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Year in Review 2017: City manager’s perspective

January 28, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

By Lorie Tinfow Special to the Herald “Nothing is constant but change,” and that has certainly been true for Benicia in 2017. My tenure began in April and I followed two interim managers who held down the fort after my predecessor left in 2016. There have been other staffing changes as well throughout the organization […]

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2017 Year in Review: Local issues dominated Benicia in past year

December 31, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

The year 2018 is just around the corner. Before we see what the new year has to offer, let us look back at the big stories that affected Benicia in 2017. Staff changes In February, interim City Manager Steve Salomon left to become the interim city manager of Orinda. Fire Chief Jim Lydon initially filled […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: 2017 year in review, Benicia, Benicia City Council, Business Improvement District, cannabis, flaring incident, Foundry and Office, Industrial Safety Ordinance, josh chadwick, Lorie Tinfow, Michael Ferrara, Randy Murphy, shawna brekke-read, Valero Benicia Refinery, water rates

City manager clarifies water, sewer rate increases

August 13, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich 19 Comments

In response to concerns by residents over sewer and water rate increases over the past week, City Manager Lorie Tinfow posted a message on the city of Benicia website to clarify the reasons why. In 2012, the Benicia City Council voted to approve water and sewer rate increases after a six-year hold, partly due to aging […]

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Council presents employee awards, hears financial reports Tuesday

March 2, 2017 by Elizabeth Warnimont 3 Comments

The Benicia City Council presented employee recognition awards at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday before commencing with other business, including the formal appointment of new City Manager Lorie Tinfow, who will begin serving the city on April 17. Awards were presented to: Employee of the Year – Danilo Stanovich, Public Works; Rookie of the Year […]

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City Council to appoint commission members, city manager tonight

February 28, 2017 by Elizabeth Warnimont Leave a Comment

The Benicia City Council will consider approval of six members to boards and commissions and the appointment of Lorie Tinfow to city manager, among other items, at the city council meeting tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. Additional agenda items include a second reading and adoption of an ordinance to establish speed limits on […]

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