While relaxing at home one evening, I received a call from a Saratoga phone number. The caller said she was conducting a poll for Research America on the upcoming election for governor, senator and City Council. Having more than a passing interest in the topic, I agreed to be questioned on my opinions. However there […]
Letter: Patterson and Young just ended their political careers
Patterson and Young just ended their political careers We are now seeing the true political personal agenda of Mayor Patterson and Vice Mayor Young: anti-fossil fuel, and in the case of Benicia, anti-Valero. This is not new to me. I have been talking about it for years. I do now hope the residents/voters now understand […]
Steve Young: Count every person in 2020 census
By Steve Young Special to the Herald The decision by President Trump to require a citizenship question as part of the 2020 census has serious implications for the city of Benicia, Solano County and the state of California. The inclusion of this question, which has not been part of the regular census since 1950, virtually […]
Steve Young: The rationale for my cannabis vote
A recent guest column by Dennis Lowry referenced the following article that I posted on social media two days after the Dec. 19 meeting at which the City Council voted 4-1 to allow cannabis businesses– exclusive of downtown and the Southhampton Shopping Center. I want to thank Mr. Lowry for his kind words about my […]
Letters: Steve Young’s council term so far
Young does not do his homework This is in response to the March 1 letter, “Young does his homework,” as well as the Feb. 28 council meeting. Sorry, if Councilmember Steve Young had done his homework, he would have not had to ask all the tagged finance questions at the Feb. 21 meeting. All he […]
Letters: Sickening attacks on Jewish cemeteries
Sickening attacks on Jewish cemeteries This is a call to action to my fellow citizens of Benicia, whom I know to be people of good will. I was sickened to learn of the most recent attack on a Jewish cemetery, this time in Philadelphia. So soon after a similar attack in Missouri, I felt I […]
New city councilmembers sworn in at Tuesday’s meeting
At the second part of its two-part meeting Tuesday, the city council swore in its newly-elected members, heard brief acceptance speeches and approved its meeting calendar for 2017. Mayor Elizabeth Patterson also announced that the meeting would be adjourned in memory of Benicia artist and musician Travis Hough, who perished in the recent Ghost Ship […]
Incoming, outgoing elected official reception preceded two-part council meeting Tuesday
The city council hosted a reception Tuesday to allow the public an opportunity to meet and greet incoming and outgoing elected officials. The regularly scheduled city council meeting, held in two parts, immediately followed the reception. The 7 p.m. meeting began with a dedication by Mayor Elizabeth Patterson to the victims of the recent […]
BREAKING: Elizabeth Patterson narrowly elected to third term as mayor of Benicia
Steve Young elected to council; Tom Campbell to serve fourth term; Christina Strawbridge defeated for re-election After what turned out to be a very tight race, mayoral candidate Mark Hughes conceded the election Wednesday to Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, who will serve her third term through 2020. Patterson said the call was very gracious, and “he […]
With all precincts reporting, Elizabeth Patterson maintains slight lead in mayoral race
Steve Young and Tom Campbell leading in city council race As of Wednesday morning with all precincts reporting, Mayor Elizabeth Patterson has a slight lead over her opponent Mark Hughes. Patterson currently possesses 50.37 percent of the vote to Hughes’ 49.33 percent. The Solano County Registrar of Voters has identified one overvote and 528 undervotes. […]