By Roger Straw, April 30, 2016 City Manager Brad Kilger oversaw Valero Crude By Rail proposal, not sticking around for outcome In Benicia’s Council/Manager form of government, there is no more powerful person than the City Manager. The Mayor and City Council supposedly run the city, and they do make the final decisions. Some decisions are also … Continue reading Benicia City Manager leaving to take post in Martinez, CA
Repost from Chicago Magazine BOMB TRAINS – THE SCARIEST THREAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT They’re explosive. Pervasive. And their movements are cloaked in secrecy. Their nickname? Bomb trains. And they roll through the heart of Chicago. BY Ted C. Fishman, April 25, 2016 9:35 A.M. They could not look more ominous. The long coal-black tubes announce … Continue reading CHICAGO MAGAZINE: BOMB TRAINS – The scariest threat you didn’t know about
Repost from the Davis Enterprise FORUM Benicia council calls a timeout on oil train issue Special to the Enterprise by Elizabeth Lasensky, April 24, 2016 On Tuesday night, a majority of the Benicia City Council voted to allow the Valero refinery a continuance on hearings on its oil train project request. Valero wants the delay to … Continue reading DAVIS ENTERPRISE COLUMN: Benicia council calls a timeout on oil train issue
Repost from the Sacramento Bee Northern California towns lack resources to handle oil train fires, spills By Jane Braxton Little, April 23, 2016 7:49 AM HIGHLIGHTS • Lassen County town has no reliable water supply for firefighting • Crude oil transport by rail grew 1,700 percent in 2015 • Federal government providing hands-on response training WESTWOOD – … Continue reading SACRAMENTO BEE: Northern California towns lack resources to handle oil train fires, spills
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