By Sindy Harris Special to the Herald Benicia may have noticed a cleaner Interstate 780 and its ramps lately. My husband, Steve, and I hope so, since we adopted a three mile stretch of I780 and its adjoining on and off ramps through CalTrans’ Adopt-A-Highway program several months ago. We have become a bit obsessed […]
Letters: Thanks to Carter Rankin, Tim Grayson
Keep Carter in Benicia It was with great dismay I learned that Carter Rankin at Carter’s Biz Cafes in the Commandant’s has lost his lease. I do not know the story, I just want to say that he has been an invaluable asset to our great town. Every transaction in which I was involved was […]
Westbound I-780 Columbus Parkway exit temporarily closed for tree removals
The Columbus Parkway exit from westbound Interstate 780 is scheduled to be closed for the next few days as the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is working with Pacific Gas & Electric to remove trees, according to a Caltrans news release. The closure began yesterday and will continue through Friday. The exit will be closed […]
Thompson: $2 million available for quake repairs
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, the Napa Democrat who represents Benicia in the House, said $2 million in federal emergency relief funds would help cover the cost to repair area infrastructure damaged by Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake. He said the money is coming from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, and would go to […]