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Pat Toth-Smith: Birdseye puts safety first

September 12, 2018 by Pat Toth Smith 56 Comments

  It’s been two years since the 2016 crude-by-rail permit for Valero was denied, but a strong memory of it remains for me and probably for a lot of Benicians.  It’s because of that experience that I’m urging Benicians to vote for Kari Birdseye for the Benicia City Council. Birdseye was a new Planning Commissioner […]

Filed Under: Election 2018, Features, Opinion, Spotlight Tagged With: 2018 election, Benicia, Benicia City Council, forum, kari birdseye, opinon, Pat Toth-Smith

Letters: Vallejo Admirals and Buddy Poppy drive

June 5, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Support the Admirals I had so much fun at opening night for our Vallejo Admirals on Thursday May 31! We best Pittsburgh 15-3! We beat them again on Friday June 1! Going to the Admirals’ games is the highlight of my summer season. For just $5 a ticket (cheaper if you get the group rate […]

Filed Under: Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, Buddy Poppy, letters, Memorial Day, opinon, Vallejo, Vallejo Admirals

Letter: Another POV on cannabis

January 10, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Another POV on cannabis I am not part of an anti-cannabis assembly.  I’m coming from a different view of pot. Benicia is such a small town that we have only one main street. All the other surrounding streets are residential. The downtown is one street only. Think about it. Walk down First Street, and you […]

Filed Under: Features, Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, cannabis, First Street, letters, opinon

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