Planning Commission Chair Kari Birdseye was recently appointed to the Solano County Fair Association’s Board of Directors. The announcement came in a press release which revealed Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown’s appointment of Birdseye to the board. “Kari will do a great job for District 2 on the Fair Board of Directors just like she […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Nov. 5, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Earl Warren Next Governor (Nov. 5, 1942) Earl Warren is the next governor of the State of California by a majority vote of more than 300,000 votes over Culbert L. Olson, incumbent. The race for lieutenant governor gives Frederick Houser the lead by a small majority over Ellis […]
Patterson responds to BUSD cannabis resolution
As the Benicia City Council plans to introduce an ordinance at its Nov. 7 meeting regarding the allowance of cannabis dispensaries in town, many people on both sides have spoken their minds on the topic. This includes officials in the Benicia Unified School District, who have expressed concerns over safety– particularly potential access by children. […]
Grayson to take part in senior scam prevention seminar in Concord, Nov. 14
Seniors, unfortunately, are susceptible to scams in a lot of forms. Due to them typically having a lot of money in their accounts, seniors are generally targeted by scammers through phone calls, emails and even mailers. These scams include everything from telemarketing, insurance fraud, medical fraud, investment schemes, sweepstakes and more. However, with the right […]
Photo: Benicia High Dia de los Muertos-themed Dance Show opens Thursday
Henderson, Semple student achievement plans on table for Thursday’s school board meeting
At the Oct. 19 school board meeting, the principals of Benicia Unified School District’s three secondary schools delivered the Single Plans for Student Achievement for their schools, which were unanimously approved by the board. Now the board is in the process of hearing from the elementary school principals, but unlike in past years where all […]
Photo: And the Scarecrow winner is…
Benicia Letters Once More: A Seafaring Man
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Bob Livesay: Council should delay its decision on cannabis
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald The city of Benicia is in a potential financial crisis. That is not a maybe, that is a fact. By the 2019-20 and 2020-21 budget years we could be short by at least $1 million to $2 million in revenues. That will continue each year, not going away […]
Interim public works director settles in
Randy Murphy, a journeyman public servant, looks to settle his roots down in Benicia. He was recently hired as the interim public works director, succeeding Graham Wadsworth who is now an engineering supervisor for Napa County. Murphy began working for the city two weeks ago, and working in Benicia is a homecoming of sorts for […]