Agenda-driven personal ideals are over The heading of this letter says it all. Just who am I talking about? One guess. Yes, it is Mayor Patterson. It is not the very fine city staff or some of the councilmembers. No need to name them, you already know who they are. The mayor built a wall […]
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 […]
Letters: Graduation requirements and Memorial Day
Link between art and real-world skills I am a 2010 graduate of Benicia High School, a 2014 graduate from the University of California Davis, and a soon to be master’s graduate from UC Davis. While a student at BHS, I was part of the drama department, under Christine Mani, for four years. I started by […]
School board approves 5 new BHS courses, delays vote on 2
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District approved five new Benicia High School courses— advanced engineering design, basic welding and automotive, Construction & Building Trades 1, introduction to medical careers, and yoga— and held two— physics of the universe and “Get Focused”— for further discussion at Thursday’s meeting. Dr. Leslie Beatson, the assistant […]
Benicia Letters Once More: It Never Happened
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Benicia Letters Once More: She Invited Him
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Comic book community excited for ‘Wonder Woman’ film
Natasha Curtis, owner of Zeppelin Comics, has been looking forward to seeing Wonder Woman on the big screen since the ’80s. Curtis grew up on reruns of the Lynda Carter “Wonder Woman” TV show from the ’70s and even had the Wonder Woman underoos as a child. The comic store owner along with legions of […]
Letters: Graduation requirements and climate change
Rescind new HS graduation requirements Dear BUSD Board Members, I ask the Benicia Unified School District Board of Education to revoke your recent decision to mandate that all high school students beginning in the Class of 2022 meet the CSU/UC entrance requirements. My reasons are as follows: ** I was not aware of any opportunity […]
Community makes plea for support of arts, electives at Benicia High School during Thursday’s school board meeting
Supe: Board will revisit graduation requirements in September Hundreds of students, alumni, parents and teachers filled the Benicia Unified School District office to address concerns over Benicia High School’s new graduation requirements, scheduled to go into effect for the class of 2022, at Thursday’s school board meeting. In fact, the turnout was so large that […]
Wally Stephens and Kerry Carney: Thanks to those who helped with Memorial Day ceremony
Thanks to all who participated in or attended our Benicia Memorial Day ceremony on May 29 at the historic Benicia Military Cemetery, sponsored by the Benicia Historical Society. _ We estimate nearly 500 people attended as we honored those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, as well as all veterans and those […]