Benicia City Council directs city attorney to take action against push poll

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald Benicia City Council directs city attorney to take action against push poll By JOHN GLIDDEN, October 3, 2018 at 5:55 pm BENICIA — Fearing an outside group or person is attempting to negatively influence the City Council elections, councilors took action Tuesday night. The council in closed session directed City Attorney Heather McLaughlin to contact … Continue reading Benicia City Council directs city attorney to take action against push poll

Benicia City Attorney investigating outsider election smear campaign

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor: Vice Mayor Steve Young and many others who received the call have been perfectly clear about the smear tactics of the “push poll” callers who have spread misinformation and lies about candidate Kari Birdseye.  Kari’s opponents have publicly raised questions about whether there even was a bias (see below).  For … Continue reading Benicia City Attorney investigating outsider election smear campaign

Campaign finance reports – Benicia City Council

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor: The Benicia Independent endorses Kari Birdseye for City Council.  This report documents her fundraising success.  More is needed – learn about Kari and make a donation at BirdseyeForBenicia.com.  – R.S.] Benicia City Council candidates raise funds By John Glidden, October 1, 2018 at 3:05 pm BENICIA — The three active … Continue reading Campaign finance reports – Benicia City Council

Alarm bells in Benicia and beyond… what next?

The Tenor of our Times If you are on the Benicia Independent email list, I can pretty much be sure that your alarm bells – like mine – are going off.  A sampling… Christine Blasey Ford and others accuse Judge Kavanaugh – the #MeToo movement and an FBI investigation A “push poll” with Benicia election … Continue reading Alarm bells in Benicia and beyond… what next?