By Stephen Golub, originally published in the Benicia Herald on May 5, 2024 In recent weeks, I’ve reached out to a number of persons familiar with the Contra Costa County (CCC) and Richmond Industrial Safety Ordinances (ISOs), which seek to bolster those localities’ protection from fires, explosions and toxic emissions at the four refineries in … Continue reading Stephen Golub: Benicia, Don’t Let the Fox Guard the Henhouse
By Stephen Golub, originally published in the Benicia Herald on April 14, 2024 In the weeks and months to come, you may hear and read an increasing amount about Benicia adopting an Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) that will help protect us against healthy and safety threats posed by the Valero Refinery, its associated asphalt plant … Continue reading Refineries, Cancer and Other Health Problems: An ISO Can Help Us Breathe Easier
Industrial Safety Ordinance Development Community Meeting Two Options: In Person or Virtual From the City Manager’s March 18, 2024 City of Benicia This Week Newsletter The Benicia City Council has appointed a Council Subcommittee consisting of Vice Mayor Terry Scott and Councilmember Kari Birdseye, with Fire Chief Josh Chadwick as the appointed staff member, to … Continue reading TONIGHT! Join one of two City of Benicia meetings to discuss industrial safety (5-6 or 6-7pm)
March 20, 2024 The battle over urban development and housing policy has escalated in Benicia, exposing tensions between developers, local governance, community sentiment, and the state as Sacramento works to increase California’s housing stock. The proposed Rose Estates project, shared by the City of Benicia in the Facebook post pictured above and an official City … Continue reading Seeno invokes ‘builder’s remedy’ to force Benicia’s hand on major housing project, but the city is pushing back
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