BENICIA AUTHOR STEPHEN GOLUB: Springsteen, Faith and Looking Up in 2022

Springsteen, Faith and Looking Up in 2022 Facing the storms ahead. Happy New Year? If you haven’t yet rung in 2022 by seeing the Netflix film Don’t Look Up, consider doing so asap. Directed, co-produced and co-written by Adam McKay, who also gave us The Big Short and Vice, it’s an over-the-top, hilarious, heartbreaking and bang on critique of … Continue reading BENICIA AUTHOR STEPHEN GOLUB: Springsteen, Faith and Looking Up in 2022

Gun Shows in Vallejo? ALERT! Board will decide (again) TOMORROW, Wed-nesday Dec. 1, 6pm

[Editor – please consider offering your comments at the Fair Board’s meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, December 1.  We don’t need more guns in our neighborhoods and cities!  More background, with a conservative “spin” below.  – R.S.] ZOOM meeting info: Wed, Dec 1, 2021 6 pm Meeting ID: 899 1462 6790 Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89914626790?pwd=bzRwTjk0Yi9LZkdRWFF2OENCT0E3dz09 Passcode: 639203 Dial In: … Continue reading Gun Shows in Vallejo? ALERT! Board will decide (again) TOMORROW, Wed-nesday Dec. 1, 6pm

Poison in the Air: Detailed Mapping of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution

This story was originally published by ProPublica, republished here with permission.  By Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller, photography by Kathleen Flynn for ProPublica, November 2, 2021.  ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this … Continue reading Poison in the Air: Detailed Mapping of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution

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