■ Incumbent cites experience with district, Benicia Editor’s note: Three terms on the Benicia Unified School District’s Governing Board of Trustees come to a close this year. Four candidates — three incumbents and one challenger — are vying for the three seats. Incumbents Peter Morgan and Rosie Switzer were featured in the Oct. 12 Benicia Herald. […]
Committee to review intersection design
Benicia Traffic, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Committee will consider Thursday whether the intersection of Military West and West Seventh Street should be modified. The panel will hear comments from the public and make recommendations to staff whether to begin a study of ways to improve safety and circulation at the intersection. Also on the meeting’s […]
BHS volleyball team has no trouble on road
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team toyed with host Fairfield for a while last Thursday before sweeping the Lady Falcons off the court, 25-9, 25-7, 25-17. It was the second-straight sweep in Solano County Athletic Conference play for Benicia (4-0, 2-0 SCAC). The Lady Panthers are 3-0 on the road to open the season. “The girls […]
Think, Dream, Play: Hypocrite’s nightmare
IT’S NO FUN BEING A HYPOCRITE. OK, there is some fun to it. Most of the enjoyment comes from the fact that you get to say all the good things about yourself that you want to say. And you get to believe those things, too. Then you can to do all the stuff you like […]
Thompson water legislation approved
Three pieces of water-related legislation written by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) has passed the House of Representatives. Benicia is in Thompson’s district, California House District 5. The legislation was passed as part of the Conference Report on House of Representatives Bill 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). The Conference […]
Oldtimers sweep a pair from Modesto behind Silva, Fade
The Benicia Oldtimers baseball team swept a doubleheader from host Modesto last Sunday, winning 9-5 and 6-0 behind complete games from pitchers Rick Silva and Brandon Fade. Silva allowed only three earned runs in Game 1 and scattered six hits in seven innings. Marco Santos, Roger Santos and Ernest Holquin each had two hits for […]
Annual fashion show to benefit seniors, low-income Benicians
Local luminaries will take to the catwalk wearing attire with a New York twist this month at the fifth annual luncheon and fashion show to benefit the Benicia Community Action Council’s senior meals program. The date, April 23, coincides with Administrative Professionals Day. Once again, Christina Strawbridge, owner of Christina S Fashion Destination and a […]
Winning cast brightens Contra Costa’s ‘August’
I WASN’T ACTUALLY PLANNING to catch this Contra Costa Civic Theatre production. There are times, like now, when a few promising shows are going on at the same time and I have to choose among them, usually favoring those most local to Benicia. Last Friday, though, just a couple of hours before showtime, the show […]
Benicia High School students go underwater with Cal Maritime
Thanks to a partnership with California Maritime Academy, students in Andrea Jenest’s oceanography class at Benicia High School not only have built underwater, remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs. The students also got to see how well their watercraft performed in challenging assignments. The collaboration between the Vallejo- based maritime academy and the high school is […]
Bang on the drums all day
THE 11TH BENICIA BAY WINTER REVIEW is Saturday at the Benicia High School gym, 1100 Military West. The drum line and color guard competition for high school and middle school students runs from 3:30-10 p.m. and features more than 30 groups from Northern California. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and $5 for […]