Sign the Petition for our friends in Concord – Reverse the Seeno decision!

Effort launched to remove Seeno Companies’ grip on major Concord housing development plan SiliconValley.com, by Shomik Mukherjee, September 29, 2021 In response to the Concord City Council’s decision last month to negotiate exclusively with the controversial Seeno Companies and its affiliated developers to oversee one of the East Bay’s biggest housing projects in recent history, Seeno’s longtime … Continue reading Sign the Petition for our friends in Concord – Reverse the Seeno decision!

ALERT: Benicia City Council subcommittee to explore Seeno development plans – proposed at Council on Tuesday, Aug 17

 By Roger Straw, August 13, 2021 Important to read the agenda, comment by email, attend and voice your thoughts at the August 17 zoom meeting The Aug 17 Benicia City Council agenda is PACKED with important items.  One is the ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF THE NORTHWESTERN STUDY AREA SUBCOMMITTEE.  This is all about the SEENO … Continue reading ALERT: Benicia City Council subcommittee to explore Seeno development plans – proposed at Council on Tuesday, Aug 17

LETTER SERIES: Steve Young on Seeno land use

[Editor: Benicians are expressing themselves in letters to the editor of our local print newspaper, the Benicia Herald.  But the Herald doesn’t publish letters in its online editions – and many Benician’s don’t subscribe.  We are posting certain letters here for wider distribution.  – RS] Development of the Seeno Property By Steve Young, Benicia Planning Commission October 6, 2016 Recently, … Continue reading LETTER SERIES: Steve Young on Seeno land use

Elizabeth Patterson: Do you support sustainable development?

By Elizabeth Patterson, first published in the Benicia Herald on May 17, 2024 What is sustainable development? Sustainable development has become a popular planning expression used abundantly but often not understood. “Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Benicia General Plan, 1999). … Continue reading Elizabeth Patterson: Do you support sustainable development?