Benicia News

The city is making progress in cutting greenhouse gas pollution, but falling short of local reduction goals, a report released this week shows.

Flags at half staff, law enforcement officers from around Solano County quietly gathered with family members Wednesday afternoon in front of the Sheriff's Office in Fairfield to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

A Peace Corps volunteer and Benicia native is teaching his Indonesian students how to speak English with the help of postcards.

Remember when you first heard the word staycation? Most likely it was way back in the early years of the 21st century, when gas prices spiked tremendously.

Coda all-electric sedans began rolling off an inspection line at the Benicia, Calif., plant in March 2012.

How to improve Solano County's economics for all residents will be the topic when the Northern Solano Democratic Club meets at 7 p.m. Monday at the new Benicia Grill II, 2390 Texas St., Fairfield.

Former Benicia Old Town Theatre Group treasurer Kimble Goodman pleaded not guilty Friday to embezzlement charges alleging he misappropriated thousands of dollars for his personal use.

Are you ready for Saucie? Because she's ready for you. Almost. Downtown Martinez will be getting a new bakery on Main Street next month, where the former l'Elegant used to be, and the owner is nicknamed Saucie.

Darnell Vitug started biking at 5 a.m. Thursday in Moraga, with a trip of some 55 miles ahead of him to his workplace at Genentech in Vacaville.

In a sense, there wasn't much to discuss. The Board of Supervisors could only refuse if it found that the county's ballot style, voting equipment or computer capacity couldn't handle the proposed switches.

Benicia native and renowned sculptor Robert Arneson is remembered in a new biography, and the author of that book will speak at the Arts Benicia Gallery this Saturday.

Next week, the Benicia Patch you know and love will introduce a new look, and we are excited to share it.

Two men were arrested in Benicia Tuesday morning and admitted to stealing from parked cars, police say.

Police said Monday they are investigating whether suspicious fires near Mary Farmar Elementary School and at Ninth Street Park are linked to a string of other suspected arson fires over the weekend.

On Sunday, April 28, the Benicia High School Panther Band hosted its 20th-Annual Classic Car Show.

A 23-year-old Benicia volunteer firefighter is a suspect in several arson incidents around town, authorities said.

The first of the three fires was reported at 10:33 p.m. Saturday on Cambridge Drive, near Capitol Drive, police said.

Did you know only 1 percent of the total water resources on earth are available for human use? It's a fact, according the United Nations Environment Programme .

City employees have agreed to forego any pay increases for one more year in light of the city's fiscal troubles.

Time is money, the old adage goes, but so is a well-winterized house. Stopping air leakages can take as much as 30 percent off your heating bill, according to the U.S. Department of Energy .