By Roger Straw, February 23, 2024 Over the last three weeks, communities everywhere have watched in horror and solidarity with the people of East Palestine, Ohio. Few of those communities have experienced the depth of concern and understanding as here in Benicia, California. Here’s my 1-minute video commentary. Backstory, and looking ahead… In 2013, the … Continue reading This is NOT Benicia…
[BenIndy Editor – No mention of Benicia or Solano County in this article, but check out Caltrans’ Freight Rail Network map below, showing freight traffic through Benicia and surrounding areas. Our hearts go out to residents of East Palestine as we remember and give thanks for Benicia’s successful defeat of Valero’s Crude by Rail proposal in … Continue reading Could a train derailment disaster like Ohio’s happen here in the Bay Area?
Email on February 14: ALERT! Cancelled/POSTPONED: BCAMP’s February 16 Forum on Air Quality, Monitoring & Public Health Risks Hello friends, one and ALL, We of the BCAMP board —Benicia Community Air Monitoring Program— regret to announce that our Forum “Air Quality, Monitoring & Public Health Risks”, which was to be held this Thursday at the … Continue reading CANCELLED/POSTPONED – Benicia Forum on Air Quality, Monitoring, and Human Health Risks
[Editor – Coverage of Council’s ‘Housing Element’ decision on January 24. For additional background, see earlier stories on BenIndy below. – R.S.] The Vallejo Sun, by Ryan Geller, February 2, 2023 BENICIA – The Benicia City Council unanimously approved zoning amendments this week to facilitate new housing over the next eight years as part of a … Continue reading Benicia City Council approves housing element plan despite concerns
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