comprehensive and contextualized information on topics of relevance to the community. Informed Californias news content and method of producing the content is educational in nature, and consistent with tax requirements. The purpose of the reporting is to provide readers with sufficient information and development to aid a reader in forming an independent opinion about issues of relevance and importance in the local community. This reporting and exper false false 170676 Investigative Reporting in the public interest: Open Vallejo published groundbreaking, original stories in 2024 that have generated major impact in Vallejo and in Solano County as a whole, earning our website approximately 49,576 unique views per month.In 2024, Open Vallejo produced several investigative reports highlighting critical issues within the city. In June 2024, Open Vallejo published The Secret Death of Darryl Dean Mefferd, an investigative report that revealed both the fact and circumstances surrounding Mefferds 2016 death in Vallejo police custody. The article revealed that officials classified Mefferds death as an accidental drug overdose, despite evidence that it was a homicide, allowing them to keep it hidden from public scrutiny for years. Through extensive research and expert interviews, the report challenged the official narrative and highlighted systemic issues within local law enforcement agencies.Another significant published in 2024, As Vallejo police force shrinks, 911 response times soar, focused on the Vallejo Police Departments shrinking workforce and its impact on emergency response times. The investigation revealed that as the number of sworn officers decreased, 911 response times increased dramatically, leaving residents vulnerable during emergencies. Factors contributing to the staffing shortage included publicized scandals, leadership changes, and challenges in implementing reforms. The report underscored the urgent need for strategic solutions to bolster the police force and ensure public safety. In April of 2024, Open Vallejo published Vallejo officers intervene after detective stopped by Cotati police, which revealed how a detective with a prior DUI conviction was contacted by police in a city 45 minutes away, then received a courtesy ride home from colleagues. The following month, this newsroom demonstrated how the lack of accountability was part of a pattern in Vallejo when it published, SWAT officer among Vallejo police with DUI conviction. This investigation revealed that an officer who was actively on criminal probation for a recent DUI conviction was also on the departments SWAT team, and that at least four other current and former police employees had also been convicted of DUIs in the past decade.Also in 2024, Open Vallejos ongoing investigative reporting provided the factual basis for a complaint, filed by a third party, that asked the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to decertify nine current and former Vallejo officers. The state agency subsequently pledged to investigate the allegations in the complaint at a public meeting. In February 2024 Open Vallejo published, Vallejo seeks to keep evidence destruction probe secret. This investigation uncovered the citys efforts to keep an investigation into the illegal destruction of evidence in multiple police shootings confidential. Assistant City Attorney Katelyn Knight, who had authorized the evidence purge, cited attorney-client privilege and confidentiality laws to withhold the investigative report. This lack of transparency prompted concerns about accountability and the citys commitment to addressing misconduct within its police department. Public records requests and litigationOpen Vallejo filed numerous public records requests in 2024, contributing to new public records being released. After analyzing thousands of pages of documents relating to police violence and misconduct, and even after a final ruling in our nonprofit newsrooms favor, we are still in ongoing litigation with the City of Vallejo to enforce the disclosure of public records related to shootings and great bodily injury by Vallejo police. Both the litigation and the analysis have generated new public record releases, which allowed our newsroom to produce new reporting that has informed the public both in Vallejo and across the country. We are also prosecuting a separate public records lawsuit against the Solano County District Attorney and Solano County Sheriff for similar records, which has similarly resulted in the disclosure of records that had remained out of public view for years.Freedom of the PressOpen Vallejo has been an early and active partner in the Protecting Journalists Pro Bono Program, including through the litigation referenced above. 170676 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false true false false false false CA X X X Rebecca Kyles 9168339194 490 43rd St 12 Oakland CA 94609 Geoffrey W King President 40.00 0.00 X 900 0 0 Brendan Riley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Rubins Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberly Spencer Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Harlo Holmes Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 900 0 false false false 0 252246 252246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Return of Funds 900099 1985 1985 Sale of Product 900099 750 750 2735 254981 2735 0 0 0 0 900 900 0 92050 92050 0 24585 24564 21 7086 7086 0 2939 2939 1035 900 135 0 0 0 3288 3184 104 10358 3617 6741 16394 15940 45 409 0 0 5123 553 4570 7909 7909 0 0 56 60 -4 0 0 12862 181 12681 Job Supplies 2895 2895 Dues & Subscriptions 2073 1922 151 Misc Expenses 1692 1692 Meals & Entertainment 1252 1252 3154 3032 122 195651 170676 17825 7150 35704 112151 0 0 0 0 0 0 4298 0 8166 3268 8166 0 0 0 0 63 63 39035 124678 29124 54977 29124 54977 X 9911 69701 9911 69701 39035 124678 59330 460 X false false false X 12847 149074 173110 188255 252246 775532 0 0 12847 149074 173110 188255 252246 775532 0 775532 0 0 1973 2735 4708 780240 0.99400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8166 8166 8166 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft is provided for review. 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