New BHS career courses highlighted Benicia Unified School District’s chief business official went over the district’s decline in enrollment at Thursday’s Governing Board meeting. Tim Rahill noted that BUSD has been experiencing a slight decrease in enrollment over the last few years, although prior to that enrollment numbers had been stable for a number of […]
907 Grill changes menu to attract new customers
Millennials killed the menu at 907 Grill. Rest in peace, old 907 menu. Don’t worry though. There’s a new menu at 907 Grill, and millennials are to thank for it. Tucked away at 907 First St., 907 Grill has grown a loyal customer base and become a destination spot in Benicia since it first opened […]
Letters: A wonderful man who will be missed
A wonderful man who will be missed Benicia lost a wonderful friend a few weeks ago, Norman D. Koerner. He was 87 and lived in Benicia for the past 41 years. He was the kindest person you could ever meet. To me, he was a real Christian, always caring about the other guy especially those […]
USS Indianapolis survivor pleased about cruiser’s discovery
Harold Bray of Benicia was one of 1,196 men aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was struck by a Japanese submarine in 1945 and one of only 317 to make it out alive after the cruiser sunk. He is one of only 22 survivors alive today. The location of the wreckage of the cruiser remained […]
Poetry Corner: Johanna Ely “Two Moons”
Looking out the kitchen window, I see the autumn moon setting large and full over western hills. It is 6am and still dark, except for one streetlight in front of the house- how it glows and pretends to be another moon. Johanna Ely is Benicia’s poet laureate.
Fire chief takes new position in Coronado
Staff Report Benicia Fire Chief Jim Lydon was tapped as the new fire chief of Coronado in San Diego County on Wednesday. Lydon will take over the position next month. Lydon was sworn in as fire chief in 2013, succeeding Steve Vucurevich after he retired that year. Prior to that, Lydon had spent 32 years […]
Ramon Castellblanch: Nation’s opioid epidemic hitting Benicia, East Vallejo hard
By Ramon Castellblanch Special to the Herald For years, the opioid epidemic has been raging across the U.S. and it’s hitting Benicia and east Vallejo particularly hard. Our state public health department has found that both Benicia and East Vallejo have opioid overdose rates above the state average. Opioid overdoses are life-threatening. From 1999 to […]
Listen, Benicia: Famed syndicated columnist and city native Elsie Robinson will be focus of Capitol event
While Benicia today is well-known as an artist’s community, it has also been home to several famous writers. It was where Jack London famously resided for a period and where Stephen Vincent Benet spent his youth. Benicia was also the birthplace of a 20th century syndicated columnist named Elsinore Justinia Robinson— better known to the […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Sept. 10, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Clyne, Simon Lost Strayed or Stolen (Sept. 10, 1942) Lost, strayed or stolen: one perfectly good mayor, and one excellent city attorney. Finder please notify Benicia City Hall. Mayor Charles G. Clyne and City Attorney Harold Simon left for Washington two weeks ago Wednesday on city business. No […]
City Council tackles canabis survey results
Cannabis was the topic of discussion at the Benicia City Council meeting Tuesday. In June, the city of Benicia created the Benicia Town Hall website, a place where citizens could participate in an online survey as a way for the city to better garner the community’s zeitgeist. The cannabis survey opened on June 7 and […]