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See below for collections from the BenIndy past…

Archive: 2018 Kari Birdseye Campaign
  • BIRDSEYE CAMPAIGN LETTERS
  • ROGER STRAW – I REMEMBER THE BENICIA SMEAR CAMPAIGN OF 2018
  • ANTI-BIRDSEYE PAC GETS ANOTHER $15,000, ADJUSTS TOTAL OF FUND TO $207,500
  • FINAL WORD: NO ONE LIKES THE ANTI-BIRDSEYE PAC’S DIRTY CAMPAIGN
  • ANTI-BIRDSEYE PAC TRIES TO STOP FORUM, THREATENS TO SUE CITY
  • ANTI-BIRDSEYE PAC SPENDS ANOTHER $58,000, TOTAL NOW OVER $135,000
  • KARI BIRDSEYE RESPONDS TO NEGATIVE ADS
  • BIRDSEYE AND STRAWBRIDGE OPPOSED VALERO CRUDE BY RAIL – LARGAESAPADA SUPPORTED OIL TRAINS
  • PLANNING COMMISSIONER KARI BIRDSEYE ANNOUNCES BENICIA CITY COUNCIL BID
Archive: 2020 BENICIA ELECTION
  • THE BENINDY ON OUR 2020 ELECTION
  • VALERO SMEARS STEVE YOUNG TO PROMOTE IT’S PREFERRED CANDIDATE
  • VALERO PAC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Archive: ISO (Industrial Safety Ordinance)
Archive: CRUDE BY RAIL
  • ABOUT CRUDE BY RAIL
  • CBR – TAKE ACTION NOW!
  • CBR – LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE
  • CBR – LINKS
  • STOP THE OIL TRAINS – POETRY, SONG, ETC.
  • CBR – CBR OFFICIAL PROJECT DOCUMENTS
  • CBR – 2016 PROJECT REVIEW
  • KAMALA HARRIS LETTERS

 

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