Benicia police are equipping themselves with the latest technology to battle the ever-growing opiate crisis in America. Last week, the Benicia Fire Department began training police to use Naloxone Hydrochloride, a drug designed to counteract the effects of opioids. Benicia Police said they began training to use Naloxone Hydrochloride, or Narcan as it is more […]
Semple teachers to face off in Lip Sync Battle fundraiser
(This post has been updated from the print edition.) Lip-syncing in music is often frowned upon (See: Milli Vanilli), but when it is turned into a competition, everybody wants to be a part of it. Lip-sync competitions certainly have become a sensation in the past couple of years. While simply mouthing the words to popular […]
BUSD trustees to vote on resolution requesting more money for California public schools
The superintendent of the Benicia Unified School District is asking school board trustees to support a resolution by the California School Boards Association (CSBA) requesting more money for state schools at Thursday’s BUSD Governing Board meeting. According to the resolution, “California has the sixth largest economy in the world and the largest Gross Domestic Product […]
Possible live grenade shuts down Benicia streets Sunday
A possible live grenade closed portions of downtown Benicia Sunday as police investigated the item. Around 5:15 p.m., a young boy found a grenade in the water at the bottom of First Street. The boy took the barnacle-covered grenade to show to his father who called the police immediately after discovering what was brought to […]
Year in Review 2017: City manager’s perspective
By Lorie Tinfow Special to the Herald “Nothing is constant but change,” and that has certainly been true for Benicia in 2017. My tenure began in April and I followed two interim managers who held down the fort after my predecessor left in 2016. There have been other staffing changes as well throughout the organization […]
Human rights advocate, former Olympian to speak at Solano Community College
Solano Community College will be commemorating Black History Month with a series of events throughout February. To kick things off, the college will be hosting a speech by noted Olympian and human rights activist Tommie Smith at the SCC Theatre. Smith was a track and field star who competed in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico […]
Gallerie Renee Marie to feature ‘A Flare of the Heart’ in February
By Vicki Byrum Dennis Special to the Herald February kicks off at Gallerie Renee Marie with a new exhibit, “A Flare of the Heart.” According to gallery co-owner Stephanie Gray, the theme of love, courtship, heartbreak and the heart itself has been interpreted very differently by each of the 11 artists who make up the […]
Report: Benicia shows slight improvement in tobacco control policies, still receives F grade
On Wednesday, the American Lung Association released its State of Tobacco Control 2018 report, which saw marked increases over the previous year for the tobacco control policies of California cities. The report noted that California was leading the nation in such policies, and the Bay Area was one such contributor. Benicia made slight improvements, but […]
Bay Area bridge toll increases on June ballot
The decision over whether or not to raise the toll prices on Bay Area bridges— including the Benicia-Martinez Bridge— rests in the hands of Bay Area voters. The Bay Area Toll Authority unanimously voted to place a measure to approve $3 in fees on all the Bay Area’s toll-operated bridges— minus the independently operated Golden […]
Mary Farmar students taking part in kindness challenge all week
Elementary schoolers already have a tendency to be kind, but this week at Mary Farmar Elementary School, students are taking it to a whole new level. For the second year in a row, Farmar is taking part in the Great Kindness Challenge, an international bullying prevention initiative in which students spend the last week of […]