Here’s an easy guide for YOU to be heard on issues that concern us – our news media, social media, city, state and U.S. elected officials:

WHERE TO WRITE…

SEND YOUR THOUGHTS TO THE NEWS MEDIA:

• Benicia Herald, 820 First St, Benicia, CA 94510, or by email to the editor at beniciaherald@gmail.com
• Benicia Independent – send to Roger Straw at rogrmail at gmail dot com.
• Vallejo Times-Herald, P.O. Box 3188, Vallejo, CA 94590, Fax: 643-0128, or by email to Editor Jack Bungart at opinion@timesheraldonline.com.
• Fairfield Daily Republic – online submission of letters at https://www.dailyrepublic.com/submit-a-letter-to-the-editor/
• Vacaville Reporter – letters@thereporter.com

POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA (some require membership):

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
• Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/city/benicia–ca/
• Benicia Happenings:
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1506873452918323/
• Vallejo Benicia INDIVISIBLE:
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/VallejoBeniciaIndivisible/

EMAIL THE CITY:

• To comment on any topic coming before City Council, write “For the Record” in an email to City Clerk Lisa Wolfe (lwolfe@ci.benicia.ca.us)
  • Detailed guidelines for participating by email and zoom are available on the City of Benicia website: Participating in Council Meetings Guide.
• Mayor Steve Young (syoung@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Vice Mayor Tom Campbell (tcampbell@ci.benicia.ca.us
• Lionel Largaespada (llargaespada@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Trevor Macenski (tmacenski@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Christina Strawbridge (cstrawbridge@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• City Manager Erik Upson (eupson@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• City Attorney Ben Stock (BStock@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Fire Chief Josh Chadwick (JChadwick@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Police Chief Mike Greene (mgreene@ci.benicia.ca.us)

MAIL / PHONE / CITY OFFICES:

• Send mail or visit City Hall: 250 East L Street, Benicia, CA 94510
• Phone numbers are listed on the City’s CONTACT PAGE.  The main phone line for general inquiry is 746-4200.

BEYOND BENICIA – OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES:

• Refinery flaring or smoke: Report any problem to Bay Area Air Quality Mgmt District (BAAQMD) by phone 800-334-6367, or at permits.baaqmd.gov/PublicForms/ComplaintWizardSelection.
  Other BAAQMD contacts: https://www.baaqmd.gov/contact-us.
• Solano County Supervisor (District 2) Monica Brown (Website scroll down for Contacts. Email MEBrown@solanocounty.com)
• California Assembly District 14: Tim Grayson (Contact page, Staff page)
• California Senate District 3: Bill Dodd (Contact page), Staff office contacts show at bottom of all website pages)
• U.S. Representative 5th District: Mike Thompson (Contact page, Staff office contacts show at bottom of all website pages, click on Vallejo District Office)
• U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein (Contact page, including all offices)
• U.S. Senate: Alex Padilla (Contact page, scroll down for offices)
• ANOTHER GOOD RESOURCE: info on ALL State & U.S. legislators can be found at thesoftedge.com.  Just plug in your address.  Find offices, bio, staff names, committees and town halls scheduled.