Benicia News

That was the message a group of Solano County law enforcement officers sent Wednesday as they spent the day conducting Post-Release Community Supervision checks in Vacaville and Dixon.

The Benicia Public Library is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month with a photo exhibition and a talk by a descendant of the city's namesake, Doa Francisca Benicia Vallejo.

However, the city's biggest commercial center, the Southampton Shopping Center, continues to struggle following a loss of businesses that have cut into its customer base, a city official said.

Crews responded to reports of a fire near an industrial park in the 4500 block of California Court around 2:20 p.m., according to a Benicia fire dispatcher.

Fire crews were battling a three-alarm grass fire near an industrial park in Benicia Tuesday afternoon, a fire dispatcher said.

Amports, Inc., the city's deep-water port operator, is fighting the project to avoid potential conflicts with hundreds of new residential neighbors.

When it comes to naming roads, bridges and tunnels after distinguished citizens, all's fair in love, politics and vital signs.

A washed-out and washed-up county road is about to be remade into a new, $5.5 million regional shoreline trail along the scenic Carquinez Strait, linking Central and West Contra Costa County.

The Fairfield Police Department announced this week that authorities disposed of more than 300 pounds of unwanted or expired medications during Saturday's prescription take-back event.

This week's featured home is an Erin Lewis, Hensley Real Estate Listing located at 533 Poppy Circle in Benicia, California.

Boardwalks, public art, water access, boat launches -- these were just some of the ideas shared at the first of two community workshops for the city's proposed waterfront park.

Paige Daniel and Stephen Becker, of Benicia High School, high five each other after receiving their Summit Awards for their academic excellence during the graduation ceremony Saturday.

A recent grand jury report found that some 72 percent of dogs in the county are not licensed in accord with a county ordinance.

A 44-year-old man who was killed Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a van has been identified as Steven Kent of Benicia, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Maritime Administration has launched a virtual tour on its website of the USNS Comet, a non-retention vessel currently located at its Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California.

After nearly four years on the job, Public Works Director Michael Throne left the city with little warning Friday, City Manager Dana Shigley said Wednesday.

But on Thursday, 31 students from Liberty High School walked across the stage to receive their diplomas just before the sun set at the Benicia Yacht Club.

For Nimarit Walia, math -- of any kind -- is easy. When he was just 13, he was in 11th and 12th grade math classes and whenever a friend needed math help, they turned to Walia Redlands-born Walia consistently maintained his top academic spot at Benicia High School, but said the competition over the fours years was close.

The Northern Solano Democratic Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10, at Fairfield's Benicia Grill II, 2390 Texas St., at Air Base Parkway.

Two years ago, Katelyn Wolfe left the biggest little city in the world for this small town by the bay.