Editor’s note: Last of two parts. Read the first part by CLICKING HERE. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE RECENT NAPA EARTHQUAKE, builder John Laverty told me he had seen several of the Napa projects we had done together and that they held up great in the shaking. That was good to hear. Year after year, we […]
Supes seek quake help
■ After Sunday temblor, Solano County declares state of emergency; First Street Benicia building ‘sinking’ Solano County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to declare the county in a state of emergency after Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Napa. County Administrator Birgitta E. Corsello initially proclaimed a local emergency after the earthquake, but because of […]
Thompson: $2 million available for quake repairs
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, the Napa Democrat who represents Benicia in the House, said $2 million in federal emergency relief funds would help cover the cost to repair area infrastructure damaged by Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake. He said the money is coming from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, and would go to […]
Benicia escapes serious damage from earthquake
■ City undertakes survey of historical sites after 6.0 temblor; one First Street building taped off for possible damage Sunday morning’s earthquake centered in Napa damaged buildings in Vallejo, interrupted rail service for 12 hours and shook residents from Ukiah to Monterey, according to multiple reports. But for the most part, the magnitude 6.0 temblor […]