You may view the full agenda for Friday,
March 29 HERE.
You may view the full agenda for Saturday,
March 30 HERE.
The City Council Meeting will be held
Friday, March 29, 2019
at 12:00 PM
and Saturday, March 30, 2019
at 9:00 AM
City of Benicia Library, Dona Benicia Room
150 East “L” Street
Benicia, CA 94510
By Roger Straw
IMPORTANT – TUES., JAN 15… See Council’s agenda item 15.B. below and check out the various reports. This item is in response to the nasty attack ads, push polling and huge money spent by Valero and it’s labor buddies in last fall’s campaign. They successfully smeared Planning Commission Chair Kari Birdseye and helped to elect their chosen candidates. Council and staff have been looking into any measures that can be taken to strengthen Benicia’s campaign ordinance. PLEASE ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 15! Let Council and staff know that this is really important so that we don’t have this again in 2020. (To send an email comment see WHERE TO WRITE…)
BENICIA CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Benicia City Hall 250 East L. Street
January 15, 2019
7:00 PM
15.B -SECOND STEP OF COUNCIL MEMBER CAMPBELL’S 2-STEP PROCESS
REQUEST TO DISCUSS UPDATING THE CAMPAIGN ORDINANCES (City Attorney)
At the December 18, 2018 City Council meeting, Council Member Campbell’s two-step process request was presented to the Council to consider updates to the city’s campaign ordinances. The Council directed staff to agendize the item for discussion. Staff has included preliminary research on this subject.
Recommendation:
Provide direction on whether the Santa Clara model and any other proposed updates should be considered and whether updates should be discussed and reviewed by an ad hoc group or by the Open Government Commission prior to consideration by the Council.
Staff Report -Campaign Ordinance Updates -Campbell
Repost from The Vallejo Times-Herald
[Editor: Thanks to the Vallejo Times-Herald for it’s front-page photo of yesterday’s local protest against the ouster of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The Trump administration cannot be allowed to work this outrageous obstruction of justice! Coverage of the MASSIVE nationwide protests was buried this morning by news of the California wildfires and mass murders in Thousand Oaks. NOTHING in the SF Chronicle, but here’s the East Bay Times coverage. (See also Google’s full coverage.) And, oh by the way – that’s Benicia’s own Lee Wilder Snider, Susan Street and Donna Shehan front and center in the photo! And I’m sure that’s Craig Snider behind Susan’s right arm. See also “Oh, please – not again…” – R.S.]
Repost from CNN’s Reliable Sources
[Editor: The Benicia Independent continues to be alarmed at the loss of local news coverage in our area. Cutbacks at the Benicia Herald and the Vallejo Times-Herald are part of a wider trend. Note that the Benicia Independent is a one-person blog, NOT a local news media outlet. Lacking the resources of beat reporting and investigative journalism, Benicia is definitely located in a “news desert.” Now that New York’s Village Voice has folded, the danger of “news deserts” gets a well-deserved spotlight. Take a look below. – RS]
With New York’s newsweekly The Village Voice ceasing publication, Michael Daly and Errol Louis discuss the consequences of local “news deserts” and alternative business models for regional media. (Click the image below for the video…)
Of interest, mentioned in this report:
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