Put DMUMP amendment on ballot Accurate community sentiment about cannabis on First Street can be measured by placing the Downtown Mixed Use Master Plan (DMUMP) amendment on the ballot with the local cannabis tax measure next year. This is the only certain and indisputable method of determining how we feel about it, otherwise it will […]
Letters: Highway litter and cannabis ‘potency’
Open letter to City Council I am a longtime Benicia resident and would like to make a comment about an observation I made recently. I drove along Highway 780 not long ago, and I could not get over the amount of trash along the section that encompasses the five exits for Benicia. Every yard of […]
Letter: Fantastic Sams Giving Tree was a success
Fantastic Sams Giving Tree was a success Thanks in large part to the awesome publicity the Benicia Herald provided us—first with a front-page story and then through ongoing coverage in the Community Calendar—the 2017 Giving Tree at Fantastic Sams Cut & Color was a rousing success. This week, I delivered our treasure trove to the […]
Letter: Dec. 19 is decision day
Dec. 19 is decision day Dec. 19 will be a night to remember. I am hoping for an advance Christmas present from the city of Benicia. It may not be a big Christmas present, cut some members on the City Council are now going to have to back up their words. The first would be […]
Letter: Downtown dispensaries will happen eventually
Downtown dispensaries will happen eventually A speaker at the recent City Council meeting discussing cannabis activity on First Street asked where we (the “pro-cannabis crowd”) were since the chamber was dominated by an organized assembly of anti-cannabis citizens and, unfortunately, youth that have been indoctrinated that cannabis is all bad no matter what and has […]
Letter: Move forward with ISO
Move forward with ISO Benicia suffered a major toxic incident when Valero emitted thousands of pounds of dangerous chemicals last May. On a continuing basis, Benicia’s Valero refinery is fined by Bay Area and State agencies for emissions exceeding toxic limits. Currently, access to the refinery emissions data as well as the actions taken to […]
Letters: Crab feed canceled, Benicia Chamber Players, a good Samaritan and more
Lions Crab Feed canceled Dear Friends of Benicia Lions Club, It is with regret that we must inform you that we will not be holding the Annual Lions Crab Feed this year. This is a temporary postponement of the event, we have all intentions of having the same event next year. The reason for the […]
Stan Golovich: Support the majority
Support the majority The present substantial majority voter support for regulated adult-use cannabis in Benicia has its roots in the 2010 Proposition 19 results in our town. Prop. 19 was the first attempt to measure voter sentiment in California with regard to legalization and regulation of cannabis. Although the measure failed at state and Solano […]
Bob Livesay: Safety is the most important duty of the City Council
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald Tonight is the night the City Council will decide on cannabis in the city of Benicia. As a council, their most important issue is safety. When folks are looking for a place to move or set down their roots, safety is the single most important issue. The city […]
Letters: Approve cannabusinesses
Approve cannabusinesses I would like to urge the City Council to support having one or two marijuana dispensaries and other related businesses in Benicia. As a medical marijuana user, I would like to be able to buy locally. I think this could be a way to diversify our businesses and also our tax base. We […]