Kimono, a new Japanese teppanyaki restaurant, has moved into the building formerly occupied by Pappas Restaurant, the eatery that failed about a year after being featured in the third season of the television show “Restaurant Impossible.” The new restaurant opens Friday, the culmination of an extensive renovation, owner John Meric said.
Benicia Biz Beat: ‘Spring Tea’ at Camellia
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF BENICIA WILL HAVE ITS ANNUAL SPRING TEA, with seatings Saturday and Sunday at Camellia Tea Room. The event coincides with Benicia Main Street’s “Benicia in Bloom.” “Camellia Tea Room will offer a traditional tea,” said Nancy Martinez, Main Street’s executive director. In addition, those attending will get to participate in drawings for […]
Bipartisan support for rail safety bill
The state Senate has approved Sen. Lois Wolk’s bill that would mandate adequate crew for trains and light engines carrying freight in California. The legislation, Senate Bill 730, passed by a 23-11 supportive bipartisan vote.
LEGO store seeks move to former gallery
BrickSpace, a, LEGO retail store and learning center, may be the new tenant at 621 First St., former site of a cooperative artists studio that moved to 309 First St. Fary Koh will ask Tuesday for a use permit so BrickSpace can move from 946 Tyler St. to the vacant building owned by David Hayer, […]
MCE switchover still news to some
Mayor: No cause for ‘anger, hostility’ Since 2012, the Benicia Community Sustainability Commission has been trying to tell power customers about Marin Clean Energy as its default electricity provider and the city’s chance to look into community choice aggregation, Climate Action Plan Coordinator Alex Porteshawver said. After Council decisions beginning last year that led to […]
State Water Board: Benicia must conserve 28 percent
California State Water Resources Control Board decided Tuesday that Benicians must cut back their use by 28 percent, not the 20 percent originally issued as a guideline last year and as a statewide mandate this year. The board’s decision gets a 10-day Office of Administrative Law review before it becomes effective. While the board was […]
‘Status quo’ for 2-year budget
❒ No major changes mulled as consideration of city fiscal blueprint begins Benicia’s next two-year General Fund budget should resemble the previous edition with few changes, except those that could address the recurring problem that expenditures continue to outpace revenue, Assistant City Manager Anne Cardwell and Finance Director Karin Schnaider have advised the City Council. […]
2 injured in Vallejo shooting
Two men were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being shot in the vicinity of Mark and Taper streets north of State Highway 37, Vallejo, Lt. Kenny Park said.
Council OKs grant levels
❒ Increase to arts groups agreed to by 3-2 vote, but panel ‘will have to vote again’ Benicia City Council agreed Tuesday that the city’s nonprofit organizations should get more money than recommended by advisory panels and city staff. But they split, 3-2, on how much those groups should get. If changing the amounts the […]
Distracted driver nearly hits CHP officer
A motorist who was paying more attention to a crash instead of traffic nearly struck a California Highway Patrol officer and stopped shy of a tree after leaving West Interstate 80 after passing the West Texas Street undercross in Fairfield, Officer Christopher Parker said Tuesday.