The school board unanimously approved the submission of two applications for Proposition 51 Career Technical Education (CTE) Facilities Grant funding for Benicia High School’s Performing Arts Building (PAB) at its Thursday meeting. Proposition 51 was approved by California voters in the 2016 election to provide $9 billion in bond funding which in turn would provide […]
Offshoot of Vallejo donut shop opens in Benicia
Somewhere, Homer Simpson is making plans to travel from Springfield to Benicia. The town finally has its own donut shop on Columbus Parkway. Daily Donuts, which aims to bring glazed and sprinkled treats to Benicia, had its soft opening in September and officially opened on Halloween. However, its roots go back even further, as the […]
Council to vote on cannabis delay, water rates Tuesday
A continuance of a cannabis ordinance and the first reading of an amendment to change the water rates are two items up for discussion for the Benicia City Council’s Tuesday meeting. The City Council will be voting on a moratorium related to cannabis uses in order for more time to be devoted to a study […]
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Panelists answer questions on Industrial Safety Ordinance
Six months after the Benicia City Council last discussed a local Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO), a panel was held Tuesday at the Benicia Public Library to go over Contra Costa County’s ISO and make a push for something similar in Benicia. In May, the Valero Benicia Refinery underwent an emergency shutdown as Pacific Gas & […]
Armed man injured in officer shootout
A 25-year-old armed man was shot and injured by deputies from the Solano County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday evening after he fired a rifle at deputies. Around 6 p.m. Solano County officers arrived at the home of Chase Wiley on the 700 block of Primrose Lane in to conduct a felony probation compliance check, a […]
Benician’s documentary on fire victims gets screened at several Sonoma County theaters
A Benicia filmmaker’s short documentary “Forgotten Fire Victims,” about how Wine Country farmworkers and day laborers had been affected by the Atlas and Tubbs fires in October, is being shown in several Sonoma-area theaters for the next few weeks. John Beck has directed several documentaries, including two about the wine industry. His 2012 film “Harvest” […]
BUSD applying for grant funding for BHS Performing Arts Building renovation
School board will vote on resolution at Thursday’s meeting The school board will be voting to approve the submission of two applications requesting grant funding for renovation of Benicia High School’s Performing Arts Building (PAB) at its Thursday meeting. In May, an informational meeting was held at Benicia High to discuss two items. One was […]
Signups available for Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
Gobble, gobble and a little wobble. The Tim and Jeannie Hamann Foundation will host its first Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov 23. The 5k race begins at 8 a.m and will not be timed. There will be prizes such as gift baskets and items provided by local businesses, and the event will be […]
Benicia High news broadcast program continues to evolve
Lights, camera, action…lots and lots of action. That is the best way to describe Benicia High School’s Panther TV. Since its inception in 2013, the weekly web series that serves as an offshoot of the film production class has had the same goal: to deliver the news of on-campus happenings to students and their parents […]