Residents urged to see official Saturday show Just as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced its concerns about how misuse of fireworks could threaten the state’s tinderbox conditions, Benicia Fire Chief Jim Lydon reminded residents this week that all private fireworks — including sparklers and those considered “safe and sane” — are […]
SCC chief stepping down
Dr. Jowel C. Laguerre is leaving Solano Community College to become chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, Yashica J. Crawford, SCC chief of staff, said. Laguerre will be succeeded by Stan Arterberry, chancellor emeritus of WestValley Mission Community College District, as interim SCC superintendent-president, Crawford said. The Board of Trustees of Peralta, a northern […]
Vacaville woman named to Board of Accountancy
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Deidre Robinson, 59, of Vacaville, to the California Board of Accountancy.
Community raises funds for hit-run victim
Benician hospitalized June 21 Friends say the 23-year-old victim of a hit-and-run accident remains in critical condition in a medically induced coma, and he and his family need the help a pair of local fundraisers starting Wednesday and an online drive may bring. Louis Miguel Torres was struck about 2:08 a.m. June 21 when he […]
Benician arrested in hit and run that injured pedestrian
A 24-year-old Benicia man has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left another Benicia man hospitalized in critical condition, Lt. Mike Greene said. The accident occurred about 2:08 a.m. June 21 at the intersection of East Fifth Street and Military East when 23-year-old Louis Miguel Torres was walking home after […]
SCC scores big with 2 grants
Solano Community College has been awarded a combined $722,715 from two grants, which the school will use to underwrite educational opportunities for students, Yashica J. Crawford, chief of staff, said. The larger of the two awards is a $622,715 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship Grant from the National Science Foundation.
Benicia Biz Beat: Save Mart extends Sonoma sponsorship
SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS has signed a multiple-year agreement that extends its co-sponsorship of the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Sonoma Raceway, track President Steve Page and Save Mart Co-president Nicole Pesco announced. The company, which has 16,000 employees, operates 217 stores under the brands Save Mart, Lucky, FoodMaxx, S-Mart Foods and Maxx Value […]
Former city fire chief dies at 85
Thomas Gieffels became volunteer firefighter in 1945; was interim chief by 1951 Thomas C. Gieffels, who became the youngest fire chief in the nation at 28 when the Benicia City Council appointed him to that position in 1951, died Wednesday at an area hospital after a brief illness. Gieffels, a Benicia native, grew up with […]
Bars plan fundraisers for injured bouncer
Two Benicia bars have announced fundraisers to help a local bouncer who remains hospitalized after being struck early Sunday by a motorist who left the scene of the accident. Louis Miguel Torres, who provides security at Rookies Sports Bar, 321 First St., was walking home after stopping by Bottom of the Fifth, 498-A Military East, […]
‘Comeback Kid’ wins Sonoma; first 1-2 Sprint Cup finish for Busch brothers
Kyle Busch, who started the 2015 Sprint Cup racing season hospitalized with a shattered leg and broken foot, won what many have called the most challenging race on the NASCAR circuit, the Toyota-Save Mart 350, Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. He and Kurt Busch finished 1-2, the first time the brothers have accomplished the feat at […]