FIRST LOOK: Valero PAC report shows $248,111 on hand to influence Benicia’s 2020 election

Link to Valero’s Campaign Finance Report below… By Roger Straw, February 8, 2020 Valero and it’s labor force will once again have more money to spend than any of the candidates running for office in Benicia this year.  Most likely more than all candidates combined. On November 20, 2019 Valero added $200,000 to a carry-over … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Valero PAC report shows $248,111 on hand to influence Benicia’s 2020 election

Benicia City Council to consider Climate Emergency Resolution Tues, Feb 4, 4pm

Quarterly Study Session to discuss five requests made by Council members You may want to attend!  Benicia’s City Council will meet with staff and the public on Wednesday, to consider five action items requested previously, in context of overall Council priorities.  See complete list with links more below. Of particular interest will be item 4, … Continue reading Benicia City Council to consider Climate Emergency Resolution Tues, Feb 4, 4pm

Citizen letters – At-Large elections are better for Benicia

By Roger Straw, January 21, 2020 On Tuesday January 21, Benicia’s City Council will consider a proposal to change our electoral process from At-Large voting for Council candidates to four newly-defined small geographical districts. Benicia citizens are writing letters in opposition and planning to attend at Council.  [7pm at City Hall TONIGHT – Agenda and … Continue reading Citizen letters – At-Large elections are better for Benicia

Trump White House: global catastrophe inevitable, we might as well pollute

Repost from The Rolling Stone [Editor: thanks to Marilyn Bardet for alerting us to this deep and shocking analysis of Trump’s latest disaster.  – R.S.] Why Aren’t We Talking More About Trump’s Nihilism? The White House now says we might as well pollute because global catastrophe is inevitable By MATT TAIBBI, OCTOBER 1, 2018 12:28PM ET While … Continue reading Trump White House: global catastrophe inevitable, we might as well pollute