A recent survey found a majority of polled Benicia citizens supported commercial cannibals dispensaries operating within the city. The City Council will discuss the findings of the survey and propose relegations and timelines for cannabis at tonight’s meeting. The discussion of cannabis in Benicia began when the city debuted its online town hall and created […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines from the week of Aug. 6, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago City Council Approves Plan for $70,000 Of New Streets (August 6, 1942) The City Council at their meeting Tuesday evening approved a plan for calling an election to vote on improvement of certain streets in the City of Benicia and the formation of an assessment district. City Attorney […]
Council to discuss possible removal of old telephone cables
Mayor Elizabeth Patterson wants the Benicia City Council to discuss and possibly draft a resolution to support the removal of telephone cables beneath the city. The mayor will bring this topic up at tonight’s City Council meeting. This item on the council agenda came into fruition due to concerns about the old phone cables in […]
Council discusses mediation group options
It takes two to a make a thing go right, and the Benicia City Council tried to make the mediation between AMPORTS and the city go right or go more smoothly at its meeting Tuesday. On April 25, City Council considered a request for a rehearing of the denial of the request for emergency demolition […]
Council to decide on water meter replacement infrastructure amendment
The water meters in town, they are a changin’. On Dec. 17, 2015, Siemens Industry Inc. was awarded the project management contract for the Water Meter Replacement/Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project by the city of Benicia. This project will replace 9,580 aging meters throughout the city and be completed sometime in mid to late July. […]
City Council approves change to downtown noise ordinance
Lucca Beer Garden wanted Benicia to try a temporary change to the noise ordinance. The Benicia City Council voted to alter the noise ordinance for the downtown area but not exactly the way the bar and restaurant desired. Originally, the First Street beer garden petitioned the council to change the noise ordinance so the business […]
City Council to consider new noise ordinance for Lucca Beer Garden
Lucca Beer Garden wants to add a little more music in Benicia’s summer. The restaurant has filed a petition with the Benicia City Council to try a temporary relief of the noise regulations for their establishment. This debate will be discussed at tonight’s regular council meeting. Current rules in downtown Benicia allow for amplified sound […]
Council votes against appeal of hot dog restaurant
The Benicia City Council voted to deny Raglan Tuttle’s appeal to open a restaurant in the Industrial Park on Tuesday. Tuttle filed the appeal on April 27 after the Planning Commission voted against him 6-0 at their April 13 meeting. At the council meeting Community Development Director Christina Ratcliffe explained why the Planning Commission denied […]
City council to hear appeal for proposed hot dog restaurant
Request for use permit previously denied by Planning Commission Raglan Tuttle had hoped to open a hot dog restaurant on 2995 Bayshore Road. He brought this idea up to the Planning Commission and they voted against him 6-0 at their April 13 meeting. On April 27, Tuttle filed an appeal of the commission’s decision. The […]
Council approves first step of Industrial Safety Ordinance request
The Benicia City Council voted Tuesday evening to approve Mayor Elizabeth Patterson’s request to agendize discussion of a city Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) for a future council meeting. Patterson said the need for an ISO “became apparent” following the May 5 incident where a power outage at the Valero Benicia Refinery led to a large […]