“Many teachers have told me that we were the best class,” Shannon Sweeney, the outgoing Associated Student Body senior president, said in her remarks at Benicia High School’s Class of 2018 graduation Saturday. “I would have to agree.” Sweeney and her teachers were not alone in this opinion. As the speeches by graduating seniors and […]
Letters: League of Women Voters, cannabis
Thank you, LWV It is essential in our representative form of democracy that we, the public, take an interest and participate in our own governance especially at the local level. I would like to thank the Benicia chapter of the League of Women Voters for organizing and presenting its 13th annual Meet Your Local Officials […]
HPRC holds talk on downtown historic district guidelines
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) met Thursday morning in a special meeting to hold talks on the downtown historic district design guidelines. The Downtown Historic Conservation Plan was established in 1990 to provide guidelines for construction on commercial and residential areas in the parts of town designated as historical. The city was recently awarded […]
Mother-daughter volunteer service group forms in Benicia
One Benicia group is taking the mother-daughter bond to a new level by having them participate in philanthropic work and become engaged with their communities. A group of Benicia moms and their daughters have formed their own chapter of the National Charity League (NCL). Benicia’s chapter of the National Charity League was established in March […]
Benicia High grad launches weekly mystery story podcast
Raul Vega, a 2005 graduate of Benicia High School, recently published a mystery story using his hometown as an inspiration for the setting. It is not a book or even a video series, but in true 21st-century fashion, the story is presented as a downloadable or streamable podcast published in episodic installments. Vega, who is […]
Throwback Thursday: herald headlines for the week of July 16, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Land dispute settlement is seen (July 16, 1942) Following a conference with Superior Judge W.T. O’Donnell on Monday it is believed an amicable settlement will be made of the suit of the Benicia Properties Ltd., against eh County of Solano, City of Benicia and W.F. Parker, county tax […]