I made it through high school without a clue. I didn’t know why I was there or where I was going. I don’t recall having too many trips to the guidance counselor. I didn’t have a complex life plan. Go to school, then work. School was not a means, but an end, something I had […]
City announces results of 2018 Coastal Cleanup Day
Staff Report According to a news release by Carrie Chase, Benicia’s water quality technician, 555 people came to the city’s shores and streets to pick up more than two metric tons of debris during the 34th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. According to Chase, the No. 1 item picked up this year was cigarette butts […]
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Officials, candidates decry campaign calls
As election season shifts further into gear, several Benicians have reported receiving calls purporting to be surveys about the City Council election while asking questions reportedly putting one of its candidates in a negative light. One person who reported hearing the call was Vice Mayor Steve Young, who detailed his experiences with a recent call […]
Council to vote on adopting downtown design guidelines
Following 12 months of discussion at various commissions, amendments to the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan’s (DHCP) design guidelines will go before the Benicia City Council for adoption at Tuesday’s meeting. In Sept. 2017, the council approved an agreement with the State Office of Historic Preservation for a $40,000 Certified Local Government Grant to update the […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Freewheeling
Toilet tanks, gates, latches, door locks, closet clothes poles, landscape grooming, Weedeating on occasion, Special Carpentry Projects, all manner of Honey Do Handyman work – these are the things that I currently do for self-employment and have done for these past 16 years. Before that I cleaned roots and clogs from sewer lines in three […]
Voice of the Village: What would an age-friendly world look like?
By Lois Requist The World Health Organization has a vision which is to “facilitate the inclusion of older persons to make our world more age-friendly.” The organization believes “An age-friendly world enables people of all ages to actively participate in community activities and treats everyone with respect, regardless of their age.” So what does […]
Letters: Yep, it’s election season
Swaying the vote I get a kick out of the campaign season and have for the past 25 years or so. I remember a day when local, city elections were supposed to be free from political parties. Then in the early 2000s, Dan Smith (the first to do so that I remember) mentioned that the […]
Five school board candidates speak at LWV forum
School safety, mental health and district budgeting were among the topics addressed by prospective school board trustees at Wednesday’s candidate’s forum at the Benicia Public Library. As part of its efforts to ensure a more informed voting populace, Benicia’s League of Women Voters hosted a forum with the five candidates in the Dona Benicia […]
USS Indianapolis survivor joins author for library event
Staff Report Harold Bray, a longtime Benicia resident and survivor of the infamous torpedo attack on the USS Indianapolis, will discuss his harrowing experiences following that incident in a speech at the Benicia Public Library in October. He will be joined by one of the authors of a book about the Indianapolis sinking. […]