BENICIA – In the past month, the Benicia Police Department and the Benicia Fire Department have been working together to collaboratively investigate a series of arsons within the city. Since Feb. 14, 2020, agencies have investigated eight arson cases, all of them (except for one) involving palm trees. The majority of the fires were set […]
Delta residents speak out against Newsom’s controversial tunnel project
Galen Kusic, Editor On Jan. 15, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the Notice of Preparation to start the environmental review process for a single tunnel project to divert water from the Sacramento River south via intakes to the Tracy pumps. Former Gov. Jerry Brown’s twin tunnels or California WaterFix was abandoned in 2019 […]
City of Benicia launches Coronavirus informational webpage
Benicia — The City of Benicia has launched an online information site to keep the community apprised of rapidly changing conditions associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Solano County. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that […]
Vallejo Symphony’s ‘Iconoclast’ series continues with violinist Amalia Hall
Galen Kusic, Editor Vallejo Symphony’s second concert of the season, “Iconoclast” will feature violinist Amalia Hall, conducted by Marc Taddei. Hall is the concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington in New Zealand, the youngest in the orchestra’s history. The concerts will take place on Sat. Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. […]
Benicia High School shooting threat deemed ‘not-legitimate’
(This article was originally published in the Feb. 23 print edition of the Herald) Galen Kusic, Editor A juvenile suspect remained in custody Fri. following a social media post that surfaced on Thur. night that read, “shooting up Benicia High tomorrow.” Some parents kept students out of school on Fri. as the Benicia Police Department […]
City takes steps to prepare for sea level rise
(This article was originally published in the Feb. 23 print edition of the Herald) Galen Kusic, Editor The Benicia City Council unanimously approved a contract with Cullen-Sherry & Associates, Inc. for engineering services to design the West H and I Street Shoreline Stabilization at the Feb. 18 meeting. The improvements are designed to prevent erosion […]
Benicia City Council unanimously approves funding for road improvements over two years
(This article was originally published in the Feb. 21 print edition of the Herald) Galen Kusic, Editor It is well known that Benicia’s roads are in need of a serious makeover. At the Feb. 18 City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved the two year street and road repair funding request for the 2019-20 and […]
City of Benicia installs memorial bench for Damani Elijah Chadly for National Gun Violence Survivors Week
(This article was originally published in the Feb. 9 print edition of the Herald) Galen Kusic, Editor Feb. 1-8 was National Gun Violence Survivors Week. Across the country and world, survivors of gun violence honored and remembered their loved ones lost. Here in Benicia, Justine Chadly, Director/Owner of In Harmony Music shared the story of […]
Local leaders set out to empower women for the 2020 ballot
By Emma Goularte, Special to the Herald On Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. a panel will be held at the Benicia Public Library, featuring three speakers. The panelists will be Monica Brown, Ana Petero, and Susannah Delano. These women will discuss the topic “What will it take to get a woman on the 2020 […]
Let’s Steam Ahead author reads to Benicia students to inspire a love of reading
BENICIA – Children’s Author, Andre’ Lewis, in partnership with Valero, is giving back to our community. On Feb. 11, Mr. Lewis visited all four elementary schools in the Benicia Unified School District. Mr. Lewis visited to share, Let’s Steam Ahead with third grade students. The central theme of Mr. Lewis’ book is to inspire a […]