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Sam Cosas holds the Code of Ethics while outside of City Chambers.

City Council postpones item asking for firing of Assistant City Manager

Efforts to have Richmond Assistant City Attorney and Human Resources Director Leslie Knight removed from her position were deterred Tuesday evening, when a resolution calling for her dismissal was taken off the city council agenda...
Bill Lindsay

At council meeting, protesters call for tougher treatment of assistant city manager

Before Tuesday night’s city council meeting, more than 20 people gathered on the chamber steps holding signs—“Richmond needs accountability,” “Investigate little luxuries in Richmond,” and “Richmond United Against Corruption”—in reference to assistant city manager Leslie...

Investigation finds that Assistant City Manager violated city policies

The results of an investigation into allegations against Richmond’s assistant city manager Leslie Knight showed that she had violated several city staff policies, according to a statement released on Friday by the office of the...
Stacie Plummer speaks at podium.

Investigation of city employee prompts public demand for action

Speakers at the year’s final City Council meeting called for Assistant City Manager Leslie Knight to be put on administrative leave after a complaint from a whistleblower launched an investigation into Knight's ...
While the city was cleared of discrimination charges in Contra Costa Superior Court, a second lawsuit, in federal court, could still go forward. (Photo by: Robert Rogers)

City has spent $4.5 million defending against discrimination lawsuit

Now that a jury has cleared the city and police Chief Chris Magnus of racial discrimination and harassment charges—after five years of legal wrangling and three months of trial—it’s time to tally up the costs. ...
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Testimony in discrimination case centers on internal disagreements in Richmond police

In recent years, the Richmond Police Department has been riven with discord between sworn and civilian employees, mediation meetings undertaken in bad faith and at least one internal dispute over whether to count a dead...
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Clashes on – and off – the witness stand in Magnus race-discrimination suit

Lt. Johan Simon, a decorated member of the Richmond Police Department who some thought of as a potential candidate for chief of police, instead gained a more dubious distinction during the divisive early period of...