By Mark Altgelt Special to the Herald California’s primary source of water is at risk because sea level is gradually rising and will begin to contaminate the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta estuary with ocean water. Sea level is predicted to rise 3 to 7 feet by 2100, depending on how fast Antarctic and Greenland ice […]
Benicia Letters Once More: My Baseball Glove
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”. He does not plan to publish the book but instead is choosing to share the letters with the readers of the Benicia Herald. The letters continue the storyline of Garrett’s first novel “Benicia and Letters […]
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 […]
A Different Drummer: Drowning in digital photography
Organizing my photography is about to drive me mad. I don’t know whether to digitize my print photos, or print out my digital photos. To do both seems thorough, yet excessive. Still something needs done. I’m awash in over 50,000 digital photos. Let me first get the pros and cons in order. Security is the […]
Dennis Lund: Democrats get caught in the ‘gotcha’ game
Recent events have demonstrated that Sen. Al Franken is a crude bore with a childish sense of humor. Nothing new there, anyone observing the senator in action has long been aware that the man is out of place in the halls of power. But the current kerfuffle over a 2006 photo showing him pretending to […]
Voice of the Village: Black Friday antidotes
By Judie Donaldson Well, “IT” is officially here. By that, I mean the holiday season. It’s sad that what marks the official start of the holidays across our country is Black Friday, the epitome of commercialization. Although I tried, I could barely evade the news reports – of melees, brawls, black eyes, arrests, and even […]
Craig Snider: Time to move on with cannabis ordinance
Since posting my editorial on cannabis in the Benicia Herald on Nov. 3, I’ve had ample opportunity to review many comments both here and on social media sites Nextdoor and Facebook’s “Benicia Happenings” group. While many share my view that cannabis shops are no more deleterious to our community than another coffee shop or nail […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Hunkering Down (1999-2002)
Hunkering Down (1999-2002) Hunkering down in my steel-toed workboots, our backs against this tired warehouse wall, I’m still wondering how we all got this far. Lunchbox Tim will be riding with me today, my new trainee. Maybe a day over 18 with or without his high school diploma or GED, it’s not for me to […]
Ed Antonio: The story of my ear surgery
By Ed Antonio Special to the Herald Dr. Wayman comes over to me as I am lying on the rollaway gurney bed getting ready for my operation. I am in the second level basement of the Strong Hospital Pre Operating room. He is wearing a blue plastic cap over his luxuriant gray hair making […]