Melissa Montoya is on her way to the Boston Marathon after life dealt her a bad hand. On April 6, 2017, a storm ripped through Benicia. The 60 mile per hour winds tore an 85-foot pine tree from the ground. That tree crashed into Montoya’s home on Lindo Street, burying Montoya and her fiancé, […]
Council approves Fitzgerald Field renovations, discusses water rates
Fitzgerald Field took one more step to receiving much-needed updates at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The council approved renovations that would retain the current designs for the historic stadium with a smaller environmental footprint and includes seating for approximately 175. The total cost of this recommendation– including design, construction and contingency– is $1,153,500. The city […]
Fitzgerald Field, water updates on council agenda
The fate of updates to Fitzgerald Field may lie with the Benicia City Council at its Tuesday meeting. Since early 2017, the city has implemented plans to renovate the historic ballpark. These renovations would include the removal and replacement of the existing bleachers and restroom, and update structures for soil conditions, seismic requirements and Federal […]
Council proceeds with Priority-Based Budgeting
Only one agenda item dominated agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting, and it was a topic that has been discussed at many city meetings lately: Priority-Based Budgeting (PBB). The council spent the meeting discussing and debating the specifics of what exactly would be in the PBB, adding or eliminating words to clarify the text. A […]
Annual charitable fashion show returns with ‘Greatest Showman’ theme
Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for as the annual fashion show benefiting Benicia Community Action Council (CAC) is this Wednesday. Local celebrities and people from all walks of life in Benicia will model clothes from Christina S Fashion Destination and Williamson & Co. Amidst all the stylish attires being paraded down […]
Hundreds of students leave Benicia High for National School Walkout
Facing unexcused absence as punishment, approximately 400 Benicia High School students nevertheless joined thousands of peers across the country to walk out of school as a part of the National School Walkout. The National School Walkout was a nationwide protest held today to rally against gun violence and honor those who lost their lives in […]
Benicians to run for education this weekend
Benicians and other participants will have a chance to show if they were born to run as the city is hosting the 11th annual Run for education on Sunday. The Run for Education is a charity event put on by the Benicia Education Foundation to raise money for programs and services in the Benicia Unified […]
Scottish-Irish band returns to Benicia for museum concert
The Benicia Historical Museum’s 2018 Spring Concert Series will come to a close this weekend. Throughout the season, audiences have been treated to the Celtic folk stylings of The Black Irish Band and Golden Bough. On Saturday, they will get to experience another museum concert mainstay: Men of Worth. For nearly 20 years, the folk […]
Council approves ban on alcohol in parks sans permit
The Benicia City Council voted to approve adding an amendment to Benicia Municipal Code title 12, prohibiting the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in parks without a permit, at its Tuesday meeting. After several complaints of alcohol-related rudeness in parks, the Benicia Police Department submitted the amendment change to the Parks, Recreation & Cemetery […]
Alcohol in parks, water rates on council agenda
The Benicia City Council is poised to make a potential decision at its Tuesday meeting on whether alcohol should be allowed in Benicia parks without permits. The Benicia Police Department is asking the council to pass an amendment to Title 12 of the Benicia Municipal Code. The amendment is intended to remove the allowance of […]