BENICIA – Local children’s charities Wed. received a total of $400,000 from employees of the Valero Benicia Refinery who helped raise the funds through the Valero Energy Foundation and the company’s sponsorship of the 2019 Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children in San Antonio. “This is just one of several Valero locations that will […]
Vallejo Symphony guest pianist Bobby Mitchell to perform at Empress Theatre this weekend
Galen Kusic, Editor The Vallejo Symphony opens its 88th season “Great and Noble” Nov. 2 and 3 with renowned American pianist Bobby Mitchell at the Empress Theatre for “Beginnings and Endings.” Mitchell, who currently resides in Freiburg, Germany and plays concerts all over the world, was thrilled when he received an invitation to join the […]
City of Benicia honors Valero Refinery with 50th anniversary proclamation
Galen Kusic, Editor (This article was originally published in the Oct. 18 print edition of the Herald) At Tue. night’s council meeting, a Proclamation was made to the Benicia Valero Refinery from the City, Senator Bill Dodd and Assemblymember Tim Grayson’s offices celebrating 50 years. But what was undoubtedly the highlight of the night was […]
Council adopts amended cannabis zoning ordinance in 3-2 vote
Galen Kusic, Editor (This article was originally published in the Oct. 18 print edition of the Herald) On Tue. the Benicia City Council voted 3-2 in favor of amending the current cannabis zoning ordinance, lifting several restrictions that were in place regarding cannabis businesses within the City. The amendment to the ordinance allows delivery-only use […]
Benicia community embraces OSU neuroscience summer intern
Galen Kusic, Editor (This article was originally published in the Aug. 25 print edition of the Herald) Ohio State University junior and neuroscience major Kelsey Remeis courageously traveled across the country to Benicia to intern and study with Keira Lynn Ufalusi of Benicia Health and Fitness Gym this summer. Remeis found Ufalusi through a search […]
Benicia resident earns Eagle Scout rank; constructs housing for military flags
Galen Kusic, Editor (This article was originally published in the June 30 print edition of the Herald) Benicia resident Brandon Andrew May achieved the respectful rank of Eagle Scout recently with Troop 7007, Benicia’s oldest Boy Scout Troop. The troop was established over a century ago, pre-1917. Brandon’s Eagle Project, a community improvement project that […]
Benicia third grader wins AACI scholarship
Galen Kusic, Editor (This article was originally published in the June 23 print edition of the Herald) Asian Americans for Community Involvement’s (AACI) Growing Up Asian in America program collected 400 entries from K-12 Bay Area students in honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month in May. The theme, “My Contribution to America” featured the voice […]
AB 290 would impede my health, could halt my life-saving kidney dialysis treatments by Emily Turner
– Emily Turner is a dialysis patient living in Benicia For 32 years, I’ve worked as a preschool teacher, including running my own preschool. I truly enjoyed the joys of giving back to others. But now I am feeling forgotten by the very society to which I contributed, as California lawmakers consider a bill sponsored […]
Hiking back in time April: Rockville Hills Park and a “Western Message board” too far by Richard DeGraffenreid
Welcome back to my monthly column focused on local day hiking destinations, that with a little imagination, will take you back in time to when our local Native Americans lived in a Garden of Eden we now call home. For more hiking ideas, go to www.eastbayhillpeople.com and read the “Travelogue Blog” tab. This month’s hike […]
Northern California military veterans enjoy 2019 PGA Championship experience
While Brooks Koepka took home the coveted Wanamaker Trophy as the 2019 PGA Champion, four military Veterans with disabilities from Northern California, including Valerie Grist, a U.S. Airforce Veteran from Benicia, enjoyed a special experience during PGA Championship week. After traveling 3,000 miles across the country, the Veterans representing the Northern California PGA Section, arrived […]