Group: Not trying to ‘turn off the lights’ On Tuesday, the Benicia City Council will vote on a resolution to renew the Benicia Business Improvement District (BID), in which businesses in designated areas of a town are required to pay taxes to help fund projects within the district’s boundaries. In 2012, business owners on First […]
Downtown Business Alliance advocates for keeping tree lights on
Anybody who has walked down First Street has definitely seen the decorative lights wrapped around the trees giving off an illuminating glow. What may not be common knowledge is that these lights were brought by the Downtown Benicia Alliance (DBA) in 2012 as part of the Business Improvement District (BID) program. The goal of the […]