Regulating cannabis is working The results of a recent state-commissioned California Healthy Kids Survey concluded that fewer teens are consuming cannabis post-legalization. Students told surveyors cannabis is harder to get now than it was a few years ago. This is exactly in line with what proponents of regulated cannabis believed would happen if the dark […]
Candidate’s Night set for Sept. 12
Staff Report As election season begins and yard signs for candidates pop up all throughout town, many Benicians may be trying to decide which of the four City Council candidates to vote for. For those trying to get a sense of where the candidates stand on certain issues, the Chamber of Commerce will be providing […]
Voice of the Village: The Six Percent Solution
By Diana Choquette Keeping our brains healthy as we age is a common concern these days. We are exhorted to eat certain foods, take various supplements, solve puzzles, get our exercise, learn new things, etc. Just as I was about to start writing this article, I read of a new study indicating our little gray […]
Flashback Friday: Herald headlines for the week of Sept. 2, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago School Opening Is Postponed To Sept. 27 (September 2, 1943) Benicia schools will open Monday, September 27, instead of September 13 as originally planned. The change was made presumably due to the final state clearance for the school in The Highlands before it was occupied as a school […]
Mystery author to speak at Benicia Public Library in September
Local mystery author David Corbett will stop by the Benicia Public Library in the September to promote his new book “The Long-Lost Letters of Doc Holliday.” Corbett’s book is about the reappearance of the most notorious love letters in American history, which were previously thought to have been destroyed more than a century ago. Arts […]
Les Overlock: Entering the world of Frida Kahlo in new Bedford Gallery exhibit
Art Review by Les Overlock Special to the Herald “The World of Frida” combines juried and invitational shows with a national photography exhibit at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek. Art and photographs celebrating the life, style and legacy of the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo runs through Sept. 16. I attended the opening a […]
Bob Livesay: Not all endorsements are necessarily equal
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald As we approach the Labor Day holiday, the City Council election scramble starts to move very fast. Signs will be out all over town and residents can expect in-home endorsement meetings, venue meetings, mailers, newspaper ads, social media overtaken by comments and more. For this article, I will […]
Intersection at Hillcrest, East 2nd to experience traffic interruptions Thursday
Staff Report The Public Works Department has issued a traffic advisory Thursday for the signalized intersection at Hillcrest Avenue and East 2nd Street between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. while a contractor installs new battery backup equipment, according to a city news release. The intersection’s traffic lights may be flashing or experience a […]
Photo: Matthew Turner celebrates 25 years
Birdseye nets endorsements from Rep. Thompson, local Democratic groups
Staff Report Kari Birdseye, chair of the Benicia Planning Commission and a candidate in the City Council election, garnered four endorsements over the last two weeks, including one from Benicia’s representative in Congress, Rep. Mike Thompson. “I’ve endorsed Kari because she shares our vision of serving the community to make Benicia the best that it […]