The Humane Society of the North Bay (HSNB) is going Greek for its annual Barkitecture building competition and fundraiser event this Saturday. Barkitecture– one of HSNB’s most popular events– provides an opportunity for people to build homes for animals in a festive, competitive sphere. The results help provide care for lost, abandoned, and neglected animals […]
Tons of dry ice spills on 680 over weekend
If there was one song to describe the scene on Interstate 680 on Friday, it was definitely “Ice Ice Baby.” More than 27,000 pounds of dry ice spilled in Benicia. A truck was traveling on 680 when an accident occurred causing the vehicle to lose its cargo of dry ice. Benicia Firefighters were dispatched for […]
Budget, Measure C funding approved by council
Money was the throughline theme of the City Council meeting Tuesday as the council took action on the fiscal budget and Measure C. The council adopted the biennial budget for the fiscal year of 2017-19 on June 27. In December, staff presented council revenue and expenditure adjustments to the budget for the fiscal year of […]
Budget, Measure C funding on council agenda tonight
Benicia’s fiscal budget is on the agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting. On June 27, the council adopted the biennial budget for the fiscal year of 2017-19. Staff presented council revenue and expenditure adjustments to the budget for the fiscal year of 2017-18 in December. The mid-year progress report, which will be presented tonight, will […]
Police solve 2013 sexual assault cold case
The Benicia Police Department closed a 5-year-old sexual assault cold case on Friday, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. In 2013, a 64-year-old Benicia woman was sexually assaulted on Halloween after an unknown assailant forced his way into her home. As a result of struggling with the victim, the suspect left samples […]
Woman helps organize local March for Our Lives
Gun violence hits close to home for Benicia resident Sheri Zada. Her two sons avoided becoming statistics of gun violence. Troy was on the campus during the 2014 Isla Vista massacre while attending the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her other son, Kyle, got off a train from Amsterdam to Paris in 2015 before a […]
‘March for Our Lives’ draws hundreds in Benicia
Marches have been rare throughout Benicia’s history. Mayor Elizabeth Patterson claimed the last one was held in the World War II era. However, that changed when 800 to 1,500 people filled the streets of downtown Benicia for the March for our Lives. Like the thousands of other Marches for Our Lives events held throughout the […]
Volunteer groups requesting Easter donations
Hoppy Helpers is asking, well, for help. The local volunteer group is in need of completed baskets, empty baskets, plastic eggs, Easter grass, small toys, chocolate bunnies and stuffed animals, bubbles and candy for the children served by the Benicia Community Action Council, Child Haven, Vallejo Together and local shelters. Donations can be brought to […]
Celtic folk band returns to Benicia tomorrow
For almost 40 years, Modesto’s Golden Bough has played Irish-inspired music all across the world. On March 24, the band returns to the Benicia Historical Museum for a night of music and fun. Made up of band members Kathy Sierra, Margie Butler, Paul Espinoza Golden Bough has ventured to Benicia for nearly 20 straight years. […]
Council approves cannabis scoring criteria
The Benicia City Council decided how the city would determine the scoring and evaluation criteria for commercial cannabis at its Tuesday meeting. At the Feb. 20 council meeting, councilmembers approved four ordinances which allowed for personal cultivation of cannabis for private or commercial use, requiring all commercial cannabis uses in Benicia to obtain two approvals […]