Council also agrees to shorten work hours in city residential zones Benicia City Council has started the process whereby property owners will be allowed to keep honeybee hives legally within city limits. The Council also has taken a step toward shortening permissible hours of outdoor construction in or near neighborhoods. The panel approved the introduction […]
Vallejo police, CHP plan driver checkpoints
Motorists, drive sober and have your licenses ready. Vallejo police and California Highway Patrol will be conducting sobriety and license checks Friday and Saturday.
West Nile virus found in dead crow in Benicia
A dead American crow found in Benicia has tested positive for West Nile virus, Assistant City Manager Anne Cardwell said Tuesday. Solano County Mosquito Abatement District notified Benicia officials that tests on the bird, found in the northeast side of the city, indicate it had the illness, Cardwell said.
Council moves ahead on software overhaul
Contractor approval puts Benicia closer to long-awaited upgrade of citywide system Benicia city departments are one step closer to having modern financial software that is expected to streamline certain operations, saving money to some extent — but, more importantly, freeing employees to undertake additional projects. City Council agreed unanimously Tuesday to authorize a contract with […]
Biz energy program benefits recognized
Western City, the monthly magazine of the League of California Cities, has acknowledged the accomplishments of Benicia’s Business Resource Incentive Program (BRIP) in helping Industrial Park companies operate more sustainably. The magazine noted in its July issue that the Industrial Park, the largest development of its type in Solano County covering more than 3,000 acres, […]
Owner seeks permission to close trailer park
Gene Pedrotti asks Planning Commission for OK to shutter East N Street property Gene Pedrotti, who bought Benicia Trailer Court, 501 East N St., last November, will ask Benicia Planning Commission on Thursday for permission to close the mobile home park. Though Pedrotti said when he bought the park he anticipated closing it so he […]
Benicia Makerspace plans grand opening in new home
Benicia Makerspace, which began as an Internet fundraising campaign in 2012 before finding its first home in a Benicia Unified School District portable building last September, is about to expand into larger and more permanent headquarters.
Council considers reduction in residential construction hours
Benicia City Council may start the two-step process Tuesday that would trim the hours of construction in residential areas. The change, affecting residential zones and downtown mixed-use districts as well as properties within 500 feet of those zones, would reduce construction hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. […]
Benicia Biz Beat: Affordable Quality Cabinets marks 25th anniversary
ALLAN LEMONE CELEBRATED HIS FIRST 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS July 1 at Affordable Quality Cabinets, 4852 East Second St. Lemone began working out of his home in 1990. Later, he began renting First Street window-front space to display his cabinetry, first at what is now Adobe’s resale store and later at what is now Buon […]
Air Board: State’s greenhouse gas targets in reach
Despite some concerns in specific areas, California’s statewide greenhouse gas reduction is on track to achieve the 2020 goals set by Assembly Bill 32, the state Air Resources Board’s most recent emission inventory indicates, said Dave Clegern, Air Board spokesman. The latest edition of California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) Inventory contains figures from 2013, when […]