Benicia’s close calls during the historic October 24 flooding

Mayor Young: City Staff worked through the night to save Benicia from even more drastic flood impacts Nextdoor and Facebook, by Benicia Mayor Steve Young, October 25, 2021 The historic storm yesterday saw the City staff make a number of critical decisions that saved the possible failure of an aging lift station in the Industrial … Continue reading Benicia’s close calls during the historic October 24 flooding

KQED News: Benicia considers strengthening campaign finance ordinance against lies and misinformation

Benicia Considers Proposal for City Hall to Fact-Check Political Ads During Elections KQED News, by Ted Goldberg, October 18 Benicia lawmakers are considering a proposal that could eventually require the city to fact-check political campaign advertisements — a novel response to alleged election misinformation that could face legal scrutiny. The ordinance comes after a political … Continue reading KQED News: Benicia considers strengthening campaign finance ordinance against lies and misinformation

Solano Board of Supervisors backs Bela on masks and vaccinations, but gives nod to Benicia and Vallejo mandates

[BenIndy Editor: Note that the Board never even addressed Supervisor Brown’s request for a countywide indoors mask mandate like we established here in Benicia and Vallejo.  Benicia and Vallejo are clearly on our own here in Solano County.  Concerned up-county residents should consider shopping and doing business down here in Benicia/Vallejo.  And Solano employees might … Continue reading Solano Board of Supervisors backs Bela on masks and vaccinations, but gives nod to Benicia and Vallejo mandates

Don’t go to Vallejo libraries! Bela’s rules favor COVID transmission there

…and maybe you should think about staying away from all of Solano “up-county” – Fairfield and Vacaville, Suisun City, Dixon and Rio Vista!  – R.S. [UPDATE: County reverses itself – click here…] Vallejo libraries immune from mask mandates Face coverings not required for the vaccinated Vallejo Times Herald, by Richard Freedman, September 13, 2021 Seems … Continue reading Don’t go to Vallejo libraries! Bela’s rules favor COVID transmission there