Birdseye for council Ever since I was elected to be your supervisor, I have found Kari Birdseye to be a tireless advocate for Benicia. Nearly two decades ago, Kari and her husband chose to make Benicia their home. Kari raised her family in Benicia, put her kids through Benicia’s schools and volunteered numerous hours as […]
Letter: Kudos to Solano College
Kudos to Solano College I would like to publicly thank Solano Community College’s softball team for allowing me to throw out the ceremonial pitch, Thursday Feb. 1. Thankfully, no one was hurt in this effort. Receiving a Solano College shirt, the softball I used and flowers was such a surprise. Thank you, Athletic Director Erik […]
Brown to hold public meeting on Phillips 66 draft environmental report
Supervisor Monica Brown will be holding a community meeting at City Hall on Monday to discuss the proposed expansion of crude oil tankers at the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo. Phillips 66 announced its plans to double the amount of ships to deliver crude oil to its marine terminal. However, the plan has raised concerns, […]
Supervisor Monica Brown opposes Phillips 66 tanker expansion in letter to BAAQMD
Monica Brown, who represents Benicia on the Solano County Board of Supervisors, voiced her concerns about the expansion of oil tankers at the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo in a public comment sent to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). The refinery recently announced its intention to double the amount of ships to […]
Letters: Cannabis, supervisor’s office hours and more
Call it cannabis Nearly two-thirds of Benicia voters indicated approval of Prop. 64 regarding adult use of cannabis. The last time Benicia voters were asked to consider cannabis legalization, by Proposition 19 of 2010, it was narrowly approved here despite failing at state and county levels. In my opinion, the greater Benicia community has demonstrated […]
Letters: Supervisor thanks Benicia
Thank you, Benicia I wanted to thank the residents of Benicia who came to speak with me at my office hours on Monday, Feb. 6. It was such a joy to meet with the people of Benicia. I will be holding monthly office hours the first Monday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m. […]
Letters: Honored to be your supervisor
Honored to be your supervisor I am so honored to represent Benicia on the Solano County Board of Supervisors. It was truly a privilege to be sworn in by Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson on Jan. 9. I look forward to a working relationship with Benicia’s leaders as we move forward. I want to get to […]
Monica Brown defeats Ioakimedes for county supervisor seat, Rep. Thompson steadily re-elected, and other races
Mike Ioakimedes, a former Benicia planning commissioner and city councilmember, lost his bid to serve on the Board of Supervisors for Solano County’s second district. Instead, that seat will go to Solano Community College board Trustee Monica Brown, who received 53 percent of the vote to Ioakimedes’ 45 percent. In other races affecting Benicia, the […]