At Thursday’s school board meeting, the Benicia Unified School District welcomed Stephanie Rice as the new coordinator of education services. In this role, she will be working at all grade levels and curricular areas to support instructional programs and practices at each school. Rice graduated from Benicia High School in 1992, attended Sonoma State University […]
Council approves renewal of Benicia Business Improvement District
The Benicia City Council voted in favor of the renewal of the Benicia Business Improvement District (BID) at its Tuesday meeting. Economic Development Manager Mario Giuliani began the discussion by explaining why the City Council was voting to renew the BID. The BID was a 2012 agreement between the city of Benicia and First Street […]
BUSD chief business official discusses declining enrollment
New BHS career courses highlighted Benicia Unified School District’s chief business official went over the district’s decline in enrollment at Thursday’s Governing Board meeting. Tim Rahill noted that BUSD has been experiencing a slight decrease in enrollment over the last few years, although prior to that enrollment numbers had been stable for a number of […]
907 Grill changes menu to attract new customers
Millennials killed the menu at 907 Grill. Rest in peace, old 907 menu. Don’t worry though. There’s a new menu at 907 Grill, and millennials are to thank for it. Tucked away at 907 First St., 907 Grill has grown a loyal customer base and become a destination spot in Benicia since it first opened […]
USS Indianapolis survivor pleased about cruiser’s discovery
Harold Bray of Benicia was one of 1,196 men aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was struck by a Japanese submarine in 1945 and one of only 317 to make it out alive after the cruiser sunk. He is one of only 22 survivors alive today. The location of the wreckage of the cruiser remained […]
Fire chief takes new position in Coronado
Staff Report Benicia Fire Chief Jim Lydon was tapped as the new fire chief of Coronado in San Diego County on Wednesday. Lydon will take over the position next month. Lydon was sworn in as fire chief in 2013, succeeding Steve Vucurevich after he retired that year. Prior to that, Lydon had spent 32 years […]
Listen, Benicia: Famed syndicated columnist and city native Elsie Robinson will be focus of Capitol event
While Benicia today is well-known as an artist’s community, it has also been home to several famous writers. It was where Jack London famously resided for a period and where Stephen Vincent Benet spent his youth. Benicia was also the birthplace of a 20th century syndicated columnist named Elsinore Justinia Robinson— better known to the […]
City Council tackles canabis survey results
Cannabis was the topic of discussion at the Benicia City Council meeting Tuesday. In June, the city of Benicia created the Benicia Town Hall website, a place where citizens could participate in an online survey as a way for the city to better garner the community’s zeitgeist. The cannabis survey opened on June 7 and […]
BHS senior spends summer doing medical research at UC Davis
How did you spend your summer? Did you go to the pool? Did you go on a trip? Did you spend some much-needed relaxation around the house? You probably did any combination of the above plus some additional summer activities, but you probably did not spend your summer doing research at UC Davis’ School of […]
School board to discuss dwindling student enrollment
Benicia Unified School District’s student enrollment for the 2017-18 school year is smaller than initially anticipated. Chief Business Official Tim Rahill will discuss the current enrollment numbers at Thursday’s school board meeting. At a meeting in February, Rahill noted that prior to the 2016-17 school year, BUSD had five to eight years of stable enrollment […]