A Jesse Bethel High School student was shot and killed near a Vallejo skate park Thursday morning, and the shooting prompted a temporary lockdown of two nearby schools, Lt. Kenny Park said. Park said Vallejo police were called about 11:55 a.m. Thursday by someone who said a person might have been shot near the park, […]
Water cutback officially set at 28%
Benicians will need to make even deeper cuts to their water use, Public Works Director Graham Wadsworth said Wednesday. Instead of just 20 percent compared to how much they consumed in 2013, residents and business owners must use 28 percent less waater than they did two years ago, he said. That’s the order from the […]
Police to take part in another prescription drug ‘take back’ day
Benicia residents who want to get rid of old and unwanted prescription drugs may do so at Benicia Police Department’s front lobby Saturday during a Prescription Drug Take Back event.
Boating season officially opens Saturday
❒ ‘Opening Day’ includes annual Blessing of Fleet Coinciding with National Safe Boating Week, the Benicia Yacht Club’s Opening Day on the Strait celebration will take place Saturday with games, crafts and the annual Blessing of the Fleet.
‘Healing’ walkers to traverse bridge
A “Refinery Corridor Healing Walk” by those preferring renewable energy sources to fossil fuels will take place Sunday between Martinez and Benicia, two cities known for their refineries. The groups Idle No More SF Bay and the Bay Area Refinery Corridor Coalition have joined in the walk, a procession beginning with Native-American staff in prayer […]
LEGO shop OK’d for former art gallery
A learning center that uses small plastic bricks to encourage children’s interest in engineering, math and creative endeavors has cleared another hurdle in its move to a former art studio in the downtown area. Christina Ratcliffe, director of the city Community Development Department, decided Tuesday afternoon to issue a use permit so Fary Koh’s LEGO […]
Police: Residents help nab burglars
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted burglary of a Dorset Way home in which someone attempted to kick in the front door Tuesday afternoon, Lt. Mike Greene said Wednesday. Greene said the incident began about 1:30 p.m. at a house in the 800 block of Dorset Way, when someone […]
Writer, historian to describe minister’s life, impact on adopted home of Benicia
Samuel Weyler was born in Latvia at a time when Christians actively sought to convert Eastern European Jews, and many Jews emigrated to escape Russian pogroms. Weyler managed to avoid both, coming to the United States as a teenager. By the time he arrived in Benicia, he was a Congregational Church minister, a graduate of […]
Thursday is ‘Bike to Work Day’
If you plan to ride your bicycle to work some time this year, Thursday would be a good day to start, said Nancy Lund, a member of the Benicia Bike Club. Lund is also the organizer of two “energizer stations” that will give cyclists refreshments and a bag of goodies, including maps, as they pedal […]
Neighbors appeal preschool ruling
■ Planning Commission to meet Thursday to revisit day care approval Benicia Planning Commission will hear an appeal Thursday of a decision to allow a large family day care to operate in a home at 579 Cooper Drive. Interim Community Development Director Dan Marks initially heard a request to open the day care March 10 […]