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 […]
Council hears update on Valero flaring incident
Fire Chief Jim Lydon delivered a preliminary report on the May 5 Valero Refinery incident at Thursday’s City Council meeting which prompted additional questions by residents. On the morning of the incident, Valero’s Benicia refinery experienced a power outage as Pacific Gas & Electric was doing maintenance on power lines. The outage resulted in black […]
City council addresses downtown noise ordinance, speed limits Tuesday
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Benicia City Council addressed downtown noise regulations and discussed recommended changes to city speed limits, in addition to other items. Proclamations The council recognized Arts Benicia on its 30th anniversary as being essential to the promotion of art in the community, serving to stimulate, educate and nurture cultural life […]
Fire chief to ask Council for new cardiac monitors
Benicia Fire Department has gotten better-than-expected service from three cardiac monitors it bought 15 years ago, the City Council will learn Tuesday. The machines normally last five to 10 years. But it’s time for those machines to be replaced, Fire Chief Jim Lydon will tell the Council when he asks it to authorize spending $92,755.02 […]