By League of Women Voters Benicia Feb. 14 is not just Valentine’s Day. It’s the birthday of the national League of Women Voters! Suffragette Carrie Chapman Catt started the League on that day in 1920. She was instrumental in getting the 19th Amendment passed, which gave women in the United States the right to vote. […]
Candidates address, mingle with residents at LWV meet and greet
Thursday evening was a night for Benicia residents to talk to their mayoral and City Council candidates as people, not as politicians, and also get them to answer their burning questions. Benicia’s League of Women Voters hosted a candidate meet and greet in the Dona Benicia Room of the Benicia Public Library, where citizens could […]
League of Women Voters to host 3 separate candidate forums
Election Day is only 88 days away. As Benicia prepares to vote for a mayor, councilmembers, school board trustees, Solano County supervisors, state senators, a congressional representative, a senator and even a new president, expect to see a lot more yard signs and social media posts in the coming months. It would be an understatement […]
Benician describes role on Grand Jury
While the Solano County Grand Jury is a watchdog that investigates complaints and reviews government operations, it’s more important for its members to leave egos at the door, pay attention and listen, said Robert G. Weldon, a Benicia resident who is starting his second term on the panel. He and Jenel Hageman, a Fairfield representative […]