A late-afternoon reception June 12 with wine and savories will raise money for the Carquinez Village Project, and give Benicians a chance to learn more about the “virtual village” designed to help aging residents stay in their homes. The event will include a silent auction. Members of the Carquinez Village Steering Committee and other volunteers […]
Council expands wastewater contract
Benicia City Council has added more duties and $23,500 to its contract with EOA, a firm that has been providing technical assistance to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Since Sept. 18, 2014, the firm has helped city staff prepare for a mandated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Wastewater Permit, a Local Limits review of […]
Benicia woman to bicycle across country for housing awareness
A Benicia woman who has sung for VOENA and volunteered in Canvasback Missions’ medical clinics is taking on another cause. Recent college graduate Kenya Wright is bicycling across the country to raise awareness for the need for affordable housing. Wright, 21, who just wrapped up her senior year at Brown University, in Providence, R.I., said […]
Liberty students hail greenhouse restoration
Master Gardeners teach art of growing After a lapse of six years, Liberty High School’s greenhouse has been restored. Not only that, but students have been using it to grow produce, Solano County Master Gardener Monique Moench said. Moench and Master Gardeners Gene Ekenstam, Barbara Johnston, Sharon Rico, Sheila Clyatt and Rana Nassar have been […]
Benicians team up again to offer STEM day
■ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics event for girls slated for June 14 Two Benicia women are teaming up again this month to encourage girls to get interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, or as it’s often abbreviated, STEM. This month, Girls in STEM Day will take place at the Vallejo Yacht Club […]
Council extends CAP coordinator pact one year
■ Commission had sought city funds to keep Climate Action Plan contractor for 2 years Benicia City Council agreed Tuesday with a Community Sustainability Commission recommendation to extend Alex Porteshawver’s time as the city’s contract Climate Action Plan coordinator. But the Council opted only to extend Porteshawver’s contract by a year, not the two requested […]
Going to bat for charity
Benicia artists design San Francisco Giants-themed bats Painters usually create works of art on flat canvases or heavy paper stretched onto a frame. But two Benicia artists and a third from San Francisco were given an unusual task, to paint portraits of three Giants ball players onto the cylindrical “canvas” of Louisville Slugger baseball bats. […]
CHP to run DUI checkpoint Friday
The California Highway Patrol won’t say where, but its officers will be conducting a checkpoint in Benicia starting at 8 Friday night, Officer Chris Parker said.
Council approves two-year budget
■ Modified ‘status quo’ document covers ’15-’17; Human Services Board grants boosted Benicia City Council unanimously approved a “status quo” budget for Fiscal Years 2015-17 Tuesday night, but modified it by increasing the amount of money allotted to the Human Services Board for grants to agencies that help the less fortunate. During the Council’s May […]
Benicia Scouts get badges at Court of Honor
Benicia Boy Scout Troop 7007 recognized its members’ achievements in both rank and in earned merit badges during a Court of Honor on Tuesday, a ceremony attended by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3928, which chartered the troop. Led by Scoutmaster Scott May, the local troop has 35 registered members. Those who […]