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#Masks4All, #wearamask, Benicia City Council, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Delta variant, Mandatory face coverings

BREAKING NEWS: Benicia Council passes citywide indoor mask mandate, effective immediately

August 24, 2021 Roger Straw

By Roger Straw, August 24, 2021, 10:15pm

On 5-0 vote, Benicia joins Bay Area Counties other than Solano in ordering masks in public indoors places

Details:
  • City of Benicia releases information on new Face Covering Mandate: Press Release, Resolution and Flyer
TV news reports:
  • ABC7 TV News: Benicia Council passes mask mandate
  • KTVU TV News: Benicia breaks with Solano County, adopts mask mandate

See also:
    • Benicia physician Alan Plutchok MD: Matyas missing the facts
    • Benicia physician Richard Fleming cites data on mask mandates
    • Former Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson asks hard questions about Solano County health policies
    • Dixon author Kelly James: Enough with COVID misinformation
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