■ Vallejo Admirals struggle to replace stolen uniforms, technical equipment Public donations have been coming in to help the Vallejo Admirals baseball team buy new uniforms and replace equipment stolen during two separate break-ins last year, General Manager Kathy Beistel said. Late in 2014, someone broke into the team’s office and took a computer and […]
Activist responds to Arsenal Park LLC claim against city
Benicia won’t pay $900K over possible toxic contamination, but discussions continue The Benicia resident who spent a year gathering information about possible contamination of the land in the city’s Arsenal before the city asked for state and federal funding of an evaluation and cleanup said this month the city “has demonstrated leadership, seeking a solution […]
Trivia bee goes ‘Down the rabbit hole’
Not Wonderland but ‘Libraryland’ awaits contestants in public library’s annual fundraiser This year’s Benicia Public Library Trivia Bee will send contestants and observers down a rabbit hole along with the fictional character Alice — but this time the destination is Libraryland instead of Wonderland. The library’s signature fundraiser is organized each year with the help […]
Feds OK $4.8M for quake relief
■ Rep. Thompson announces funding to repair damage caused by 6.0 August temblor U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has announced that $4.8 million in emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration will help the California Department of Transportation and local agencies repair infrastructure damaged in the Aug. 24, 2014, earthquake. That […]
Flick fans can vote for City Park movies
Aficionados of Benicia’s Movie Nights Under the Stars at City Park will get a chance to help choose the features that will be shown this summer.
Benicia Biz Beat: Salon offers information on essential oils
MILINDA PERRY SALON will have an educational seminar today about doTERRA essential oils at 6 p.m. in Union Hotel, 401 First St. Those attending will be able to sample the products. Those interested may call Perry at 707-361-5097 or email milindaperrysalon@gmail.com. Benician offers tennis lessons Bud Light, a Benician who is a member of the […]
Council to hear request to continue School Resource Officer program
Benicia City Council will hear a request Tuesday from interim police Chief Joseph Kreins to continue having School Resource Officers at Benicia Middle and High schools. In a Feb. 6 report to City Manager Brad Kilger, Kreins wrote that if the Council concurs, the city and Benicia Unified School District would continue to share the […]
2 meetings this week on ‘Village Concept’
■ Local interest high in senior living model, organizers say The next two meetings on the “Village Concept,” Monday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Thursday in the Doña Benicia Room of Benicia Public Library, will continue a conversation that began last month about a new approach to support for older residents who want to […]
Council to see budget tweaks
Finance chief makes recommendations for current-year changes General Fund revenues are still coming in, Water Operations revenues are lower as customers conserve during the drought, and two formerly frozen jobs need to be revived and a third needs to be modified, Finance Director Karin Schnaider will tell the City Council on Tuesday night.
Coast Guard handles oil spill cleanup at Shell Martinez wharf
The U.S. Coast Guard has completed an on-water oil cleanup and recovery operation after fluid was found leaking at Shell Martinez Wharf, Lt. Commander Rhianna Macon, deputy incident commander, said.