Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago ‘Meanest Man Takes Hospital Donations (April 2, 1942) A new candidate for the title of “meanest person in the world” is the fellow who cut a caper or two here during the past week. He is the person who stole two cans of money from the Pastime this […]
A Different Drummer: Singing and sinking in the rain
After watching the latest “Star Wars” movie on Tuesday evening in Vallejo, I had to drive upstream to get home. With rooster-tails flaring and water gushing over my grill, I drove up Turner Parkway clutching the wheel. A nearby storm drain was shooting a fountain of frothy water into the air and onto the […]
Agriculture water use alternatives studied
The severe statewide drought could cost California’s agriculture industry $2.2 billion in combined losses and added expenses, and lead to the loss of more than 17,000 jobs, according to the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis. Jay Lund, the center’s director, said he expects “substantial local and regional economic and employment […]
In conservation, Benicia outpaces state
■ As California water use rises, officials OK fines Even as Gov. Jerry Brown has called for a voluntary reduction in residents’ water use by 20 percent, Californians overall actually increased their use by 1 percent last May, according to a report by officials of the State Water Resources Control Board. The report by Max […]
Outdoor watering restricted by order of Council
Benicians can water their yards and landscaping only between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m., and the days they can water depends on their house number, Benicia City Council decided Tuesday in passing an emergency measure that is a temporary fix until a longer-term ordinance can be conventionally adopted. Homes and commercial addresses with odd numbers […]
City: Residents reduce water use by nearly 10%
Benicia residents have reduced water consumption nearly 10 percent since March when compared to the same period in 2012, according to figures released Tuesday by the city’s Public Works Department, a development cheered by Mayor Elizabeth Patterson and others as a good start. Benicia’s total water use from March through May was about 236 million […]
Support strong for Wolk water plan
Legislators from throughout the state Senate and Assembly have said they support legislation written by Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, to provide a comprehensive approach to address California’s water issues. Among the supporters is Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, a Sacramento Democrat.
Water moving to forefront of city’s concerns
■ Conservation campaign unveiled before Council; mayor: ‘Time is of the essence’; measures ‘with teeth’ mulled Benicians’ consumption of treated water is tracking about the way it did in 2012, which is an improvement over last year, Benicia City Council during a city staff update on how the city is coping during California’s drought. But […]
City again stresses voluntary water use reduction
Resolution to go before Council on Tuesday; calls supply ‘very uncertain’ A resolution subject to City Council vote asks all Benicia water customers to cut consumption voluntarily by 20 percent. The resolution says it’s “urgent” that Benicians conserve, because the city’s water supply “remains very uncertain.” The Council will vote on the resolution Tuesday during […]
In manager’s report, tips on ‘silent leaks’
Various municipal departments have been acting in response to the City Council’s call for a communitywide voluntary 20 percent reduction in water consumption. City employees are developing methods by which the city itself will address the current drought, which the Council will see later this month. Meanwhile, Benicia City Manager Brad Kilger, in an April […]