The Grocery Outlet on Marin Street in Vallejo underwent a health-conscious makeover yesterday, and consumers will get to see these changes with a celebration at the store Thursday. The discount grocery chain was the eighth in Solano County to receive a “Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community” makeover from VibeSolano Alliance, a coalition of stakeholders […]
Benicia ranks on list of America’s top ‘beach towns’ for second year in a row
Benicia has cemented its status as a waterfront community by being named as one of the most livable “beach towns” in the United States by personal finance site WalletHub. It even bested last year’s rank of No. 34 by slotting in at No. 22. Of course, what constitutes a “beach town” is purely subjective. Many […]
Carquinez Village to host house concert with Paper Moon
Carquinez Village knows how to throw a house party. The local organization aimed at connecting and supporting seniors will be hosting Bay Area singing duo Paper Moon in the comfort of one of the Village member’s homes. Paper Moon are a Vallejo duo consisting of guitarist Leo Cavanagh and violist Katrina Wreede who specialize in […]
Benicia Historical Museum strikes ‘gold’ with new temporary exhibition
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 triggered a seven-year population influx and economic boom in the appropriately named Golden State for what became known as the California Gold Rush. Benicia played a part in the Gold Rush, as can be seen in the upcoming Benicia Historical Museum exhibition “Benicia’s Gold Rush Story,” […]
Photo: Benicia having a Night Out
Council OKs pension trust, allocation of money
The Benicia City Council unanimously voted to direct staff to begin establishing a pension trust fund for CalPERS benefits and allocate a one-time amount of $1.7 million received from a 2017 property tax appeal settlement from Valero at its Tuesday meeting. The city provides retirement benefits for employees through its participation in CalPERS, which allows […]
EDB will review June’s Southampton Business Walk at tonight’s meeting
A review of the Economic Development Board’s (EDB) most recent Business Walk is on the agenda for a busy meeting tonight. The EDB hosted its first Business Walk in September to gauge the concerns of local business owners, with walks taking place in certain retail districts throughout town roughly every two months. The first walk […]
CPUC: 2017 Valero outage result of PG&E mistakes regarding electric component
A report by the California Public Utilities Commission said the power outage at the Valero Benicia Refinery which led to a flareup and shutdown of the Industrial Park in 2017 was the result of a failed voltage transformer at Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) Bahia Substation and not providing adequate training or documents related to […]
Giant Osprey wins Obtainium Cup award
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Despite assaults by flying monkeys, robots, zombies, pirates and sharks, a giant Osprey handled by Tree Bartlett, Nick Busch, Dan Baron and Valerie and Michael Nelson won the Obtainium Cup trophy Sunday afternoon on Mare Island in Vallejo. In its seventh year, the Obtainium Cup […]
Former BHS teacher chosen to direct Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park production
Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park is going deep— in more ways than one— for this year’s play, which is directed by a well-known forner Benicia educator. Christine Mani, who taught theater at Benicia High School for 17 years, is directing “Measure for Measure,” which kicks off a four-week run in multiple cities Friday. […]