Benicia City Attorney investigating outsider election smear campaign

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor: Vice Mayor Steve Young and many others who received the call have been perfectly clear about the smear tactics of the “push poll” callers who have spread misinformation and lies about candidate Kari Birdseye.  Kari’s opponents have publicly raised questions about whether there even was a bias (see below).  For … Continue reading Benicia City Attorney investigating outsider election smear campaign

Mayor Patterson: Benicia needs to plan for the declining role of oil and gas

An E-Alert from Mayor Elizabeth Patterson [Editor: Mayor Patterson has been falsely accused of wanting to run Valero Refinery out of town.  A careful reading of her position shows that she wants the City to plan jointly with Valero and economic advisers for a stable future as we face into the predicted and inevitable decline … Continue reading Mayor Patterson: Benicia needs to plan for the declining role of oil and gas

Alarm bells in Benicia and beyond… what next?

The Tenor of our Times If you are on the Benicia Independent email list, I can pretty much be sure that your alarm bells – like mine – are going off.  A sampling… Christine Blasey Ford and others accuse Judge Kavanaugh – the #MeToo movement and an FBI investigation A “push poll” with Benicia election … Continue reading Alarm bells in Benicia and beyond… what next?