City of Benicia Agenda for April 4: staff recommends protocol for select speakers

By Roger Straw, March 28, 2016 Today the City of Benicia posted the much anticipated AGENDA and STAFF REPORT for the April 4th City Council hearing on Valero Crude by Rail proposal. Great news for our friends who are official representatives of Davis, Sacramento, Berkeley and elsewhere: the staff report recommends elected officials and agency representatives be allowed to speak first. Public … Continue reading City of Benicia Agenda for April 4: staff recommends protocol for select speakers

ANDRÉS SOTO: Open Letter to Benicia City Council members

By Andrés Soto, March 29, 2016 An Open Letter to Benicia City Councilmembers – About the Surface Transportation Board Dear Councilmembers: The bombshell request by Valero at your meeting on March 15, to have you issue a continuance of the Public Hearing of Valero’s appeal of the Benicia Planning Commission’s denial of Valero’s dangerous Crude By … Continue reading ANDRÉS SOTO: Open Letter to Benicia City Council members

TRANSCRIPT: City Council hearing of March 15

By Roger Straw, March 29, 2016 Today the City of Benicia posted a written TRANSCRIPT of the City Council’s March 15 meeting. The document is not indexed, and 389 pages long – but it is searchable text. Page 43 – Council begins deliberations on Valero’s appeal on page 43 of the PDF with a few procedural questions. … Continue reading TRANSCRIPT: City Council hearing of March 15

DAVIS & SACRAMENTO: How to participate in Benicia oil train hearings April 4th

From an email by Lynne Nittler, Davis CA, March 26, 2016 Still time to participate in Valero-Benicia Oil Train Decision After three years of study, the Benicia Planning Commission voted not to certify the final EIR and denied the Valero Crude-by-Rail Project on February 11. This decision came about through the sustained efforts of Benicians for … Continue reading DAVIS & SACRAMENTO: How to participate in Benicia oil train hearings April 4th