Gardens will bloom The “soft opening” for local 2018 elections has given voters a look at pols and prospects that may be on the ballot this November, for ours as well as county level elected office, and heard their views on cannabis sales in Benicia. Some are supportive of regulated cannabis activity, others are still […]
Letters: Rent control program and Trump’s remarks
Rent control program needed It looks like the Trump administration is taking care of the people who elected him: big business and the rich. I see real estate investors and landlords getting richer thanks to Donald Trump. Like most rich people, they are greedy and selfish. Just the other day, one of my rich friends […]
Letters: Carter’s Biz Cafes and air monitoring
Support a local nonprofit The Herald recently published excellent letters by Susan Street and Lois Requist in support of Carter Rankin and his Biz Café. I heartily agree with both writers. I have an additional concern about the city’s refusal to renew Carter’s lease. Having worked with Carter since his arrival in Benicia, during that […]
Letter: Sad to see Carter’s go
Sad to see Carter’s go As one who has used Carter’s Biz Cafés at the Commanding Officer’s Quarters, I’m sorry to see that it will be closing. This action is short-sighted on the part of the city. Carter’s is an important asset to the city, one that attracts people who live here, as well as […]
Letters: Thanks to Carter Rankin, Tim Grayson
Keep Carter in Benicia It was with great dismay I learned that Carter Rankin at Carter’s Biz Cafes in the Commandant’s has lost his lease. I do not know the story, I just want to say that he has been an invaluable asset to our great town. Every transaction in which I was involved was […]
Letter: Another POV on cannabis
Another POV on cannabis I am not part of an anti-cannabis assembly. I’m coming from a different view of pot. Benicia is such a small town that we have only one main street. All the other surrounding streets are residential. The downtown is one street only. Think about it. Walk down First Street, and you […]
Letter: What about medicinal only?
What about medicinal only? Many opponents of regulated cannabis activity in our town have stated that the convincing win of Proposition 64 in Benicia was not an indication that the community actually wants adult use sales here. Some have even stated they voted for legalization but don’t want it sold here. Some of these folks […]
Letter: Benicia deserves better
Benicia deserves better Here’s something that might take your breath away, literally. I recently learned that the city of Benicia has not received a report from Valero concerning the events that led to a large release of toxic chemicals into the air in May. The event was serious enough to cause evacuation of the industrial […]
Letter: Better regulated than unregulated
Regulated is better than unregulated Benicia parents are concerned about regulated cannabis activity in Benicia. In a perfect world, youth would not want to experiment with cannabis but that is not the reality. For whatever reason, youthful interest is consistent from generation to generation. Few if any members of our community disagree that chronic youthful […]
Letters: ISO and cannabis
ISO will create better informed community A lot has been said and written over the past several weeks on bringing an industrial safety ordinance (ISO) to the city of Benicia. Or, perhaps we should think of it as a community safety ordinance, which is what a Benicia ISO would also represent. As a resident of […]