In the past few months, you may have seen yard signs for various candidates at the local and state level– don’t act like you haven’t. However, come tomorrow as Benicians have cast their final ballots, those signs will be taken down and will likely end up in a landfill. However, if you received a […]
Carole Arneson: Taking the high road in the Benicia election
You’ve got to have thick skin to run for public office, even in our small town. It is unfortunate that our local candidates must be on alert to defend their integrity or correct misinformation on a regular basis during the campaign. But what really concerns me, as a Benician who is passionate about voters making […]
Candidate Spotlight: Second Planning Commissioner, George Oakes, files for Benicia City Council race
2 incumbents, 3 newcomers in race Planning Commissioner George Oakes filed papers in July to appear on the November ballot as a candidate for Benicia’s city council, the second planning commissioner to do so this year. Steve Young filed his intent to run just a few months earlier. In an interview at the Herald on […]
Poetry Corner: “Repeal of the ‘Two-Carrot Rule'” by Peter Bray
Watching far too much political horse s*** on TV and the Internet lately, my Mental Dream Machine went into orbit last night and came up with this piece In a dramatic compromise between “Feel the Bern” forces and Hillary’s DNC-preferred status, we all learned last night of the proposed “Repeal of the Two Carrot Rule!” […]