LETTER SERIES: Roger Straw – Leaders for the future of Benicia

[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] Why NOT to vote for Hughes and Largaespada, and WHY … Continue reading LETTER SERIES: Roger Straw – Leaders for the future of Benicia

LETTER SERIES: Craig Snider – Questionable endorsement in Benicia politics

[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] Concerns about endorsements by Benicia police and fire fighters associations [Editor: note … Continue reading LETTER SERIES: Craig Snider – Questionable endorsement in Benicia politics

LETTER SERIES: Pat Toth-Smith – Vote for the Environment (Sierra Club endorsements)

[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] A Vote for the Environment, Sierra Club endorses Elizabeth Patterson … Continue reading LETTER SERIES: Pat Toth-Smith – Vote for the Environment (Sierra Club endorsements)

Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy

Repost from the Benicia Herald Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy By Grant Cooke, August 17, 2016 If Valero’s crude-by-rail, or CBR, project goes through, it will do irreparable damage to Benicia. If the three councilmembers—Mark Hughes, Christina Strawbridge and Alan Schwartzman— continue their support for the project, they … Continue reading Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy