KQED: Valero-Funded PAC Pours More Than $250,000 Into Benicia Mayor’s Race

Valero-Funded PAC Pours More Than $250,000 Into Benicia Mayor’s Race KQED News, By Ted Goldberg, Oct 28, 2020 A political action committee funded mainly by the Valero Energy company has raised more than a quarter million dollars to convince Benicia residents to vote for its preferred candidate in the city’s mayoral race. The San Antonio-based … Continue reading KQED: Valero-Funded PAC Pours More Than $250,000 Into Benicia Mayor’s Race

Benicia Mayor candidate Steve Young: Finding common ground with Valero when they want me to lose SO badly

By Roger Straw, October  19, 2020 Candidate for Benicia Mayor Steve Young took out a half-page ad in Sunday’s print edition of the Benicia Herald, laying out steps Valero could take to be a “better neighbor to Benicia.” The ad headline asks, WHY DO VALERO & THEIR FRIENDS WANT ME TO LOSE SO BADLY? Candidate … Continue reading Benicia Mayor candidate Steve Young: Finding common ground with Valero when they want me to lose SO badly

Candidates for Benicia Mayor and Council – written answers to questions on key issues

[BenIndy editor: Many thanks to Benicia Herald editor Galen Kusic for gathering together in one place the following Benicia candidates’ written responses to questions on key issues.  I am hopeful that in future I can re-format this Q&A so that all candidate responses to each question appear side-by-side for an easier voter comparison.  Stay tuned … Continue reading Candidates for Benicia Mayor and Council – written answers to questions on key issues

Smoke from California fires may have killed more than 1,000 people

Vallejo Times-Herald, by Paul Rogers, September 25, 2020 Heavy smoke from wildfires that choked much of California in recent weeks was more than an annoyance. It was deadly. And it almost certainly killed more people than the flames from the massive fires themselves, health experts say. Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10, the historically bad … Continue reading Smoke from California fires may have killed more than 1,000 people