The suspect responsible for the assault of a Benicia Safeway manager and death of a Suisun City woman last year has pled no contest to his charges. Christine Joens was banking at her local Wells Fargo on Tennessee Street in Vallejo on Feb. 2, 2016 when a man struck her from behind. The man, 2015 […]
Parks commission will discuss changes to ordinance regarding dogs in city parks
Dogs are on the agenda for the Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission meeting on Wednesday, July 12. The commission will discuss the cost of changing Ordinance No. 76-18 which prohibits dogs within city parks. In 1978, the Benicia City Council adopted Ordinance No. 76-18, which only allowed dogs in city parks for the sole purpose […]
Valero files $75 million suit against PG&E
Valero Refining Company filed a lawsuit Friday against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for the 18-minute shutdown of their Benicia refinery. The Valero Refining Company accuses PG&E of shutting off the electricity to the refinery, which resulted in a refinery shutdown on May 5. When the power came back on, flaring at the refinery […]
Benicia may become part of regional open-space district
Leslie Knope would be proud of the work Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Greenbelt Alliance have been putting in at the state legislature. Dodd and the san Francisco-based nonprofit land conservation organization are trying to pass a legislation that aims to improve the parks within Solano County. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 365, would […]
Council discusses mediation group options
It takes two to a make a thing go right, and the Benicia City Council tried to make the mediation between AMPORTS and the city go right or go more smoothly at its meeting Tuesday. On April 25, City Council considered a request for a rehearing of the denial of the request for emergency demolition […]
Council to decide on water meter replacement infrastructure amendment
The water meters in town, they are a changin’. On Dec. 17, 2015, Siemens Industry Inc. was awarded the project management contract for the Water Meter Replacement/Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project by the city of Benicia. This project will replace 9,580 aging meters throughout the city and be completed sometime in mid to late July. […]
Benicia Amateur Radio Club hosting field day this weekend
Field day has been an event in ham radio for 80 years. The Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC) has participated in the event for nearly 50 of those years. BARC will host Field Day at the Benicia Fire Museum beginning Saturday. It is a free event that will go on for 24 straight hours. The […]
City Council approves change to downtown noise ordinance
Lucca Beer Garden wanted Benicia to try a temporary change to the noise ordinance. The Benicia City Council voted to alter the noise ordinance for the downtown area but not exactly the way the bar and restaurant desired. Originally, the First Street beer garden petitioned the council to change the noise ordinance so the business […]
City Council to consider new noise ordinance for Lucca Beer Garden
Lucca Beer Garden wants to add a little more music in Benicia’s summer. The restaurant has filed a petition with the Benicia City Council to try a temporary relief of the noise regulations for their establishment. This debate will be discussed at tonight’s regular council meeting. Current rules in downtown Benicia allow for amplified sound […]
Benicia High Schooler attending technological leadership conference in Boston
At 15 years old, Alia Toth-Smith has already made splashes in the world. The Benicia High School sophomore will attend the 2017 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Boston from June 28 to July 1. Toth-Smith was adopted from China at an early age and has lived in Benicia for most her life. […]