By Donnell Rubay Special to the Herald In Part I of my discussion on cannabis edibles I talked about the growing presence of edibles and some of their potential dangers. Another problem with commercial edibles is that the entire field—is not being vetted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This means that in addition […]
Letter: Anticipating Nov. 7
Anticipating Nov. 7 Why Nov. 7? Because that is when the cannabis vote will go before the City Council. There seems to be a movement by the residents that are not in favor of cannabis dispensaries in Benicia. That movement has support from the anti-cannabis residents. Can it change the minds of three or four […]
Council approves bleacher replacement project
The Benicia City Council made a decision to move forward on the Fitzgerald Field Bleacher Replacement Project at its Tuesday meeting. In May, the council set aside $750,000 to replace bleachers at the storied downtown baseball field. The construction cost estimate was expected to exceed the project budget. Staff entered a partnership with the Richmond […]
Gas tax, dog attack claim on council agenda tonight
The Benicia City Council will make a decision on the approval of the street projects to receive gas tax funding at its regular meeting tonight. In April, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1. This bill aims to increase the per gallon fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes and vehicle inspection registration fees. It […]
Letters: Cannabis vote and contacting Rep. Thompson’s office
Contacting my office In response to her recent letter to the editor, I want to thank Ms. Dorothy Story for bringing her matter to my attention. I did receive Ms. Story’s inquiry and I sent her a letter in response this week. I wish I could have responded sooner, but with the volume of mail, […]
Council reschedules historic demolition permit hearing
The Benicia City Council made a decision on the request by Amports to reschedule a rehearing of the Yuba demolition mediation at Tuesday night’s meeting. The vote was part of a continuing debate over two buildings– collectively known as the Foundry and Office buildings– on East H Street which were once the site of Yuba […]
Yuba demolion permit, cannabis ordinance on council agenda tonight
The Benicia City Council will discuss the Yuba demolition permit and update the mediation and the request for a rehearing on the issue. In October 2016, Automobile import company Amports filed for an emergency demolition permit for the Foundry and Office buildings on East H Street. The buildings were constructed in the 1850s and, under […]
Bob Livesay: Is Benicia becoming an old-school political factory?
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald Why would I say that? Very simple: it is the new organization in Benicia to get Progressives elected. They call themselves Benicia Progressive Democrats. All are backed by the Solano County Central Democratic Committee. We must remember both Vice Mayor Steve Young and Planning Commission Chair– and possible […]
Council approves renewal of Benicia Business Improvement District
The Benicia City Council voted in favor of the renewal of the Benicia Business Improvement District (BID) at its Tuesday meeting. Economic Development Manager Mario Giuliani began the discussion by explaining why the City Council was voting to renew the BID. The BID was a 2012 agreement between the city of Benicia and First Street […]
City Council tackles canabis survey results
Cannabis was the topic of discussion at the Benicia City Council meeting Tuesday. In June, the city of Benicia created the Benicia Town Hall website, a place where citizens could participate in an online survey as a way for the city to better garner the community’s zeitgeist. The cannabis survey opened on June 7 and […]