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See below for collections from the BenIndy past… 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 … Continue reading ARCHIVES

Benicia COVID vaccine clinic – This Tuesday is full, but you can sign up for a future clinic

Benicia City Manager Erik Upson, City of Benicia This Week, Feb. 1, 2021 UPDATE from the City website on 2/1: “Anyone interested in volunteering for future vaccine events should go to tinyurl.com/VolunteerBenicia and enter your name, contact information, how you would like to volunteer and any special training or skills you have. We will reach … Continue reading Benicia COVID vaccine clinic – This Tuesday is full, but you can sign up for a future clinic

Analysis and illustration of structural racism in Benicia

From an email by Elizabeth Patterson, former Mayor, City of Benicia EL PAT’S FORUM by ELIZABETH PATTERSON Benicia, California STRUCTURAL RACISM IN BENICIA I have no doubt that the Benicia City Council members earnestly want to address structural racism. No one wants to be a racist and most people seek to avoid racists acts. So, … Continue reading Analysis and illustration of structural racism in Benicia

Oil Train derails, burns near home of environmental activist

[Editor: With help from neighbors near and far, including Stand.earth, we stopped our own Valero Benicia Refinery from bringing tar-sands oil trains across California in 2016!  – R.S.] Train cars carrying crude oil derail, burn north of Seattle San Francisco Chronicle, by Lisa Baumann, AP, Dec. 22, 2020 BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Seven train cars … Continue reading Oil Train derails, burns near home of environmental activist