Community Development Director Christina Ratcliffe, acting as the city’s zoning administrator, authorized a use permit Wednesday to the city of Benicia, owner of the historic Commanding Officer’s Quarters, where Carter Rankin wants to open a co-working business.
Council to hear appeal of day care approval
Benicia City Council will hear an appeal of a Planning Commission decision to uphold a use permit for a large family day care at 580 Cooper Drive. The matter first was heard in a lengthy March 10 zoning administrator hearing. Dan Marks, interim Community Development Director, took 14 days to digest testimony by several Cooper […]
Want to get your book published? Author, CEO to tell how
An author and head of a national book publishing consulting firm will describe June 27 how to get a manuscript sold to a publisher, said Linda J. Hastings, Benicia Literary Arts spokesperson. The speaker is Randy Peyser, chief executive officer of Author One Stop Inc., a firm that pitches book projects to publishers and agents. […]
Drug court graduation June 15
Adult Drug Court programs in Fairfield and Vallejo will celebrate those completing the programs with a graduation ceremony June 15, Solano County Superior Court Executive Officer Brian K. Taylor said.
Report on city’s climate change vulnerability calls for action
Study details areas in danger from sea level rise by mid-century, 2100 A comprehensive vulnerability report summary written for a technical advisory committee and community advisory group warns that despite local and world efforts, “climate change is already happening.” The Climate Change Vulnerability Report Summary, based on the Benicia Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Report, […]
Child dies after crash in Vallejo
A 22-month-old boy injured June 2 in a Vallejo traffic accident has died, Vallejo police Sgt. Michael Nichelini said Tuesday. He said the boy was hurt about 7:25 a.m. June 2 in a crash that occurred on south California Highway 29 north of Meadows Drive when a 1998 Ford Contour collided with a 2006 Ford […]
FEMA issues Benicia flood insurance maps
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released preliminary flood hazard maps that show areas in Benicia and other places in Solano County that may be vulnerable to coastal flooding, Public Works Director Graham Wadsworth announced. The maps are posted on the city website, www.ci.benicia.ca.us, under the yellow “Flood Maps” tab on the left side of […]
Planning Commission contemplates shortened residential construction hours
Benicia Planning Commission will decide Thursday whether to recommend the city shorten its construction hours in residential areas. A spotlight was put on the city’s generous construction hours in neighborhoods Oct. 28 during one of several public hearings on a successful request to subdivide 1035 West K St. into four parcels.
City seeks use permit for ‘Biz Café’ to operate in Commanding Officer’s Quarters
The city of Benicia will ask for a use permit Wednesday so Carter Rankin can operate his office and co-working business in the historic Commanding Officer’s Quarters. The city owns the landmark building at 1 Commandant’s Lane. It originally housed the family of the commanding officer of the U.S. Army’s weapons base in what is […]
Solano County launches tax app
If you pay Solano County taxes, Charles Lomeli has an app for you. Lomeli is Solano County’s treasurer, tax collector and county clerk, and his office launched a new mobile device application that he said will give local taxpayers greater flexibility in viewing, monitoring and paying their tax bills. “It’s clear that our customers want […]