What can audiences expect when Rees Finley comes to The Hub in Vallejo for a concert Friday? According to the Los Angeles-based singer songwriter, just about anything. Finley has dabbled in every genre from ‘80s synthpop to Motown-inspired retro funk to intricate folk to witty modern alternative rock in the vein of Death Cab for […]
Attorney General Becerra hopes to block Martinez terminal sale to Valero
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette Special to the Herald California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced he is seeking an injunction to block Valero Energy Corporation from buying the Martinez petroleum terminal, a purchase he called “anti-competitive behavior” and “unacceptable.” A court hearing on the motion is expected to take place next month. Becerra […]
Healthy Food Fest returns to Vallejo today
In 2015, Vallejo began hosting the Vallejo Healthy Food Fest. The festival was started to bring up the lack of healthy food options in the city and celebrate the community. There will be activities, music and other events at the feast as Vallejo hosts the Healthy Food Fest again today. Dan Foley Park, located at […]
Rep. Mike Thompson honors achievements of local immigrants
On Sunday, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) announced the winners of the Fifth Congressional District American Dream Awards at the USA World Classics Event Center in Vallejo. The awards honor the achievements of immigrants in Thompson’s district who have contributed to their communities in the areas of arts and culture, professional achievement, entrepreneurship and innovation, and […]
BHS alum pleads no contest to 2016 robbery, murder
The suspect responsible for the assault of a Benicia Safeway manager and death of a Suisun City woman last year has pled no contest to his charges. Christine Joens was banking at her local Wells Fargo on Tennessee Street in Vallejo on Feb. 2, 2016 when a man struck her from behind. The man, 2015 […]
Benicia provides assistance during Vallejo fire Thursday
The Benicia Fire Department was one of several agencies helping to contain a four-alarm vegetation fire that broke out in Vallejo’s Glen Cove neighborhood on Thursday afternoon. At around 12:45 p.m., Vallejo’s Communications Center received reports of a vehicle that had become engulfed in flames on Eastbound Interstate 80 just west of Sonoma Boulevard. The […]
King of the sea stars in Sirens Lagoon at Pirate Festival
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette Special to the Herald Usually Justin Vorhauer strolls the Northern California Pirate Festival as a character familiar to those who like pirate history – or rum. He has portrayed Henry Morgan for the past three years, working alongside such other famed historical pirates as Grace O’Malley, Edward “Blackbeard” […]
Turn Dad into a pirate for Father’s Day Weekend
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette Special to the Herald The largest pirate festival in the United States gives families a fun option for Fathers Day weekend – turn Dad into a buccaneer. Whether the family favors Captain Jack Sparrow of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise, Peter Pan’s nemesis Captain Hook, the […]
Youngsters face challenges at Vallejo Pirate Festival
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette Special to the Herald Worried that your children are spending too much time on electronic devices? Are they fresh out of class and already bored? Greg Medley and Maria Eivers-Medley have a solution. Enroll them in pirate school. The couple operates the Anne Bonny and Jack Rackham School […]
Letters: Cleanup Day and retirement benefits meeting
Cleanup Day a great success Benicia Main Street would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped out with our annual Downtown Benicia Cleanup Day, which took place Saturday, May 13. More than 25 volunteers came out to help spruce up our downtown area, including individuals and members of Rotary Club of Benicia and […]