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    • COVID-19 Cases per 100,000 by CA County
    • COVID19 hospitalizations – daily update for Solano County
    • COVID-19 ICU Beds Availability by REGION
  • Benicia Black Lives Matter
    • Benicia’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
    • Benicia Black Lives Matter – Our Voices
  • BENICIA – WHERE TO WRITE & CALL!
  • ARCHIVES
    • 2020 Benicia Election
      • The BenIndy on our 2020 Election
      • Valero smears Steve Young to promote it’s preferred candidate
      • Valero PAC Financial Disclosures
    • ISO
    • CRUDE BY RAIL
      • About Crude By Rail
        • Resources
        • Marilyn Bardet interviews
        • Valero CBR Background
      • CBR – Take Action Now!
        • Day After the NEXT BIG ONE – Take Action!
      • CBR – Local Media Coverage
      • CBR – Links
      • Stop the oil trains – Poetry, Song, etc.
      • CBR – CBR Official Project Documents
        • Valero appeal to City Council (and STB)
        • Final EIR
        • REVISED EIR
        • Draft EIR and Mitigated Negative Declaration
      • CBR – 2016 Project Review
        • Formal Comments by Benicians for a Safe & Healthy Community
        • 2015 – Public comments DEIR, RDEIR
        • Highly critical reviews at close of DEIR public comment period
        • 2014 – Public comments DEIR
        • 2013 – Public Comments MND & Scoping
      • Kamala Harris letters
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Recent Posts

  • Solano County – it’s arguably good news when ‘ONLY’ 29 of us got sick with COVID today April 13, 2021
  • Call for public comments – time to advocate for Benicia Parks, Trails and Open Space April 13, 2021
  • Suisun Marsh gas drilling plan runs into environmental buzz saw April 12, 2021
  • For the fourth Monday in a row, Solano County reports 6 new coronavirus deaths April 12, 2021
  • Solano County COVID report: 18-49 year-olds catching the virus April 9, 2021
  • Epidemic of 133 Mass Shootings in the US over the first 98 days of 2021 April 9, 2021
  • Rep. Mike Thompson on long overdue need for gun control April 9, 2021
  • COVID numbers down in Solano, Benicia lowest infection rate, Dixon & Vacaville highest rates April 8, 2021
  • Benicia reaches 900 COVID cases – stay safe, get vaccinated! April 7, 2021
  • California oversight of nursing homes called ‘befuddling,’ ‘broken’ April 7, 2021
  • Solano County: good, bad and in-between news on COVID-19 April 7, 2021
  • Solano County adds 31 new COVID cases today April 6, 2021
  • Map of California COVID tiers: 3 Bay Area counties moving to orange, Solano stays in red April 6, 2021
  • Solano is only Bay Area county remaining in red tier April 6, 2021
  • Video: Benicia, Vallejo in news report on Solano’s tier assignment and increase in cases among young people April 6, 2021
  • Solano’s Dr. Matyas gives details on yesterday’s report of 6 COVID deaths, tier assignments and recent numbers April 6, 2021
  • COVID spread in Solano County: 100 new cases and 6 new deaths – STAY SAFE! April 5, 2021
  • CORRECTION: Benicia Vaccine Clinic Thursday April 8 ok for ages 50 and over April 5, 2021
  • Benicia hosts one-dose Vaccine Clinic this Thurs at Senior Center, age 60+ (and maybe 50+) April 5, 2021
  • Solano County cautions about COVID from religious observances and spring break April 3, 2021
  • I may be wrong, but it seems we’re getting mixed signals on Coronavirus… April 3, 2021
  • California public health juggling the numbers, easing restrictions too soon, doing away with color-coded tiers April 3, 2021
  • SFGATE: Solano County could be bumped back to purple tier April 2, 2021
  • Solano continues sharp uptick in COVID cases, especially among those age 18-49 April 2, 2021
  • Sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases in Solano County – 51 new cases overnight April 1, 2021
  • COVID spread in Solano County: 100 new cases, 6 new deaths – STAY SAFE! April 1, 2021
  • Solano remains in COVID red tier, 24 new cases overnight, ‘active cases’ increasing March 31, 2021
  • Solano County won’t be moving to orange tier anytime soon March 31, 2021
  • Solano COVID-19 update: 44 new cases today, fewer ICU beds available March 30, 2021
  • Roadmap for Benicia’s new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative March 30, 2021
  • A COVID weekend in Solano County: six deaths, 112 new cases, hospitalizations up March 29, 2021
  • Friday March 26 – Solano County COVID update, 58 new cases overnight March 29, 2021
  • Welcome Dr. Maliika Chambers, Benicia’s new Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Manager March 29, 2021
  • Four more COVID dead in Solano County today, 44 new positive cases March 25, 2021
  • Solano County elders dying from COVID at a rate of nearly 5 times that of others March 24, 2021
  • Solano County chart shows how all ages get the virus, elderly more likely hospitalized and die March 23, 2021
  • Solano County sees 6 new COVID deaths and 89 new cases over the weekend March 22, 2021
  • COVID city-by-city in Solano County – recent surprising increases March 20, 2021
  • COVID still on the move in Solano County – 35 new cases, 3 new hospitalizations March 20, 2021
  • Vax’n 8 – I’m NOT throwin’ away my… SHOT! March 18, 2021
  • It just won’t quit: 3 new COVID deaths in Solano County overnight and 40 new cases March 18, 2021
  • Video: author Rosa Brooks takes us inside police officer training and culture March 17, 2021
  • Coronavirus grieving in Solano County not over yet – another death and 46 new cases today March 17, 2021
  • Solano County Coronavirus update: 43 new cases overnight March 16, 2021
  • Garamendi, Thompson, Grayson, Benicia Black Lives Matter, others call for investigation, but Solano sheriff stands by deputies who displayed militia support March 16, 2021
  • Benicia School District responds to tough questions about clean air controls during the pandemic March 16, 2021
  • KQED story on opposition to plans for gas drilling in our Suisun Marsh March 15, 2021
  • Solano Coronavirus report – no new deaths over the weekend (new BenIndy format) March 15, 2021
  • Solano County reports 13 coronavirus deaths in first 11 days of March – this ain’t over yet! March 11, 2021
  • Solano County – 6 more coronavirus deaths today, 10 in 2 days! March 10, 2021
  • California Today: What to Know About Newsom’s State of the State March 10, 2021
  • Benicia Valero Refinery – oil spill in Sulphur Springs Creek March 10, 2021
  • Solano reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths as it moves to less restrictive red tier March 9, 2021
  • City of Benicia announces vaccine available this weekend, March 11-14 – 50 years old and up! March 9, 2021
  • Solano County returns to COVID-19 Red Tier effective March 10 March 9, 2021
  • Solano County reports 99 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend March 8, 2021
  • Wildfire smoke is up to 10 times more harmful to breathe than other air pollution March 7, 2021
  • Democrats can’t kill the filibuster. But they can gut it. March 6, 2021
  • Solano County reports 2 new COVID deaths, likely to enter state’s Red Tier next week March 5, 2021
  • Answers – and Questions – about California’s easing of COVID restrictions March 5, 2021
  • Solano County COVID case rate still firmly in purple tier – 46 new cases overnight March 4, 2021
  • Vaccination clinic at Solano Fairgrounds in Vallejo this weekend, March 5-7 March 4, 2021
  • Solano County reports 37 previously unreported COVID hospitalizations, including 1 under 18 years old March 3, 2021
  • Solano reports 48 new COVID cases overnight, large increase in ‘Active Cases’ March 2, 2021
  • Solano teacher groups to community: Our students deserve safe schools! Vaccinate teachers now. March 2, 2021
  • Solano County revises reporting of COVID in Latinx community – cases up from 16% to 30% March 1, 2021
  • Benicia City Council to consider whether to discuss BUSD recall effort February 28, 2021
  • Solano reports 56 new COVID-19 cases overnight, no new deaths February 26, 2021
  • This Saturday on zoom – BENICIA CITY COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING WORKSHOP 2021 February 26, 2021
  • Appointments available! COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Saturday, Solano Fairgrounds, Vallejo February 26, 2021

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