The Napa/Solano Central Labor Council (NSLC), a labor collective representing Napa and Solano counties, announced its endorsements in local races via a Facebook post. According to the post, the NSCLC held 53 interviews with candidates in races throughout Solano and Napa counties over several days with a panel of more than 30 affiliate leaders. The […]
Council scrutinizes marina lease at Tuesday’s meeting
More than halfway through the Benicia Marina’s current lease period, the Benicia City Council received an overview and update on the property which prompted much discussion from councilmembers at Tuesday’s meeting. The history of the marina was delivered by Assistant City Manager Alan Shear, who said a marina has been on the minds of city […]
VOENA enrolling new students in September
Being a member of the local children’s choir Voices of Eve ’N’ Angels (VOENA) is a journey in a lot of ways. It can be a musical journey for youth who want to refine their singing talents, and ti can be a physical journey as members travel the globe to perform. Those who wish to […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: Is love better the second time around?
It has been six years since my son and daughter-in-law divorced. They spent 20 years together and had two sons. They went through their 30s and 40s together. As Eric, my son, approaches a second commitment, it looks like he learned a thing or two. I have gotten his permission to post a letter he […]
HPRC to go over interim design standards
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) will be conducting a study session to review interim objective design standards for multi-family housing proposals eligible for streamlined permitting under recent state law at its Thursday meeting. Senate Bill 35, authored by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), went into effect on Jan. 1. The goal is to […]
Benicia Heads Back to Class: What’s new, what to expect at Benicia Unified schools in 2018-19
Well, summer was fun while it lasted. Tomorrow, scores of students throughout Benicia will be heading back to class. No matter which school they are attending, every Benicia Unified School District site will have something different, whether it is new teachers, new administrators or new construction. The Herald caught up with the principals at the […]
A Different Drummer: Comfort zones begone
I got dragged out of my comfort zone repeatedly last week by my teenage grandsons, and though I struggled and grumbled along the way, I had a good time looking back. It was therapeutic. It made me realize how much fun exists just over one’s invisible barriers. “We’re watching the boys for four days next […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: My Daydream
I feel a daydream coming on, my mind is free to wander It’s just my way of killing time, and lets me think and ponder I’m not constrained by Earthly bonds, or by geography Each dream’s unique and lets me peek, in my psychology In some I rule the whole wide world, in others I’m […]
Wait wait, there’s one more council candidate; William Emes files in City Council race
Staff Report By Aug. 13, it appeared the Benicia City Council election would be a three-person race between Planning Commission Chair Kari Birdseye, Economic Development Board Chair Lionel Largaespada and former Councilmember Christina Strawbridge. However, an 11th hour filing by William Emes, Jr. during the nomination period extension has turned it into a four-person race. […]
School board receives Measure S update to start off academic year
With a new school year ready to commence, the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District heard an update on the Measure S bond projects at Thursday’s meeting. Measure S is an initiative that was approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond funding for renovation and upgrades of school […]