After former Benicia Unified School District groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson successfully sued Monsanto over claims that a nearly daily use of its product Roundup gave him cancer, community members have wondered if the district would cease using the product. For BUSD, that decision came before the verdict was announced. Johnson served as an integrated pest manager […]
Parks Commission to discuss amendments to smoking ordinance
The Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission will discuss amending the city’s coming ordinance to include marijuana at a special meeting Wednesday. At a recent Benicia City Council meeting, the council discussed minor updates to the city’s smoking ordinance during discussion on the passage of Proposition 64, which legalized marijuana for personal use in California, and […]
First Street ‘Christmas tree’ to be replaced Thursday
Lately, Benicians who walk down to the end of First Street might have noticed something missing: the giant tree in the center of the turnaround at the end of the road. It is the same tree that is lit up for the holidays for the town’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the beginning of […]
Renovated dog park to open Wednesday
After more than a month, the Phenix has risen from the ashes—the Phenix Community Dog Park, that is. Now the hounds of Benicia can rejoice. The dog park, located within Benicia Community Park on Rose Drive, has been closed for more than a month to make way for the park’s first renovation in nearly 20 […]