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2016 year in review: Crude-by-rail battle came to an end

January 1, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

(The last of the Herald’s articles focusing on the big Benicia stories of 2016 will be focusing on the biggest one of all.) Valero Benicia Refinery’s three-year battle to have its crude oil delivered by train rather than by boat came to an end in 2016. The year saw perhaps the biggest wave of developments […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: 2016, 2016 year in review, Benicia, Benicia City Council, Benicia Planning Commission, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude-by-Rail Project

2016 Year in Review: Big changes at BUSD

December 29, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich 2 Comments

(Over the next few days, the Benicia Herald will close out 2016 by revisiting the big local news stories of the year. Today’s edition will focus on Benicia’s schools.) Although 2015 was a big year for Benicia Unified School District in terms of leadership changes and Measure S bond projects, 2016 was even bigger. Leadership/personnel […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: 2016 year in review, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Brianna Kleinschmidt, Damian Scott, Gold Ribbon Awards, Hyland Teen Center, Marie Morgan, Measure S, Robert Semple, Schedule Advisory Committee, Step Up to the Plate, Stephen Slater

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