Ten years after its founding, the Vallejo Waterfront Weekend resumes this weekend in what organizers hope will be a way for families to have fun while supporting the restoration of the Mira Community Cultural Center. “Run and Row to the Rhythm of the City” is the theme of the event that has been expanded from […]
What the plastic bag ban entails
■ Single-use bags to be phased out in 2 years across California Starting July 1, 2015, grocery and pharmacy shoppers won’t get their merchandise handed to them in single-use plastic bags. By 2016, the ban will apply to convenience and liquor stores, too. Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 270 into law, a move […]
Panel, public talk rail safety
■ Experts from area agencies give views on oil-carrying trains at Fairfield meeting; residents offer input, seek more answers Government, health and safety experts offered their perspectives about the delivery of crude oil by train on Monday, and 50 residents who heard them in Fairfield offered lists of what they said else needs to be […]
Benicia in the Spotlight: City energy, sustainability policies earn awards
Benicia has received a pair of awards for its efforts to save energy and its policies and practices that promote sustainability, Climate Action Plan Coordinator Alex Porteshawver said Tuesday. The Spotlight Awards were given during the League of California Cities’ annual conference in Los Angeles.
U.S. Rep.: HUD grant to boost Vallejo Housing Authority education program
Vallejo Housing Authority has been awarded $68,107 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants that will continue a program to educate those living in public housing, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, said Tuesday. Thompson represents Benicia in the U.S. House. The money will be used for a Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinator, said […]
Fashionistas prepare to take over city
Celebrity designers to participate in 6th annual Benicia Fashion Runway Weekend Emmy Award-winner and Oscar nominee Patricia Field will be the featured designer this year for the Benicia Fashion Runway Weekend that starts Friday and runs three days. Other noted designers also will participate this year, said promoter Christina Strawbridge, owner of Christina S Fashion […]
Benicia Biz Beat: Makerspace plans costume workshop
HALLOWEEN IS ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AWAY — do you have your costume figured out? If not, don’t fret: Benicia Makerspace will have a workshop Wednesday that will let participants create costumes for the holiday. Tenaya Hurst will teach participants about wearable technology, including how to sew light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and sensors into clothes. Kits will be […]
League of Women Voters plans open house
The League of Women Voters Benicia will welcome the public to a fall open house Wednesday, when the organization will introduce its new board of directors and interim coordinating team. Members of the interim coordinating team are Vice President Niles Medders, Secretary Patricia Pepin and Director Susan Street.
Board to public: Let’s talk rail safety
■ Supervisors seek to facilitate ‘conversation’ Monday on hot-button issue Solano County Board of Supervisors is hoping the public will join in a “community conversation” on railroad safety Monday night. Solano County has 73 miles of railroad line within its borders, District 2 Supervisor Linda Seifert said. She is both board chairperson and Benicia’s representative […]
City close to seeking software bids, committee told
Computer system request for proposals ready by early ’15 Benicia is about 90 percent done in assessing its current needs before composing a request for proposals for new financial software programming that will affect every city department, Finance Director Karin Schnaider told the Finance Committee on Friday. The proposals request should be ready to be […]