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Council considers money for streets

October 21, 2018 by Editor 1 Comment

By Dana Guzzetti Editor    The cost of street work and how to pay for was a top priority for the Benicia city council at their Oct. 16 meeting. They grappled with complicated decisions on how many roads to fix, when to do the work, and how much to borrow. There is a list of […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia City Council, Measure C, street maintenance

Budget, Measure C funding approved by council

April 5, 2018 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

Money was the throughline theme of the City Council meeting Tuesday as the council took action on the fiscal budget and Measure C. The council adopted the biennial budget for the fiscal year of 2017-19 on June 27. In December, staff presented council revenue and expenditure adjustments to the budget for the fiscal year of […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia City Council, budget, Measure C

Budget, Measure C funding on council agenda tonight

April 3, 2018 by George Johnston 2 Comments

Benicia’s fiscal budget is on the agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting. On June 27, the council adopted the biennial budget for the fiscal year of 2017-19. Staff presented council revenue and expenditure adjustments to the budget for the fiscal year of 2017-18 in December. The mid-year progress report, which will be presented tonight, will […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia City Council, budget, Measure C

Commission approves alcohol prohibition in parks amendment

March 16, 2018 by George Johnston 2 Comments

The Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Commission unanimously voted to add an amendment to Title 12 of the Benicia Municipal Code, taking the first step to prohibit alcohol in parks without a permit. It will next be submitted to the City Council for approval. The amendment is intended to remove the allowance of alcoholic beverages and […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: alcohol, Benicia, Fitzgerald Field, Measure C, parks and recreation commission

Council approves bleacher replacement project

October 5, 2017 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

The Benicia City Council made a decision to move forward on the Fitzgerald Field Bleacher Replacement Project at its Tuesday meeting. In May, the council set aside $750,000 to replace bleachers at the storied downtown baseball field. The construction cost estimate was expected to exceed the project budget. Staff entered a partnership with the Richmond […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: baseball, Benicia, Benicia City Council, Fitzgerald Field, Measure C

Fire Department debuts new engine

September 1, 2017 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

Benicians might take notice of Fire Station 11’s new fire engine when it flies down the street during an emergency. The Benicia Fire Department debuted its new engine at a ceremony Thursday. Members of the Benicia City Council, Benicia Police Department and the public along with the whole Fire Department were at the event. Fire […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Fire Department, Fire Engine 12, Measure C

Mario Giuliani: An update on Measure C progress

March 8, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

By Mario Giuliani Special to the Herald With these past few days of sunshine you may have had the opportunity to stroll down First Street. If so, you likely have observed crews working to repair areas of sidewalk. If your walk took you to the end of First Street, you may have leaned upon the […]

Filed Under: Features, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, Mario Giuliani, Measure C

Letters: Measure C and the city’s future

February 26, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

Hands off Measure C Good infrastructure is the foundation of a vibrant economy, literally. Communities need to maintain, repair and rebuild roads on an ongoing basis to keep everyone and everything moving. At the same time, all across California, lawmakers at the local, county and state Capitol level have made a habit out of diverting […]

Filed Under: Features, Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, Measure C, Steve Salomon

Letters: Measure C, sanctuary cities and more

February 2, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

Measure C priorities I was so delighted to see all the politico folks taking a bow over the nice railing. Do you think it is possible they could be as happy standing next to one of our ever growing potholes around town? I am getting to feel a bit like Nascar driver in order to […]

Filed Under: All Topics, Features, Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, Elizabeth Patterson, letters, Measure C, opinion, sanctuary city

Photo: Promenade railing ribbon cutting

January 12, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, Photo Tagged With: Benicia, Measure C, promenade railing, ribbon cutting

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