The Southern Pacific Train Depot could be one step closer to being named as a national historic landmark if the Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) endorses the nomination at its Thursday meeting. In 2015, the Benicia Historical Society and Parks and Community Services Department put together a nomination for the Depot to be placed on […]
Bond committee will discuss possible future Measure S projects over summer
Benicia Unified School District trustees heard an update on Measure S projects completed to date and potential projects for the future at Thursday’s school board meeting. The presentation was delivered by Roxanne Egan, the Measure S bond director. Measure S was a ballot initiative approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in […]
City Council to consider new noise ordinance for Lucca Beer Garden
Lucca Beer Garden wants to add a little more music in Benicia’s summer. The restaurant has filed a petition with the Benicia City Council to try a temporary relief of the noise regulations for their establishment. This debate will be discussed at tonight’s regular council meeting. Current rules in downtown Benicia allow for amplified sound […]
Letters: Fee hikes and emission caps
Benicia fee hikes The Benicia mayor and City Council are preparing to vote on fee increases and new permits that are estimated to raise $1.5 million as our elected officials attempt to balance the city budget. This increase would be in addition to the water and sewer rate increases passed by the city council last […]
Benicia Letters Once More: Semper Fidelis
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Benicia High Schooler attending technological leadership conference in Boston
At 15 years old, Alia Toth-Smith has already made splashes in the world. The Benicia High School sophomore will attend the 2017 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Boston from June 28 to July 1. Toth-Smith was adopted from China at an early age and has lived in Benicia for most her life. […]
School board reinstates previous graduation requirements
After more than a month of hearing people’s concerns, the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District voted for Benicia High School to revert back to its previous graduation requirements at Thursday’s meeting. On Jan. 14, the board held a study session to discuss proposed new graduation requirements for Benicia High and went into […]
‘Casablanca’ to be screened at Majestic in July
From the 1920s through the ‘70s, the Majestic Theatre was the place in Benicia to see first-run movies on the big screen, even when it had competition from the Victory Theatre. Apart from a period in the ‘70s where it was screening classic movies and its annual Benicia Film Festival in September, the Majestic has […]
BAAQMD investigation into Valero flareup continues
Approximately 74,000 pounds of sulfur have been released into the atmosphere since the Valero Benicia Refinery shutdown on May 5, according to a report the company submitted to the California Office of Emergency Services. On May 5, a disruption at the refinery led to a power outage. After power was restored, a large plume of […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines from the week of June 15, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Victory Pledge to Start Friday (June 18, 1942) Culminating preliminary plans whic have been already mapped out for the Victory Pledge Drive for War Bonds and Stamps, the final meeting will be held tonight at 8 o’clock in the City Hall to assign districts to the canvassers in […]