Where is the evidence? I am responding to an article written by former Councilmember Christina Strawbridge on Feb. 12. The writer presented the tourism campaign very well. It appears that it is a very effective tourism campaign. She states “A big part of Benicia’s tourism campaign is securing positive stories,” then she identifies the areas […]
Christina Strawbridge: Benicia is a great tourist destination
The city of Benicia’s investment of $65,000 a year for its contract with Wolf Communications has been questioned because the city cannot definitively show a direct link between either the number of tourists who visit Benicia nor the dollars spent by those visitors. It is not realistic to base one’s opinion on the absence of […]
Council told that 2013 may be best sales tax year ever
City’s downtown, Solano Square thriving Benicia gets its sales tax results after a two-quarter lag, but if those results come in as expected, the city’s 2013 results may be its highest-grossing year, Economic Development Manager Mario Giuliani told the City Council on Tuesday. Giuliani opened his talk with an April Fool’s joke, threatening to take […]
Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: The benefits of bicycling
BESIDES THE OBVIOUS BENEFITS OF BICYCLING related to fun, health and inexpensive transportation, there is “gold” in those bicycle wheels for a wide sector of the economy. Who knew? I’ve mentioned in past articles that one of the many goals the Community Sustainability Commission has set to work on for 2013-14 is a Bicycle Guide […]