Here’s an easy guide for local citizens to be heard on issues that concern us:
WHERE TO WRITE…
SEND YOUR THOUGHTS TO THE NEWS MEDIA:
- Benicia Herald, 820 First St, Benicia, CA 94510, or by email to the editor at beniciaherald@gmail.com
- Vallejo Times-Herald, P.O. Box 3188, Vallejo, CA 94590, Fax: 643-0128, or by email to Editor Jack Bungart at opinion@timesheraldonline.com.
- Benicia Independent – send to Roger Straw at rogrmail at gmail dot com.
POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA (some require membership):
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
- Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/city/benicia–ca/
- Benicia Happenings:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1506873452918323/ - Vallejo Benicia INDIVISIBLE:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VallejoBeniciaIndivisible/
EMAIL THE CITY:
- To comment on any topic coming before City Council, write “For the Record” to City Clerk Lisa Wolfe (lwolfe@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- Mayor Elizabeth Patterson (epatterson@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- Vice Mayor Christina Strawbridge (cstrawbridge@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- Steve Young (syoung@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- Tom Campbell (tcampbell@ci.benicia.ca.us
- Lionel Largaespada (llargaespada@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- City Manager Lorie Tinfow (ltinfow@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- City Attorney Heather McLaughlin (Heather.McLaughlin@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- Fire Chief Josh Chadwick (JChadwick@ci.benicia.ca.us)
- Police Chief Erik Upson (EUpson@ci.benicia.ca.us
MAIL / PHONE / CITY OFFICES:
- Mail to or visit City Hall: 250 East L Street, Benicia, CA 94510
- Phone numbers are listed on the City’s CONTACT PAGE
BEYOND BENICIA – OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES:
- California Assembly District 14: Tim Grayson (Contact page, Staff page)
- California Senate District 3: Bill Dodd (Contact page), Staff office contacts show at bottom of all website pages)
- U.S. Representative 5th District: Mike Thompson (Contact page, Staff offices show at bottom of all website pages, click on Vallejo District Office)
- U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein (Contact page, including all offices)
- U.S. Senate: Kamala Harris (Contact page)
- ANOTHER GOOD RESOURCE: info on ALL State & U.S. legislators can be found at thesoftedge.com. Just plug in your address. Find offices, bio, staff names, committees and town halls scheduled.