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  • Solano County reports 14 previously unreported COVID hospitalizations February 25, 2021
  • Center For Biological Diversity draft comment letter – opposing gas drilling in Suisun Marsh February 25, 2021
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  • Benicia Author Stephen Golub – The Four Covid Questions, Israel and Good Vaccination News February 25, 2021
  • COVID deaths continue to mount as Solano County reports 4 new deaths February 24, 2021
  • A COVID-19 Mystery in Benicia / Solano County February 23, 2021
  • Benicia records no new COVID cases, first time since October 30! Spread continues in Solano County February 22, 2021
  • Solano County update on new State guidance for youth and recreational sports February 22, 2021
  • 500,000 COVID deaths – 4 ways to visualize an almost unimaginable toll February 22, 2021
  • TODAY, SHORT NOTICE! Benicia Black Lives Matter Poetry Reading February 21, 2021
  • COVID in Solano County: Case count and positivity rate back up, 39 deaths in last 19 days February 19, 2021
  • Benicia Author Stephen Golub – To Beat Trump’s Big “Stolen Election” Lie, Promote the Big Truth February 19, 2021
  • Solano COVID update: number of new cases down, but 6 of our elders hospitalized February 18, 2021
  • Solano County reports 34 COVID deaths in first 16 days of February February 17, 2021
  • Long weekend gives Solano County 9 new COVID deaths, total of 27 dead in first 2 weeks of February February 16, 2021
  • Good explanation of requirements for coming expansion of housing stock in Benicia February 15, 2021
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  • Open letter to City and County officials – Benicia Black Lives Matter, on right-wing extremism in Sheriff Dept. February 14, 2021
  • Solano County COVID-19 update: 79 new infections, 12 new hospitalizations February 11, 2021
  • Solano Supervisor Monica Brown – update on vaccines and more February 11, 2021
  • Benicia School Superintendent: Goal to begin in-person learning on March 22 February 11, 2021
  • Two mass vaccination events coming up on Feb. 12 & 13 at Vallejo Fairgrounds February 10, 2021
  • Solano County COVID-19 Update: 132 new cases overnight, 81 currently hospitalized February 10, 2021
  • Investigation: Solano Sheriff officer promoted far-right imagery February 10, 2021
  • Benicia gets new Police Chief, 30-year veteran Mike Greene February 10, 2021
  • Benicia Mayor and Solano County Public Health Officer disagree whether teachers should get vaccine sooner February 10, 2021
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  • Stacey Abrams: Our democracy faced a near-death experience. Here’s how to revive it. February 9, 2021
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  • Benicia Author Stephen Golub – Norway?? February 8, 2021
  • ANALYSIS: School reopening becomes the new partisan wedge issue February 8, 2021
  • OPEN VALLEJO: Solano deputies, Vacaville councilmember promote anti-government militia February 6, 2021
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  • Benicia Black Lives Matter letter opposes School Board recall effort February 6, 2021
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  • Benicia Mayor Steve Young opposes recall – Don’t sign the petition! February 5, 2021
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  • Benicia Author Stephen Golub – From Russia, With Love February 4, 2021
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  • Report that Solano County will open mass vaccination site this Friday-Saturday Feb. 5-6 February 3, 2021
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  • Benicia Author Stephen Golub – Get the Whole World Vaccinated! January 31, 2021
  • Forget Trump: Biden is undoing harmful rules that have been in place since Reagan January 31, 2021
  • Coronavirus still spreading in Solano County – 220 new cases overnight January 29, 2021
  • COVID19 Vaccine offered in Benicia for seniors over 75 January 29, 2021
  • Solano COVID-19 UPDATE: Jan. avg of 296 new cases per day, avgs for Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield, Suisun, Rio Vista, Vacaville, Dixon January 28, 2021
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  • Solano County COVID-19 update: Some good news, some not-so-good January 26, 2021
  • Four new COVID-19 deaths in Solano County, shrinking availability of ICU beds January 25, 2021
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  • Solano County remains in purple tier as California stay home order is lifted January 25, 2021
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