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        • Valero appeal to City Council (and STB)
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      • CBR – 2016 Project Review
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Recent Posts

  • Fire Crews Respond To Wildfire Near Benicia May 8, 2021
  • Breakthrough for clean energy storage: massive new battery farm coming to California this decade May 8, 2021
  • Solano offers no data on recent and total COVID hospitalizations – 110 new cases over last 2 days May 7, 2021
  • SF Chronicle: Just one Bay Area county is still stuck in the red tier. Here’s what’s holding it back May 7, 2021
  • Dr. Matyas: ‘The numbers remain too high’ May 6, 2021
  • A single-day increase of 56 new COVID patients in Solano County May 6, 2021
  • COVID in Solano County – 29 of us reported sick today, no new hospitalization updates May 5, 2021
  • SAVE BENICIA SCHOOLS $300,000 – DO NOT SIGN THE PETITION! May 5, 2021
  • Don’t sign the Benicia recall petition! May 5, 2021
  • Solano County numbers better, but people still getting sick with COVID May 4, 2021
  • Benicia Doc: People with mild covid-19 can have long-term health problems May 4, 2021
  • COVID-positive in Solano County: 37 per day over the weekend, total of 111 new cases May 3, 2021
  • 10 new COVID cases in Benicia, spike of 65 cases overnight in Solano County April 30, 2021
  • Thursday update: 46 new COVID cases in Solano County overnight April 29, 2021
  • Daily update on COVID in Solano County, 21 new cases today April 28, 2021
  • COVID in Solano County – 32 new cases, little info on hospitalizations April 27, 2021
  • FBI rebuffs Solano County sheriff’s claim it cleared deputies of extremist ties April 27, 2021
  • Another jump in COVID infections in Solano County: 3 dead, 134 new cases over the weekend April 26, 2021
  • Solano COVID update, Friday, April 23: 53 new cases April 26, 2021
  • 1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours April 25, 2021
  • Verdict in Minneapolis – What they really said… April 25, 2021
  • Solano County fails to update COVID-19 data tonight April 23, 2021
  • Residents of Vacaville account for half of Solano’s 40 new COVID cases today April 22, 2021
  • Solano reports 11 children newly infected with COVID today April 21, 2021
  • ACTION ALERT – Support oil and gas drilling setbacks April 21, 2021
  • Darnella Frazier is a racial justice hero – we all need to learn how to hit ‘record’ April 21, 2021
  • Perspective and data on mass shootings and gun control in the U.S. April 21, 2021
  • Solano County to stay in red tier, will not move anytime soon April 21, 2021
  • Solano County COVID cases up by only 20 today, lowest 1-day increase since Oct. 29, 2020 April 20, 2021
  • Biden calls for confronting systemic racism after Chauvin convicted of murder in Floyd’s death April 20, 2021
  • Solano County youth & young adult COVID cases up dramatically April 19, 2021
  • Benicia Mayor Steve Young on racism in Benicia: ‘We do, in fact, have a problem’ April 18, 2021
  • Solano County COVID report on Friday April 16: 2 dead and 71 new cases today, nearing 400 active cases April 16, 2021
  • Solano County Sheriff refuses to share FBI report clearing deputies April 16, 2021
  • Benician arrested for hate crime against 3 black kids outside Raley’s April 16, 2021
  • Solano County COVID report on Thursday April 15: numbers up today April 15, 2021
  • Three new Coronavirus notices on Solano County website April 15, 2021
  • Solano County Sheriff Says FBI Found No Link Between Deputies and Antigovernment Extremists April 15, 2021
  • New COVID cases today: Benicia 3, Vallejo 12, Fairfield 10, Vacaville 5 – it’s slowing, but still spreading April 14, 2021
  • Starting today, Solano County offers COVID vaccine to residents 16+ April 14, 2021
  • 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

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