The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Valero files $75 million suit against PG&E
Valero Refining Company filed a lawsuit Friday against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for the 18-minute shutdown of their Benicia refinery. The Valero Refining Company accuses PG&E of shutting off the electricity to the refinery, which resulted in a refinery shutdown on May 5. When the power came back on, flaring at the refinery […]
Letters: A nice discussion
A nice discussion I woke up on the last day of June to a very beautiful clear day. It got better when I retrieved my local paper, the Benicia Herald. They do a wonderful service for this very fine city. I would encourage more folks to read the local paper. Why was I delighted? Very […]
Benicia may become part of regional open-space district
Leslie Knope would be proud of the work Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Greenbelt Alliance have been putting in at the state legislature. Dodd and the san Francisco-based nonprofit land conservation organization are trying to pass a legislation that aims to improve the parks within Solano County. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 365, would […]
City gears up for 4th of July parade tomorrow
Once again, Benicia will be going all out with its celebration of America’s founding. Monday is the annual Torchlight Parade where local businesses, organizations and elected officials decorate vehicles or floats and drive them down First Street to show their spirit in a parade. The grand marshals this year are Bill and Leeann Cawley of […]
Letters: Noise ordinance and an honest mistake
Noise zoning compromise Bob Livesay’s June 27 letter touches on a reasonable disagreement with a City Council decision, if you exclude the uncalled for ranting about the characterizations of the mayor and one of the councilmembers. It is an age old problem of conflicts in views of acceptable behavior in the zoning of mixed use […]
Benicia named as one of 40 most livable ‘beach towns’ in United States
A new list by the personal finance website WalletHub ranked Benicia as the 34th most livable “beach town” in America with a population between 10,000 and 150,000 inhabitants based on a series of metrics and opinions of experts. According to WalletHub, much of the determination was based on the quality of life in beach towns. […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of July 2, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago 40 Gas Masks Allotted To Benicia (July 2, 1942) Benicia and Vallejo were designated as priority cities by the war department in the allocation of gas masks to police officers, deputies and defense workers. Four hundred masks were received in Fairfield Tuesday, Benicia is to receive 40 and […]
Council discusses mediation group options
It takes two to a make a thing go right, and the Benicia City Council tried to make the mediation between AMPORTS and the city go right or go more smoothly at its meeting Tuesday. On April 25, City Council considered a request for a rehearing of the denial of the request for emergency demolition […]
Benicia Letters Once More: She Started a Symphony
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 […]