Difficulties in campaigning I am a congressional candidate, one of four people on the ballot. It is very difficult to get your voice heard when you are an anti-establishment candidate running against a very establishment incumbent. A few papers have been very kind about printing a few letters and my press releases. I appreciate it. […]
Letter: No candidate debates
No candidate debates In response to the letter to the editor about wanting the League of Women Voters Benicia to host a debate: The League of Women Voters Benicia is a nonpartisan, political organization of women and men whose primary purpose is to increase civic engagement by providing information to the voting public, and encouraging […]
Letters: March for Our Lives and Arbor Day
‘March for Our Lives’ I was proud to join the many Benicians who participated in last weekend’s “March for our Lives,” and I was grateful to the young people who organized it. Their intelligent and moving speeches gave me hope that we might finally see some progress on sensible gun legislation. Please don’t stop now. […]
Letter: Vallejo’s wastewater rates
Vallejo’s wastewater rates As a followup to my recent two-part article on water and wastewater rates, I learned today that Vallejo intends to start a wastewater rate increase this year of almost 50 percent over five years–about 10 percent per year for five years–, driving its rates up to $126 for two months. This is […]
Letters: Congressional debates, gun control and FedEx
LWV should host congressional debate I am the Green Party candidate for Congress in this district, and I am trying to get the League of Women Voters in Benicia to host a debate. They are telling me that they will host a candidate forum only, and only if all candidates are present. The problem with […]
Letter: Don’t raise rent rates
Don’t raise rent rates Because San Francisco has become a place where they have the highest rent in the country, many people are moving to other places. I see Solano County starting to raise apartment rates, trying to do what they do in San Francisco. There are so many people on fixed incomes that are […]
Letter: Come to the march
Come to the march I urge all residents– including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, students, senior citizens, and yes, gun owners, and anyone who believes too many children have been victimized and/or killed due to gun violence– to participate in the Benicia March For Our Lives on Saturday, March 24. Join us at 10 a.m. as […]
Letter: Questions for Rep. Thompson to answer
Questions for Rep. Thompson to answer I want to know why Congressman Mike Thompson, who talks about Trump like he’s crazy and dangerous at town hall meetings, voted to give Trump unlimited ability to make war? That seems a bit disingenuous, doesn’t it? If he thought Trump was so reckless, why would he have voted […]
Letters: Discussion on rising waters
Water Rising! The League of Women Voters Benicia would like to invite all interested people to join us for a panel discussion, “Water Rising!” this Wednesday evening. Issues of climate change, sea level rise, water shortages, and increased water costs will be discussed. Panelists include Jerry Potter, NASA Climate Scientist; Andy Florendo, Solano County Water […]
Letters: Cannabis and trade dumping
The Tipping Point Benicia literary aficionados are familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point.” Our nation has experienced a steady tipping in favor of normalization of cannabis as an agricultural product with multiple uses, most prominently as a medicinal supplement, or mood-modifier far safer than alcohol and completely non-toxic. Cannabis as an agricultural product brings […]