After former Benicia Unified School District groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson successfully sued Monsanto over claims that a nearly daily use of its product Roundup gave him cancer, community members have wondered if the district would cease using the product. For BUSD, that decision came before the verdict was announced. Johnson served as an integrated pest manager […]
New restaurants join familiar favorites for Taste of First Street
Benicia foodies, if you want to designate Tuesday as a night to eat out, you have many dining options and Benicia Main Street will allow you to sample 18 of them for its annual Taste of First Street. Benicia Main Street began Taste of First Street 11 years ago as a promotion for its numerous […]
Benicia Democrats endorse Birdseye, Dean in local races
Staff Report At its Tuesday meeting, the Progressive Democrats of Benicia interviewed candidates for the Benicia City Council and Solano County Board of Education. Club members cast their votes and announced the results on Wednesday. Of the three candidates running for City Council, Planning Commission Chair Kari Birdseye and former Councilmember Christina Strawbridge. Ultimately, Birdseye […]
St. Paul’s Community Meal program celebrating 20 years with picnic
When St. Paul’s Episcopal Church considered the possibility of doing a community meal program in 1998, questions arose over whether it would be a hit. “Nobody wanted to believe that Benicia had a need for such a meal,” Program Coordinator Debi Hall said. Twenty years later, the Community Meal Program is still going strong and […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Thibodeau
Thibodeau Thibodeau came to me in the middle of the night while scratching my own back. I went downstairs to check him out on Yahoo to make sure he wasn’t carrying some hex from a cane field or Botany Lab. No, the coast was clear, I could spell him anyway I wanted, my Thibodeau wore […]
Andrew Kelly: Free speech advocates mistaken in defending Alex Jones
One of the newest hot-button debates surrounding free speech in America is that of controversial talk show host Alex Jones’ content being removed from a plethora of streaming services such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Spotify, as well as the deletion of his social media platforms. Many on the left and center say that this was […]
Voice of the Village: How’s your relationship with your grandchildren?
By Lois Requist I’ve always gotten a kick out of Judith Martin, who writes the Miss Manners column in many newspapers. I like her common sense. Recently, a mother wrote to Miss Manners, saying that her parents had moved across the country to be near their daughter and her family. The mother said she had […]
Flashback Friday: Herald headlines for the week of Aug. 19, 1943, 1968 and 1993 (WEB EXCLUSIVE)
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago City Acts to Have City Streets Improved (August, 19, 1943) At an adjourned meeting of the City Council held Thursday, August 12 at the City Hall, a resolution of intention was passed authorizing the formation of Street Assessment District No. 1, whereby certain streets in Benicia will be […]
Devon Minnema: The ongoing impact of the Jones Act
There are many obscure laws out there that affect our communities, however there are few as impactful on West Coast communities than the Jones Act, also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. First, a quick definition of a somewhat rare term. “Cabotage” is the shipping of goods by water to and from ports […]
Council to receive update on Benicia Marina lease
For the sole business item on the Benicia City Council’s agenda, the council will receive an update on the Benicia Marina, a history of its development and a summary of the current operating agreement at the council’s Tuesday meeting. According to a staff report by Assistant City Manager Alan Shear, the city obtained the […]