The Vallejo Sun, By John Glidden, Feb 15, 2022 BENICIA – Mayor Steve Young says he’s displeased that Valero Benicia Refinery is poised once again to spend a large sum of money during the upcoming city council election. The refinery dumped $200,000 into its Working Families for a Strong Benicia PAC last December, giving the PAC more than … Continue reading Benicia’s mayor calls out Valero’s big war chest ahead of election
Here We Go Again On social media, by Steve Young, Benicia I want to emphasize that I am writing today not as the Mayor, but rather an interested Benicia resident and voter. I also want to state that I understand the importance of Valero to our local economy as a major employer and taxpayer and … Continue reading Here We Go Again – Benicia candidates and voters must reject Valero’s big money
With Winter coming and the Omicron variant looming, the City Council’s Dec. 7 mask mandate vote is crucial On Dec. 7, the City Council will make a potentially life-or-death decision: whether to extend Benicia’s indoor mask mandate. If it fails to do so, the mandate will end that evening. Such a failure will be a … Continue reading ALERT – On December 7, the Benicia City Council will make a potentially life-or-death decision
The Council’s August 24 Mask Mandate remains in place for now By Roger Straw, November 18, 2021 Benicia Mayor Young reported on last night’s City Council meeting that “Council decided not to change the mask requirements but to continue with the same metrics.” The mandate, he continued, “will be reviewed again at the Dec 7 … Continue reading Benicia City Council debates changing mask mandate, decides to keep in place, will review again on Dec. 7