Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) has introduced a new bill to prevent harmful emissions from oil refineries by increasing fines for serious violations of emissions standards that lead to sickness in individuals or forcing sheltering-in-place orders, according to a news release. Dodd represents Benicia and Martinez in the state Senate, which encompass the majority of the […]
Representatives react to Gov. Brown’s budget proposal
Gov. Jerry Brown announced the details of his 2018-19 General Fund budget plan, the last of his governorship, on Wednesday. The $131.7 billion proposal includes a number of goals, including filling the state’s rainy day fund to its constitutional target, implementing California’s K-12 Local Control Funding Formula two years ahead of schedule and providing $4.6 […]
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 […]
Monica Brown defeats Ioakimedes for county supervisor seat, Rep. Thompson steadily re-elected, and other races
Mike Ioakimedes, a former Benicia planning commissioner and city councilmember, lost his bid to serve on the Board of Supervisors for Solano County’s second district. Instead, that seat will go to Solano Community College board Trustee Monica Brown, who received 53 percent of the vote to Ioakimedes’ 45 percent. In other races affecting Benicia, the […]
Solano County primary election results mirror that of state’s
On Tuesday, voters across California turned up in droves to vote in the state’s primary election. In Solano County, the results were no different than how citizens voted in the rest of the state. As in the state’s Democratic presidential primary election, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won in Solano County over Vermont Sen. […]