The city of Vallejo has agreed to a $1.85 million payout to settle a four-year-old wrongful termination lawsuit involving two former high-ranking city officials, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney. 

The settlement is on top of a $1 million payment the city already gave to a third employee who was involved in the same whistleblower lawsuit, which claimed the trio was fired back in 2020 in retaliation for raising questions about former city manager Greg Nyhoff’s leadership.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.