Bay Area Air District proposing to give refineries a pass on air monitoring

[Editor: For more, including HOW TO SEND THE AIR DISTRICT YOUR COMMENT, see the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Notice of Public Hearing.  Plan to attend on December 19, 2018.  – RS] BAAQMD: Costs for daily air monitoring too expensive… poor refineries… By Benicia Vice Mayor Steve Young, October 23, 2018  The Bay Area Air … Continue reading Bay Area Air District proposing to give refineries a pass on air monitoring

Benicia will file “push poll” complaint with Fair Political Practices Commission

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor: See also Kari Birdseye responds to negative ads, and her Facebook ad: Kari Birdseye cannot be bullied or bought.  – R.S.] Benicia council directs staff to file complaint over “push poll” By JOHN GLIDDEN, October 17, 2018 at 6:08 pm BENICIA — City Attorney Heather Mc Laughlin has been directed by … Continue reading Benicia will file “push poll” complaint with Fair Political Practices Commission

Polling companies decline to provide Benicia with survey questions

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor – Thanks to Times-Herald reporter John Glidden for requesting poll questions and call data from Valero. The polling companies refuse to comply with City Attorney McLaughlin’s request, but Valero paid for the poll and thus owns the poll information. So far, not a word from Valero. BUT… guess what. … Continue reading Polling companies decline to provide Benicia with survey questions