Please attend Benicia City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 7pm at City Hall. If you can’t make it, send your thoughts by email. Benicia’s CURRENT campaign ordinances can be viewed at codepublishing.com/CA/Benicia/. Chapters 1.36, 1.40 and 1.42 are the main election ordinances. In particular, see Chapter 1.40 “Disclosure of Contributions and Expenditures in Candidate … Continue reading How to make Benicia campaigns fairer and more transparent→
An E-Alert from Mayor Elizabeth Patterson [Editor: Mayor Patterson has been falsely accused of wanting to run Valero Refinery out of town. A careful reading of her position shows that she wants the City to plan jointly with Valero and economic advisers for a stable future as we face into the predicted and inevitable decline … Continue reading Mayor Patterson: Benicia needs to plan for the declining role of oil and gas→
By Roger Straw, December 22, 2016 Why did Valero decide not to go to court? On December 20, Benicia’s City Attorney announced that she had been advised by Valero’s attorney that the refinery is no longer planning to sue the City of Benicia over its failed Crude By Rail proposal. While this is welcome news, worthy of celebration and thanksgiving, Valero’s … Continue reading Editorial: Celebrate, but watch on the tracks!→
Repost from the Benicia Herald Online [Editor: For Tuesday’s comments on Valero Crude By Rail by Marilyn Bardet and Planning Commissioner and City Council candidate Steve Young, skip down to the red bullet. – RS] Council hears about crude by rail, water infrastructure and EMS costs Tuesday By Elizabeth Warnimont, July 7, 2016 At its … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD: City Council hears public comments on crude by rail→
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