Let’s Have an East-Side City park in the Historic Benicia Arsenal !

Benicia moving to build apartment complexes on historic land in the Benicia Arsenal Letter by Kathryn Reiss and Tom Strychacz of Benicia, July 20, 2022 [Editor: see additional supporting documentation below.  – R.S.] We are 25-year residents of Jefferson Street, and we are extremely concerned about two large apartment complexes threatening Officer’s Row in the … Continue reading Let’s Have an East-Side City park in the Historic Benicia Arsenal !

Bay Area air regulators didn’t tell public about illegal emissions for three years. Can residents trust what comes next?

San Francisco Chronicle, by Julie Johnson, March 25, 2022 Benicia resident Andrés Soto can’t see Valero Energy Corp.’s oil refinery from his home in the old part of town near the waterfront. But the company’s fingerprints are all over the city, from its name on Little League baseball outfield signs to its logo on charitable … Continue reading Bay Area air regulators didn’t tell public about illegal emissions for three years. Can residents trust what comes next?

VIDEO: Historic unveiling of Benicia’s Community Air Monitoring Program (BCAMP)

By Roger Straw, March 6, 2022 It was a LONG time coming, and thanks to the vision, hard work and persistence of Benicia activists and volunteers, Benicia now has a state-of-the-art air monitoring station just outside the Valero Benicia Refinery. A culmination of the more than decade-long efforts of the Good Neighbor Steering Committee and … Continue reading VIDEO: Historic unveiling of Benicia’s Community Air Monitoring Program (BCAMP)