Benicia is currently in the midst of National Drive Electric Week. This national event highlights the clean-air benefits and cost saving of electric vehicles. Attendees will have the chance to see owners display their cars and participate in California Coastal Cleanup, an event within itself with the goal of cleaning up the state’s bays and […]
Photo: Helping hurricane victims
Letters: Civility
Civility Many citizens are very upset about the hike in water bills and the new water meters. Our bill went up too, and we have a new water meter. I don’t like paying more for water now that we are on a fixed income, but it seemed reasonable and necessary to me, if a bit […]
Benicia Letters Once More: Giving Deference
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Letters: National Drive Electric Week and Phillips 66 proposal
National Drive Electric Week National Drive Electric Week, Sept. 9 to 17, is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today’s widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and to highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. They are fun to drive, are less expensive and more convenient to fuel than […]
Photo: Never forget
BUSD names new educational service coordinator
At Thursday’s school board meeting, the Benicia Unified School District welcomed Stephanie Rice as the new coordinator of education services. In this role, she will be working at all grade levels and curricular areas to support instructional programs and practices at each school. Rice graduated from Benicia High School in 1992, attended Sonoma State University […]
Donnell Rubay: Listen, World! Elsie Speaks
Twenty million daily readers. Two thousand fan letters a day. Four full-time personal secretaries. A real-life Brenda Starr-type reporter, but also a beloved advice columnist before Ann Landers and Dear Abby—meet former Benician and nationally-known syndicated Hearst columnist, Elsie Robinson. A sample of her work: “Stop a minute, World. “Every day they come in, those […]
Benjamin Miramontes: Holding down the fort with California teachers
Many of our earliest memories are made through schooling. Memories come from the teachers we have had, the friends we make and the material we learn. Nothing could be more pivotal to one’s public education – and ultimately their ability to learn – than the teacher. Unfortunately, the state of California is undergoing a severe […]
Council approves renewal of Benicia Business Improvement District
The Benicia City Council voted in favor of the renewal of the Benicia Business Improvement District (BID) at its Tuesday meeting. Economic Development Manager Mario Giuliani began the discussion by explaining why the City Council was voting to renew the BID. The BID was a 2012 agreement between the city of Benicia and First Street […]