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    • 2020 Benicia Election
      • The BenIndy on our 2020 Election
      • Valero smears Steve Young to promote it’s preferred candidate
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      • About Crude By Rail
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        • Marilyn Bardet interviews
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        • Day After the NEXT BIG ONE – Take Action!
      • CBR – Local Media Coverage
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      • 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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Crude By Rail, Derailment, Fire

UPDATE – Photo of derailment, smoke and fire near Galena, IL

March 6, 2015 Roger Straw

This photo is from the Chestnut Mountain Resort’s Mountain Top Cam, video still captured at about 3pm PST.

Derailed train Galena IL - Chestnut Resort Mountain Top Cam

Chesnut Mountain ResortCSXGalena IL

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Recent Posts

  • Solano County Public Health: Delta strain of Coronavirus ‘spreading in the county’ June 23, 2021
  • Solano County will now issue public COVID report only on MWF – TODAY: 35 new cases in last 2 days June 23, 2021
  • Solano County Public Health fails to post its daily COVID update June 22, 2021
  • Report and photos – Benicia’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration June 22, 2021
  • Solano County adds 18 new COVID cases per day over the weekend, total of 55 of us newly infected June 21, 2021
  • Benicia looking to hire full time Climate Action Plan Coordinator June 21, 2021
  • California Launches New Digital Tool Giving Residents Convenient Access to Their COVID-19 Vaccine Record June 20, 2021
  • VIDEO: Benicia’s Juneteenth Festival June 19, 2021
  • Juneteenth in Benicia – it was a great celebration! June 19, 2021
  • Solano COVID numbers continue to rise. NEW REPORT: cases as percent of city population June 18, 2021
  • Celebrate Juneteenth with Benicia Black Lives Matter at its Inaugural Juneteenth Festival this Saturday June 18, 2021
  • COVID: What will California’s vaccine verification system look like June 18, 2021
  • Solano County averaging 20 new COVID cases per day in June June 17, 2021
  • At long last! Getting closer to an Air District monitoring system in Benicia June 17, 2021
  • This Saturday – Benicia’s first ever Juneteenth Festival at the Camel Barn June 16, 2021
  • Solano County reports three more Benicia residents have COVID-19, Benicia total is now 1,010 June 16, 2021
  • Solano County reports only 11 new cases today, adds new State guidelines June 15, 2021
  • Latest info on California COVID web page – June 15, 2021 June 15, 2021
  • Order of the California Public Health Officer, June 11 June 15, 2021
  • Solano County posts major revamp of COVID-19 info page June 14, 2021
  • Vallejo Fairgrounds Board has discussed banning gun shows, Solano County could take action June 12, 2021
  • Solano adds 10 new COVID cases, all age 18-49, active cases more than double June 11, 2021
  • Solano case rate increasing over last 3 days: 26 new infections overnight June 10, 2021
  • Solano infections continue slowing rate, no new deaths June 9, 2021
  • Solano County progress? Very low COVID numbers reported today June 8, 2021
  • State Prison in Vacaville experiencing COVID outbreak, Solano County adjusting its numbers June 7, 2021
  • COVID still a threat in Solano County: 1 new death and 22 new cases today June 4, 2021
  • Vacaville COVID surge: 104 cases newly reported so far this week June 3, 2021
  • California launches first-in-nation taskforce to study reparations for Black Americans June 3, 2021
  • Air District debates public health vs. Big Oil profits – delays decision on refinery pollution controls June 3, 2021
  • Will the federal infrastructure bill help local news media? June 2, 2021
  • Benicia Author Stephen Golub – In the wake of the January 6th insurrection… June 2, 2021
  • Benicia sees 5th consecutive day with zero new cases of COVID – we’re getting there! June 2, 2021
  • Open Letter to Solano Supervisors: Call for a Civilian Oversight Board for Sheriff Department June 2, 2021
  • Solano County secures move to orange tier, then discloses large number of previously unreported cases and 5 new deaths June 1, 2021
  • Solano County moves to orange tier, finally leaves red behind June 1, 2021
  • State moves Solano County into orange tier June 1, 2021
  • Is this Benicia’s future? New Mexico stuck with $8 billion in fossil fuel cleanup May 29, 2021
  • Air Quality District to host Benicia meeting on long-awaited new Air Monitoring Station May 29, 2021
  • Solano Sheriff to seek reelection, despite controversy May 29, 2021
  • Four new COVID deaths reported in Solano County today, 32 new infections May 28, 2021
  • Solano County reports large number of new COVID cases today May 27, 2021
  • Drone files raise new questions of evidence destruction in Vallejo police killing of Sean Monterrosa May 27, 2021
  • Solano case count remains low, no new deaths – but COVID still active among us May 26, 2021
  • Solano County may move to orange tier next week – still in red tier for now May 25, 2021
  • Benicia Black Lives Matter Protest marks anniversary of murder of George Floyd May 25, 2021
  • ALERT – SHORT NOTICE! Benicia Black Lives Matter calls for peaceful protest at Sheriff Dept. – TUES. MAY 25, 11am May 24, 2021
  • Benicia nears 1,000 COVID cases, Solano County adds 61 new infections over the weekend May 24, 2021
  • SF Chron: California confirms state will reopen June 15 – no more social distancing, capacity limits May 21, 2021
  • Solano County adds only 11 new COVID cases today, offers guidance on June 15 re-opening May 21, 2021
  • Solano County reviewing old records, adding to last winter’s COVID case count and death count May 20, 2021
  • Solano County: winter surge worse than we thought – as many as 35 more COVID deaths than previously reported May 19, 2021
  • Solano County remains in red tier again – detailed data sheet May 18, 2021
  • Solano County discloses previously unreported COVID deaths – 13 in two days May 18, 2021
  • Solano weekend toll: COVID kills 7 elders, County reports 37 new infections May 17, 2021
  • Benicia cancels July 4 parade & fireworks, announces vaccine events May 17, 2021
  • COVID-19 in Solano County: 4 new hospitalizations today, 21 new cases May 14, 2021
  • New body camera video shows Vallejo officer who killed Sean Monterrosa shoot at man’s back in 2017 May 14, 2021
  • Solano County: vaccine ready now for 12-15-year-olds and new guidance on sporting events May 13, 2021
  • COVID still here in Solano County: 41 new cases and 1 new death reported today May 13, 2021
  • Benicia Black Lives Matter calls on Solano County Supervisors for sheriff oversight May 13, 2021
  • Anti-racism letters in the Benicia Herald May 12, 2021
  • Solano County COVID report: 32 new cases today May 12, 2021
  • Solano COVID hospitalization numbers and report of Benicia City Manager Erik Upson May 11, 2021
  • COVID progress in Solano: case count remains high, but hospitalizations are down May 10, 2021
  • 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

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