By Senator Bill Dodd and Mayor Elizabeth Patterson Coronavirus has brought wrenching change to our community, forcing us to pause our normal lives. Families are feeling economic uncertainty as businesses shut down and workers stay home to stop the spread. Parents face the challenge of home-schooling kids. And there is widespread fear about what infection […]
San Francisco Bay dredging proposal a handout to oil industry
By Isabella Zizi, Climate Campaigner, Stand.earth From the outside looking in, the Bay Area is a bastion of progressive values and environmental stewardship, but when you look a little bit closer, the picture isn’t nearly as pretty. Right now, with support from local governments, the federal Army Corps of Engineers is pushing forward a proposal […]
AB 290 would impede my health, could halt my life-saving kidney dialysis treatments by Emily Turner
– Emily Turner is a dialysis patient living in Benicia For 32 years, I’ve worked as a preschool teacher, including running my own preschool. I truly enjoyed the joys of giving back to others. But now I am feeling forgotten by the very society to which I contributed, as California lawmakers consider a bill sponsored […]
Hiking back in time April: Rockville Hills Park and a “Western Message board” too far by Richard DeGraffenreid
Welcome back to my monthly column focused on local day hiking destinations, that with a little imagination, will take you back in time to when our local Native Americans lived in a Garden of Eden we now call home. For more hiking ideas, go to www.eastbayhillpeople.com and read the “Travelogue Blog” tab. This month’s hike […]
Hiking back in time: 33 mortars, Prospect tunnel and the birthing chair
By Richard DeGraffenreid Welcome back to a monthly column focused on local day hiking destinations, that with a little imagination, will take you back in time to when our local Native Americans lived in a Garden of Eden we now call home. For more hiking ideas, go to www.eastbayhillpeople.com and read the “Travelogue Blog” tab. […]
Hiking Back In Time By Richard DeGraffenreid: The Shamans Redoubt
This column first appeared in the Jan. 31 print edition of the Benicia Herald. Welcome back to my outdoor column focused on local day hiking destinations, that with a little imagination, will take you back in time to when our local Native Americans lived in a garden of Eden we now call home. For more […]
Letter to the Editor: Supervisor Monica Brown on CASA
In my capacity as the Alternate Solano County member on the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board, I voted against a regional housing compact known as CASA. While there were some positive aspects to this proposal and I am thrilled to see an emphasis on solving housing issues, I do not believe that […]
Voice of the Village by Judie Donaldson: What is wisdom anyway?
This column was published in the Friday, Jan. 25 edition of the Benicia Herald For some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot about wisdom recently. What comes to your mind when this topic comes up? Or does it come up at all? I realize that it isn’t something that I’ve discussed with others recently. If […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: When is it time for a residential care facility?
This column was published in the Wednesday, Jan. 23 edition of the Benicia Herald Touchmark in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon is one of several residential (levels of care}facilities that I have visited over the years. With my son, Eric, moving to Washougal, Washington, I began to think of new opportunities that arise if […]
A Different Drummer by Steve Gibbs: Responding to readers
This column was published in the Sunday, Jan. 27 edition of the Benicia Herald I’ve had a few questions put to me from readers I bump into downtown. Let me see if I can use up all my words answering them. The two I hear most are somewhat related, so I’ll lay those out and […]