Benicia City Council will consider awarding a contract Tuesday to Tyler Technologies for its Munis municipal financial enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, ending a lengthy and sometimes controversial effort to modernize the city’s computer system. The decision also would substitute the Tyler contract for three other pacts that have been supporting financial modules that are […]
Public welcomed to Vallejo police ‘summit’
Vallejo residents may meet with members of Vallejo Police Department and other agencies July 11 during the department’s second annual Neighborhood Summit, an all-day workshop designed to strengthen the relationship between police and the community they serve.
Benicia among state leaders in water use reduction
Californians cut their water consumption almost 29 percent in May compared to their use in 2013, exceeding the aggregate 25 percent reduction demanded by Gov. Jerry Brown. But Benicia did even better. Much better. Benicia as a community cut its use by 43 percent in May, making it among the best at conserving in the […]
On Independence Day, Vallejo will go ‘mad as a hatter’
‘Bathtub Regatta’ to include battle with pirate zombies in 2nd annual Red, White and Blues Groove fest If Benicia’s Torchlight Parade on Friday afternoon isn’t enough Independence Day pageantry for viewers, Vallejo’s 162nd annual July 4th Parade — themed “Stars and Stripes Forever!” — will start at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Vallejo parade will begin […]
On Lake Herman Road, yet another grass fire
A fire described as of “suspicious” origin burned about 20 acres near the 2000 block of Lake Herman Road on Wednesday evening, Benicia Fire Division Chief Joshua Chadwick said Thursday.
CHP ‘maximum enforcement’ begins Friday
California Highway Patrol will start its Independence Day Maximum Enforcement Period on Friday, deploying all available officers to road patrol through Sunday, Officer Daniel Hill said. Patrol officers will focus in particular on those who appear to be driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Hill said. They also will be watching for those […]
2 Benicians sit on county grand jury
Presiding Judge E. Bradley Nelson of the Solano County Superior Court has impaneled the annual Solano County grand jury. Among the members are Dennis Adams and Bernard Deschuytter of Benicia.
Benicia’s season of flames: Highway grass blaze, structure fire keep officials busy
Benicia police responded to three multiple-alarm fires starting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, beginning with a vehicle fire on North Interstate 680 that threatened a self-storage area, a second blaze near Lake Herman and a third that flared near a green waste recycling company, Fire Division Chief K.C. Smith said Wednesday. The department received a “string […]
Former Benicia resident named ‘Animal Advocacy Fellow’
A woman who grew up in Vallejo and lived for years in Benicia is the first fellow with Harvard Law School’s Animal Advocacy Program. Delcianna Winders is in charge of the Captive Animal Law Enforcement division of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said David W. Perle, PETA senior media coordinator.
Police sting nabs 5 for tobacco sales
Benicia police cited employees at five stores at which a 17-year-old female decoy successfully bought tobacco products during a compliance sting operation June 25, Lt. Mike Greene said. In all, the girl made stops at eight Benicia retailers where tobacco is sold, Greene said. “Unfortunately, five locations sold tobacco to the decoy,” he said.