Steve Young: It is time to make a Choice

Email from Steve Young, October 26, 2020 Dear (Name); As this campaign draws to a close, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to those who have stood with me and supported me through what has been a very difficult period. No one likes to be attacked so mercilessly. It bothered me to be accused … Continue reading Steve Young: It is time to make a Choice

Benicia Final Forum – Candidates to discuss negative campaigning on Saturday, Oct. 31, 10am

By Roger Straw, October 25, 2020 Send your questions to the candidates now! Important for readers of the Benicia Independent: The deadline to submit your questions to candidates on the Valero PAC’s attempt to buy our Mayor’s seat and other “hit pieces” is close of business (5pm) on Thursday, October 29.  Send by email to … Continue reading Benicia Final Forum – Candidates to discuss negative campaigning on Saturday, Oct. 31, 10am

Letter on Benicia Mayor’s race: ‘Disturbing to be repetitively assaulted by non-fact-based, character-smearing tactics’

Letter to the editor by Judi Sullivan of Benicia, October 23, 2020 ‘This is the same PAC that infected our last election…’ As a Benicia resident, I find it disturbing to be repetitively assaulted by non-fact-based, character-smearing tactics showing up again in our city election via a well-funded, mass media/mailing PAC campaign. This is the … Continue reading Letter on Benicia Mayor’s race: ‘Disturbing to be repetitively assaulted by non-fact-based, character-smearing tactics’

Letter from Benicia’s Marilyn Bardet to BAAQMD: Must enforce refinery air monitor requirements

Copy of Marilyn Bardet’s letter, forcefully asking the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to follow through on promised enforcement of refinery air monitoring standards… From: Marilyn Bardet <email> Subject: BAAQMD oversight/enforcement of Reg 12 – Rule 15, the Petroleum Refining Emissions Tracking Rule. Date: October 21, 2020 at 3:37:37 PM PDT To: Marcy Hiratzka <email@baaqmd.gov> October 21, 2020 … Continue reading Letter from Benicia’s Marilyn Bardet to BAAQMD: Must enforce refinery air monitor requirements