STEVE YOUNG: What Benicia can learn from the Oregon train derailment

Repost from the Benicia Herald What Benicia can learn from the Oregon train derailment By Steve Young, June 7, 2016 On Friday, June 3, a Union Pacific train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in the town of Mosier, Ore. Fourteen rail cars came off the tracks, and four exploded over a 5 hour period. There … Continue reading STEVE YOUNG: What Benicia can learn from the Oregon train derailment

BENICIA HERALD: Steve Young running for City Council

Repost from the Benicia Herald [Editor:  The Benicia Independent endorses Steve Young for City Council. Learn more about Steve’s campaign kickoff party this Friday, April 27, and RSVP here.  – RS] Planning Commissioner Steve Young will make bid for City Council May 24, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Steve Young, a current member of Benicia’s Planning Commission, is … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD: Steve Young running for City Council

ENDORSEMENT: Steve Young for Benicia City Council

City Council elections – we’ve got a great new candidate! By Roger Straw, Benicia Independent, May 20, 2016 No, this is not me with a “new look.” This is Planning Commissioner Steve Young. Steve is running for City Council this fall. I’m happy to endorse him, and I wholeheartedly recommend him to you. Steve was thorough and … Continue reading ENDORSEMENT: Steve Young for Benicia City Council

INTERVIEW: Benicia Planning Commissioner Steve Young

By Roger Straw, April 1, 2016 Yesterday, Benicia Planning Commissioner Steve Young was interviewed on KPFA 94.1 radio, Berkeley. Host Andrés Soto questioned Mr. Young on the dirty and dangerous proposal of Valero Benicia Refinery to bring oil trains through northern California to the Bay Area. Listen here, for Andrés Soto’s Friday Afternoon show.