Staff Report The Benicia Public Library’s Marilyn O’Rourke Gallery is accepting applications for its 2019 schedule of exhibitions, according to a news release by the library. Applications are open to all artists, and the deadline is Sept. 28. Applications and information about the exhibits are available on the library’s website at benicialibrary.org/gallery/submissions. Applications should be […]
Bob Livesay: The state of the Democratic Party in Benicia
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald I have been following politics for many years. The first election I voted in was 1954. My first presidential election was 1956. I voted for Eisenhower, and he won. You had to be 21 then, and I was not 21 for the 1952 presidential election. So as you […]
Fire Department receives $15K grant for vegetation management
Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department was recently awarded a $15,000 grant to expand the use of goats grazing in high risk, overgrown vegetation areas, according to a news release by the city. The grant was the result of a partnership between the California Fire Foundation and Pacific Gas & Electric, which have […]
Allison Martin: Reducing and cleaning up litter starts with all of us
By Allison Martin Special to the Herald Ten cigarette butts. Nine plastic bottles. Eight food wrappers. Seven plastic bottle caps. Six drink straws. Five dirty diapers. Four soda cans. Three old shirts. Two Styrofoam containers. One rubber tire. And I collected it all in just five minutes during the 2017 Coastal Cleanup Day in Solano […]
Voice of the Village: What’s up, doc?
By Judie Donaldson Do you ever have the feeling that you’d just like to go back to the good old days? You know, when life was simpler. I’m feeling this way today because I have an appointment with my doctor next week. When I was little, I thought that when you had a physical problem, […]
Sindy Harris: The anatomy of a litterer
By Sindy Harris Special to the Herald Benicia may have noticed a cleaner Interstate 780 and its ramps lately. My husband, Steve, and I hope so, since we adopted a three mile stretch of I780 and its adjoining on and off ramps through CalTrans’ Adopt-A-Highway program several months ago. We have become a bit obsessed […]
Letter: Film Festival was a pleasure
Film Festival was a pleasure I was delighted to attend the 5th annual Benicia Film Festival this past Labor Day weekend. I had the privilege to attend the Gala at 6 p.m. and the seven listed films at 8 p.m. (The audience watched a bonus film, making eight short films). My favorite film of the […]
Poetry Corner: Desmond Rutherford “Mirror in the Bog”
The susurrant music of the trees lulled me deeper into the moss-festooned forest Ladybird beetles expose mechanical wings and lift in a deafening machinery of emotion Earthworms expand and contract in an accordionic progression that, to the mole, is a scraping sandpaper shuffle Moles know moist dark movement is best, avoiding potato bugs is a […]
Poetry Corner: Regina Sparrow “Parents Be Nice”
This is dedicated to all the kids whose caregivers are angry, addicted, crazy, ill, stressed-out, checked-out, abusive, and shrill. You keep on seeking. You can love you. I know you can make it because I did it too. You may not know me, we’ve never met, but we love you out here, please don’t forget. […]
Benicia PD to raise breast cancer awareness through participation in Pink Patch Project
Staff Report Throughout October, the Benicia Police Department will be raising awareness of breast cancer through its first-ever participation in the Pink Patch Project (PPP), according to a city news release. The project is a collaborative effort between the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association and public safety agencies throughout the country. The […]