As discussions continue over the recent flareup at the Valero Benicia Refinery that led to an evacuation of the Industrial Park, Mayor Elizabeth Patterson will be advocating to have a discussion on a possible Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) at a future City Council meeting. The request will be made at tonight’s council meeting. This is […]
Letters: Improper response
Improper response Mayor Patterson needs civility training. Why would I say that? Very simple, because of her very loud and abusive voice comment to two speakers at last week’s Council meeting. Her comment was condescending, rude and disrespectful to two residents speaking on an item on Measure C, declaring the speakers to be “out of […]
Council to hear update on Valero incident
An update on the May 5 flaring at the Valero Benicia Refinery is on the City Council agenda for Tuesday and will be provided by Jim Lydon, the fire chief and acting assistant city manager. No additional information or supplemental documents on the item were presented in the agenda. A power outage at 6:30 a.m., […]
Council adopts mini pig pet ordinance
Good and bad news for pig enthusiasts in Benicia. The bad news is they still cannot fly. The good news is the Benicia City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that would allow miniature pigs to be kept as pets within the city limits. Although the ownership of mini pigs is still not legal in many […]
Council to vote tonight on keeping mini pigs as pets
The Benicia City Council will be voting to consider whether or not to say “That’ll do” to the ownership of miniature pigs at tonight’s meeting. An ordinance to allow people to keep mini pigs as pets in Benicia is on the council’s table for this evening. As detailed in a staff report by City Attorney […]
Letters: Bogged down council
Bogged down council As I watch the City Council meetings, I wonder just what is motivating the mayor and councilmembers. The mayor is showing she has no leadership skills, yet she still gets elected and elected. It appears this fine city has slipped very far left-leaning in the socialist progressive mold. The council wastes time […]
Council extends rehearing request for Amports’ emergency demolition permit
The Benicia City Council voted to continue Amports’ request for a rehearing regarding an emergency demolition permit for two historic buildings and possibly form a subcommittee at Tuesday’s meeting. The meeting was another entry in a long series of debates over the preservation of the Foundry and Office buildings on West H Street, which were […]
Council adopts demolition permit findings ahead of possible rehearing
The Benicia City Council narrowly voted to adopt a resolution denying an emergency demolition permit for two historic buildings ahead of a potential rehearing on the property at Tuesday’s meeting. At the March 28 meeting, the council voted 3 to 2 to uphold an appeal of a demolition of the Foundry and Office buildings on […]
Council hears highlights, goals for Historic Preservation Review Commission
The chairman of the Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) discussed the committee’s highlights from the previous year and goals for the future at Tuesday’s Benicia City Council meeting as councilmembers listened intently. Tim Reynolds presented the HPRC’s annual report, which began with a list of highlights from 2016. The seven-member commission met 11 times, had […]
City Council narrowly votes to uphold appeal to save historic buildings from demolition
The Benicia City Council voted 3-2 to uphold an appeal that would prevent two historic buildings from being demolished at its Tuesday meeting. The historic Foundry and Office building structures located at the end of East H Street were constructed in the 1850s as the shipping and office buildings for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, […]