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Flannery Associates, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Mike Thompson, Solano County CA, Travis Air Force Base

Local Leaders React to Tech Billionaires’ Bid to Build ‘Utopic City of the Future’ in Solano

Local stakeholders react to Flannery Associates 52,000 acre purchases The secrecy and scale of the project have local leaders skeptical The Reporter, by Nick McConnell, August 30, 2023 Vacaville Mayor John Carli is an easy man to reach. His phone number is on the city website, after all. So he finds it puzzling why no … Continue reading Local Leaders React to Tech Billionaires’ Bid to Build ‘Utopic City of the Future’ in Solano →

Bay Area, Coronavirus, Covid 19

How to navigate renewed COVID threat in the Bay Area

[Note from BenIndy Contributor Roger Straw: Well, it finally ALMOST happened. My wife and I have been ultra careful, and so far are among the increasingly rare few who have not contracted the coronavirus. Mary Susan is immune compromised, so we still wear masks in the grocery and other crowded indoors places. But we were … Continue reading How to navigate renewed COVID threat in the Bay Area →

Election deniers, Election interference, MAGA extremists, Trump

Developing story – Trump charged in Georgia 2020 election probe, his fourth indictment

[Note from BenIndy Contributor Nathalie Christian: Check out the full indictment here.] The Washington Post, by Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner, August 14, 2023 ATLANTA — Former president Donald Trump and 18 others were criminally charged in Georgia on Monday in connection with efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state, according to an … Continue reading Developing story – Trump charged in Georgia 2020 election probe, his fourth indictment →

Air Monitoring, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benicia Community Air Monitoring Program (BCAMP), Valero Benicia Refinery

Benicia mayor says Valero’s latest alleged emissions violations ‘should bother all Benicia residents’

Vallejo Sun, by Scott Morris, August 10, 2023 BENICIA – The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Thursday that it had discovered continued violations at the Valero Benicia refinery during its investigation into years of toxic releases. Specifically, the air district said that Valero had failed to install required pollution control equipment on eight … Continue reading Benicia mayor says Valero’s latest alleged emissions violations ‘should bother all Benicia residents’ →