Welcome back to a monthly column focused on local day hiking destinations, that with a little imagination, will take you back in time to when our local Native Americans lived in a garden of Eden we now call home. For more hiking ideas, go to www.eastbayhillpeople.com and read the “Travelogue Blog” tab. It’s been interesting […]
Photo: Doing their part
Benicia named as one of 40 most livable ‘beach towns’ in United States
A new list by the personal finance website WalletHub ranked Benicia as the 34th most livable “beach town” in America with a population between 10,000 and 150,000 inhabitants based on a series of metrics and opinions of experts. According to WalletHub, much of the determination was based on the quality of life in beach towns. […]
Agreement for private ferry service terminated
There will not be a private ferry service launching out of 9th Street Park, Acting Deputy City Manager Mario Giuliani wrote in a memo to city staff and residents yesterday. At the Nov. 15 Benicia City Council meeting, councilmembers voted 4-0— Mark Hughes was absent— to approve a licensing agreement between the city and private […]