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Clock in Capitol building repaired

February 21, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

By Jon Van Landschoot Special to the Herald In the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park on First and G streets, there resides a 170-year-old clock made in France. The clock was sent to “Gold Rush” California via ship around the Horn of South America. The French clock maker delivered the 1847 clock to Sperry & […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Capitol, clock, Jon Van Landschoot, Steffen's Antiques

Jon Van Landschoot: Actions speak louder than words or endorsements in Benicia mayoral race

October 28, 2016 by Editor 2 Comments

The candidates who have shown they have positively advocated for Benicia citizens will always get my vote. Politicians always promise the moon, few actually deliver. In my 30-plus years living in our terrific town, I have not seen any elected official work as hard and get so many things done as our mayor, Elizabeth Patterson. […]

Filed Under: Election 2016, Features, Opinion Tagged With: 2016 election, Benicia, Elizabeth Patterson, Jon Van Landschoot, mayoral race

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