A nice discussion I woke up on the last day of June to a very beautiful clear day. It got better when I retrieved my local paper, the Benicia Herald. They do a wonderful service for this very fine city. I would encourage more folks to read the local paper. Why was I delighted? Very […]
Letters: Noise ordinance and an honest mistake
Noise zoning compromise Bob Livesay’s June 27 letter touches on a reasonable disagreement with a City Council decision, if you exclude the uncalled for ranting about the characterizations of the mayor and one of the councilmembers. It is an age old problem of conflicts in views of acceptable behavior in the zoning of mixed use […]
Letters: Supporting First Street businesses
Benicia: A town for all It’s time for all residents of Benicia to stand up to the mayor. She is only interested in her own personal agenda ideals and is followed closely by her partner, Councilmember Steve Young. I’m very disappointed in Councilmember Young. I was beginning to think he had a little independence in […]
Letters: Fee hikes and emission caps
Benicia fee hikes The Benicia mayor and City Council are preparing to vote on fee increases and new permits that are estimated to raise $1.5 million as our elected officials attempt to balance the city budget. This increase would be in addition to the water and sewer rate increases passed by the city council last […]
Letters: Spring Into Giving a success
Spring Into Giving a success Benicia Main Street would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped out with our recent event, Spring Into Giving, to help support local families in need. Spring Into Giving took place from May 6 to May 20, 2017. During that period, local First Street businesses offered special discounts […]
Letters: Cleanup Day and retirement benefits meeting
Cleanup Day a great success Benicia Main Street would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped out with our annual Downtown Benicia Cleanup Day, which took place Saturday, May 13. More than 25 volunteers came out to help spruce up our downtown area, including individuals and members of Rotary Club of Benicia and […]
Letter: Agenda-driven ideals are over
Agenda-driven personal ideals are over The heading of this letter says it all. Just who am I talking about? One guess. Yes, it is Mayor Patterson. It is not the very fine city staff or some of the councilmembers. No need to name them, you already know who they are. The mayor built a wall […]
Letters: Graduation requirements and Memorial Day
Link between art and real-world skills I am a 2010 graduate of Benicia High School, a 2014 graduate from the University of California Davis, and a soon to be master’s graduate from UC Davis. While a student at BHS, I was part of the drama department, under Christine Mani, for four years. I started by […]
Letters: Graduation requirements and climate change
Rescind new HS graduation requirements Dear BUSD Board Members, I ask the Benicia Unified School District Board of Education to revoke your recent decision to mandate that all high school students beginning in the Class of 2022 meet the CSU/UC entrance requirements. My reasons are as follows: ** I was not aware of any opportunity […]
Letters: VFW Memorial Day drive
VFW Memorial Day drive Dear citizens of Benicia, Thank you very much for your generous donations to our Veterans of Foreign Wars Buddy Poppy drive this Memorial Day weekend. Your donations help us fund veteran programs. The buddy poppy tradition dates back to the World War I era and comes from the poem “In Flanders […]