A bill that would modernize and expand the SolTrans Curtola Park-and-Ride hub in Vallejo has been signed into law, state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, said. Wolk, who wrote the legislation, is Benicia’s representative in the state Senate. She called the park-and-ride site “a vital transportation hub in Solano County.” Brown signed Wolk’s Senate Bill 1368 […]

City Council hears about energy options, advantages, drawbacks A panel of state and local experts described the operations of community choice aggregation agencies Tuesday night during a workshop before Benicia City Council. Interim Community Development Director Dan Marks described the way local governments work with the third-party agencies to obtain or develop renewable power that […]

Air quality is expected to be unhealthy Thursday, so the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has declared a Spare the Air alert for smog. It is the eighth such alert the district has issued, Ralph Borrmann, district spokesman, said. “High temperatures and low winds, paired with motor vehicle exhaust and potential wildfire smoke from […]

Board of Supervisors sets ‘informational meeting’ for Sept. 29 Solano County Board of Supervisors will look at how emergency responders should enhance their ability to respond to any incident along the county’s 73 miles of railroad track in an informational session later this month, District 2 Supervisor and board Chairperson Linda Seifert said. Seifert is […]

Benicia’s Business Resource Incentive Program has received the Helen Putnam Award for excellence in city business relations, Mario Giuliani, economic development manager, said. The award was announced during the League of California Cities Conference in Los Angeles. It is the third time Benicia has received the award. Its community-oriented policing programs earned the honor in […]

■ Police not called after car wheels left track early Sunday Two Union Pacific Railroad locomotives slipped off the track in UP’s automotive yard in Benicia early Sunday, Aaron Hunt, director of corporate relations and media, said Tuesday. “There were no injuries, no spills of any kind and no impact to motorists or others in […]

A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew was instrumental in finding the victims of a fatal single-vehicle crash on a rural dirt road in unincorporated Solano County, Sgt. Mike Lehman said.

A new law effective Sept. 16 will require motorists to give bicyclists more room, California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Jaime Coffee said. According to the law, a driver must allow 3 feet of distance when overtaking or passing a bicyclist. If 3 feet is not available, a driver must then slow to a safe […]