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Here’s an easy guide for local citizens to be heard on issues that concern us:

WHERE TO WRITE…

SEND YOUR THOUGHTS TO THE NEWS MEDIA:

• Benicia Herald, 820 First St, Benicia, CA 94510, or by email to the editor at beniciaherald@gmail.com
• Vallejo Times-Herald, P.O. Box 3188, Vallejo, CA 94590, Fax: 643-0128, or by email to Editor Jack Bungart at opinion@timesheraldonline.com.
• Benicia Independent – send to Roger Straw at rogrmail at gmail dot com.

POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA (some require membership):

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
• Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/city/benicia–ca/
• Benicia Happenings:
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1506873452918323/
• Vallejo Benicia INDIVISIBLE:
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/VallejoBeniciaIndivisible/

EMAIL THE CITY:

• To comment on any topic coming before City Council, write “For the Record” to City Clerk Lisa Wolfe (lwolfe@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Mayor Elizabeth Patterson (epatterson@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Vice Mayor Christina Strawbridge (cstrawbridge@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Steve Young (syoung@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Tom Campbell (tcampbell@ci.benicia.ca.us
• Lionel Largaespada (llargaespada@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• City Manager Lorie Tinfow (ltinfow@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• City Attorney Heather McLaughlin (Heather.McLaughlin@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Fire Chief Josh Chadwick (JChadwick@ci.benicia.ca.us)
• Police Chief Erik Upson (EUpson@ci.benicia.ca.us

MAIL / PHONE / CITY OFFICES:

• Mail to or visit City Hall: 250 East L Street, Benicia, CA 94510
• Phone numbers are listed on the City’s CONTACT PAGE

BEYOND BENICIA – OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES:

• California Assembly District 14: Tim Grayson (Contact page, Staff page)
• California Senate District 3: Bill Dodd (Contact page), Staff office contacts show at bottom of all website pages)
• U.S. Representative 5th District: Mike Thompson (Contact page, Staff offices show at bottom of all website pages, click on Vallejo District Office)
• U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein (Contact page, including all offices)
• U.S. Senate: Kamala Harris (Contact page)
• ANOTHER GOOD RESOURCE: info on ALL State & U.S. legislators can be found at thesoftedge.com.  Just plug in your address.  Find offices, bio, staff names, committees and town halls scheduled.