Benicia’s Office of Economic Development, Benicia Chamber of Commerce and Benicia Main Street are asking residents to “Skip the Mall, Shop Small,” and patronize local stores during the holidays, Teri Davena, OED administrative secretary, said.
Thanksgiving Day both historic, modern
Plymouth has long been known as site of 1st observance; but other places say they celebrated the holiday earlier Thanksgiving Day means banks, post office lobbies and Benicia’s own municipal buildings — including City Hall, Benicia Community Center, the Senior Center and the public library — will be closed. More and more, retailers that normally […]
City manager: Measure C only slows city loss
❒ Recently passed sales tax hike isn’t panacea for all budget concerns, he says The penny increase in Benicia’s sales tax, approved Nov. 4 by local voters, will slow the city’s losses, but it’s not the only fiscal solution it needs. That’s the message City Manager Brad Kilger and Finance Director Karin Schnaider shared last […]
Medical officer: County Ebola drill a success
Hospitals, responders prepare for virus A test earlier this month to determine whether Solano County emergency responders were prepared to handle a local case of Ebola virus was successful, Dr. Michael Stacey, Solano County chief medical officer, said. The test was performed Nov. 20, when Solano County Department of Health and Social Services’ Emergency Services […]
3 Benicia businesses busted selling booze to police decoy
Three local businesses failed unannounced compliancy checks last week when employees sold alcoholic beverages to a minor decoy working with Benicia Police Department and agents from the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), Lt. Michael Greene said.
Report: Residents using even less water than city asked
Benicia City Council received Public Works Director Graham Wadsworth’s report on Benicia’s water consumption at its last meeting Nov. 18, and the news was good. Since January the community has reduced its water use by 19 percent when compared to the same time frame in 2013, Wadsworth reported. And the numbers are even better since […]
CHP issues Thanksgiving caution
❒ Holiday weekend is ‘one of the busiest travel periods of the year,’ common time for accidents Plenty of motorists will be traveling during Thanksgiving holidays, and Jaime Coffee of the California Highway Patrol Media Relations Office said that means risks are higher for serious and deadly traffic collisions. “The extended Thanksgiving weekend is one […]
SolTrans offers discounted transit rides in Benicia
Starting Friday, SolTrans is offering multiple discounted rides during the holidays. The transit system will not operate Thursday, in observance of Thanksgiving. But for the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend, Friday through Sunday, passengers can pay 25 cents for local cash fares or $1 for a day pass.
One dead, one critical after Vallejo shooting
One man has died and another was reported in critical condition Tuesday night after Vallejo police received reports of a shooting in the area of 501 Fairgrounds Drive, Sgt. Steven Cheatham said.
Council OKs state-mandated housing regulations
Benicia City Council has introduced an ordinance for transitional and supportive housing and emergency shelters that would bring the city into compliance with California mandates. The Council also adopted an update of its Housing Element to assure there’s space for housing that is affordable to those in low-income brackets. That document is one of the […]