As anybody following the national news would know, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has been a destructive one. In fact, it has been the most devastating to hit the United States in 12 years. In August, the Category 4 Hurricane Harvey struck Texas and Louisiana after already making landfall in Caribbean nations, causing more than […]
School board to consider reappointment of 2 Bond Oversight Committee members tonight
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be voting to reappoint two members of the Measure S Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) at tonight’s meeting. Per the general obligation bonds of Measure S which was approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide funding for facility improvements at Benicia schools, the district […]
Letter: Save Our Social Security Fund
Save Our Social Security Fund One Benicia resident trying to Save Our Social Security Fund. Here is her story. I am trying to save our Social Security funds for all people in the United States that have paid FICA tax. I made five calls to Reps. Mike Thompson and John Garamendi’s offices in Washington, D.C. […]
Arts Benicia auction to celebrate milestone anniversary, Sept. 23
There are a few certainties every September: the start of football season, Labor Day and Arts Benicia’s annual auction. Past auctions have celebrated the past including such themes as “The Great Gatsby,” the Wild West and the 1960s. The 25th annual Art Auction and Gala will continue the tradition by celebrating a different kind of […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines from the week of Sept. 24, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Lemos’ Plea To President Saves Theater (Sept. 24, 1942) A personal letter to the President of the United States by Jimmy Lemos was responsible for completion of the new Victory Theater, opened to the Benicia public last Friday night. This information was confided to opening night patrons through […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Remembering 1390
1390 Brookside Drive was the first home we ever knew after WWII. A small, post-war development called Victory Gardens just off Davis Street in San Leandro, California. Two bedrooms, one bath, stucco-faced that Dad with the help of Uncle Kaj added an upstairs bedroom to. It had the San Leandro Creek behind it and a […]
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 […]
Artist displays New Mexico-inspired work at Umpqua Bank
Les Overlock is no stranger to capturing New Mexico with his brush, and his works can be seen at Umpqua Bank in the new exhibition “The Land of Enchantment: From Taos to Abiquiu.” The artist and former long-time Liberty High School teacher who has contributed “The Buzz” and “The Buzzard” to the Herald since 2008 […]
Photo: Here’s to you, Elsie Robinson
Benicia Letters Once More: Times Change
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 […]