March For Our Lives crowd is inspired by Benicia High School Youth and Community Leaders By Roger Straw, June 11, 2022 Benicia moms and high school youth organized a local rally and march on Saturday, June 11, to call attention to the epidemic of gun violence in the U.S., and to call for sensible legislation … Continue reading 300 gather in Benicia to protest gun violence and call on congress to DO SOMETHING!
Environmental watchdog group Baykeeper filed a lawsuit in federal court against Amports, which owns the Port of Benicia, and Valero for allegedly mishandling petroleum coke, a refinery product that can damage the heart and lungs. Peninsula|Press, a project of Stanford Journalism, by Elissa Miolene, May 16, 2022 From a cliff overlooking the Port of Benicia, … Continue reading Baykeeper features Benicia activists Andrés Soto and Kathy Kerridge: The struggle for clean air and water in Benicia
Benicia residents gather in large numbers, hear powerful speeches, lift great signs, march to Benicia State Capitol Benicia Independent, by Roger Straw, May 15, 2022 When we heard about the Supreme Court’s draft opinion that would gut women’s right to choose, we knew that a fierce opposition would erupt all over the nation. Few dared … Continue reading Benicia Rally in support of Roe v. Wade – photos, video
San Francisco Chronicle, by Julie Johnson, March 25, 2022 Benicia resident Andrés Soto can’t see Valero Energy Corp.’s oil refinery from his home in the old part of town near the waterfront. But the company’s fingerprints are all over the city, from its name on Little League baseball outfield signs to its logo on charitable … Continue reading Bay Area air regulators didn’t tell public about illegal emissions for three years. Can residents trust what comes next?
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