A suggestion for cleaning up Benicia election campaigns: public financing

Council to consider cleaning up election campaigning – Tuesday From an E-Alert by Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson Council to consider cleaning up election campaigning – Tuesday December 14, 2018 [excerpted]… Many people consider the last election flawed because of the excessive money spent by the Political Action Committee of Valero and their affiliated entities’ efforts to … Continue reading A suggestion for cleaning up Benicia election campaigns: public financing

Attorney General letter may be terminal for ORCEM / Vallejo Marine Terminal

By Roger Straw, November 30, 2018 Take heart, Vallejoans!  The letter sent to your City by the Attorney General may just do the trick.  (See Times-Herald Nov. 12 coverage.) I remember back in Benicia’s crude-by-rail days, when Deputy Attorney General Scott Lichtig of Attorney General Kamala Harris’ staff wrote to the City of Benicia.  He wrote first … Continue reading Attorney General letter may be terminal for ORCEM / Vallejo Marine Terminal

Vice Mayor Steve Young: letter from former City Attorney of Santa Rosa

Repost from a Benicia Nextdoor post City Council Meeting on Air Monitors By Steve Young, Benicia Vice Mayor, November 21, 2018 It’s not often that the Council receives the kind of letter copied below. It is from Brien Farrell, the former City Attorney of Santa Rosa, who has retired here in town. I thank Mr. … Continue reading Vice Mayor Steve Young: letter from former City Attorney of Santa Rosa

Council: Let’s get creative so that we don’t have another dirty election in 2020

An email sent to Benicia City Council and staff by Roger Straw (also published in the Benicia Herald and Vallejo Times-Herald) Massive intrusion of big money in our local election By Roger Straw, November 12, 2018 In an online forum, Vice Mayor Steve Young congratulated City Council members-elect Strawbridge and Largaespada, and wrote, “While I … Continue reading Council: Let’s get creative so that we don’t have another dirty election in 2020