Benicia should be grateful to Terry Scott and Bernard Wormgoor for bringing to our attention the need to support the United States Coast Guard at this moment. In all the five branches of our military, their white ships are examples of how we expect our military to serve us. The broad mission of the Coast […]
Benicia council looks at amending campaign ordinance
Galen Kusic Editor At the Jan. 15 Benicia City Council meeting, an important discussion took place on the consideration of updating the City’s campaign ordinances at the request of Councilmember Tom Campbell. Following a discussion led by Campbell, the council provided direction to staff to study the Santa Clara campaign ordinance model dealing with dark […]
Terry Scott: We are all one people
I just wanted to share some thoughts about my experiences about this weekend as we helped collect donations for Coast Guard families in Benicia and Vallejo affected by the ongoing government shutdown. I clearly saw the underlying value that most Americans share. That value that we are all one people—not red. Not blue. Just Americans […]
Jason Kishineff: This was not Dr. King’s dream
The Democratic Party thinks that you have found equality and equal access, as long as the Democratic Party is the one making the decisions, instead of the Republicans, whom they accuse of outright racism. Yet the Democratic Party practices a form of racism, too – a more subtle, insidious racism, but it is racism nonetheless. […]
Weekend food and fund drive for local Coast Guard families a tremendous success
Benicia, CA— The results of the call to help local Coast Guard families with food, gift cards and cash donations this weekend was a wonderful success according to organizers. “While there are still some donation pledges left to collect,” said Terry Scott, including pledged gas cards from Valero, “volunteers raised more than $7,000 in […]
NorCal Rapist charged with 28 new counts of sexual assault
Staff Report Roy Charles Waller, 59, of Benicia, known as the “NorCal Rapist,” was charged with 28 new counts last week in addition to the dozen felony sexual assault charges he was arrested for in September. The charges stem from a long list of heinous crimes he allegedly committed dating back to 1991. Waller, a […]
A letter to Congressman Mike Thompson
Dear Mr. Thompson, I challenge you to a debate- again. I ran against you in 2018, and challenged you then, but you must not have received my letter, which I sent to all of your offices, or seen it printed in the newspaper, or seen me at a half dozen of your town halls holding […]
Advisory: Storm/Sandbag info from Solano OES
Message from Solano County Office of Emergency Services: The National Weather Service is forecasting a series of storms with the potentially most significant storm in this series to push through much of the state Wednesday afternoon through Thursday bringing the most widespread impacts this week • Heavy rain may cause debris flows on recent burn […]
Flood Awareness: Resources for Solano County
SOLANO COUNTY — Recent storm events are a reminder that this is the time of year when many areas of Solano County may be at risk of flooding. The Solano County Water Agency and Solano Resource Conservation District would like to remind residents that there are a variety of flood control resources available: The Real-time […]
Girl’s basketball observations
Saturday, I attended the Niki Showcase girl’s basketball event at Miramonte High School in Orinda. Some of the best teams in California were playing, and the games and players were certainly worth the admission price. However, it’s been very troubling to me to watch and observe various coach’s (and sometimes the parents as well) behavior […]