Stephen Golub: Here’s to the future and to the Benicia High students who embody it

Crowd of 400 Benicia HS students protest ICE at City Park By Stephen Golub, February 8, 2026 This past Wednesday, February 4, 400 Benicia High students walked out of class to protest the Trump Administration’s immigration policies and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency enforcing those edicts. At a time when hope and inspiration … Continue reading Stephen Golub: Here’s to the future and to the Benicia High students who embody it

Stephen Golub: From the Streets of Minneapolis to the Streets of Benicia

Candlelight Peace Walk – ….this Sunday  Feb 1 at 6 pm By Stephen Golub, Jan 30, 2026 A “Candlelight Walk for Peace and Unity” will take place Sunday, February1  at 6 pm, starting at the City Park Gazebo (at First Street, near Military West). As the informal group of Benicians organizing the event put it, … Continue reading Stephen Golub: From the Streets of Minneapolis to the Streets of Benicia

Benician Stephen Golub: Pardon Me

Stranger Than Fiction [sta_anchor id=”top” /]A Promised Land, by Stephen Golub, December 6, 2025 The story could inspire a big-budget Hollywood political thriller. A cocaine kingpin – the corrupt president of a foreign country, no less – is convicted and jailed in the United States. But behind the scenes, right-wing tech billionaires persuade an equally … Continue reading Benician Stephen Golub: Pardon Me

Stephen Golub: Wed. Nov 25 deadline to comment on $millions for Benicia

November 25 is the deadline to submit to the Bay Area Air District comments on its Draft Guidelines that will govern use of $60 million in Valero fines for the benefit of Benicia and surrounding communities.  (Valero was penalized because of its refinery’s over 15 years of undisclosed, massive toxic emissions.) More specifically, now’s the … Continue reading Stephen Golub: Wed. Nov 25 deadline to comment on $millions for Benicia