Benicia News

Tolls on seven Bay Area bridges should be raised from $4 to $5, but a proposal to start collecting tolls from carpools during the rush hour should be dropped, a transportation advocacy group said.

Despite a severe vaccine shortage, Alameda and Contra Costa counties will hold free swine flu clinics beginning Saturday, but will sharply restrict who is eligible for the coveted shots.

School board members tonight will consider choosing an architectural firm for possible future projects.

Solano County's temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas will expire Friday after supervisors failed to agree on a new extension.

The two City Council incumbents easily won their reelection bids Tuesday night in a four-way battle that pitted them against a former foe.

Voting booths are set up at the Springbrook Masonic Lodge on Temple Way in Vallejo, waiting for voters to arrive this morning.

Though the state intends to reduce maintenance on parks statewide, the Benicia State Capitol Historic Park will be kept up, state and city officials said Monday.

To get 900 people to show up at a memorial service, the deceased would typically be the head of state, a celebrity, or a star athlete.

Solano County Supervisor Linda Seifert is seeking citizens to represent District 2 on various boards.

Lines stretched around the block at a swine flu clinic Friday as thousands of people waited for the much-in-demand vaccine.

Bay Area bridge operators have scheduled three public hearings on a proposed toll increase on seven state bridges - including the Bay Bridge.

Voter registration in Solano County is slightly higher than expected for the relatively uncontroversial Nov.

The Benicia State Capitol Historic Park will close one more day per week, and it may take longer for trash to be emptied and restrooms cleaned at the Benicia State Recreation Area.

Plans for a public, shoreline trail behind a waterfront restaurant-in-the-making include benches, landscaping and a centerpiece consisting of cobble pavers.

A spine-tingling Halloween tradition is expected to rise again Saturday. Organizers of the annual Halloween Costume Contest are expecting a ghoulish turnout at 10 a.m. at Benicia's City Park, near the gazebo.

He says she may be smarter, but he's better looking. She scoffs at his idea that whether he shrinks below her height or she grows beyond his, he'd still own her in volleyball.

City leaders are envisioning a totally green community center, designed with recycled materials, environmentally friendly paint and efficient plumbing and lighting.

Whether to allow a developer to build a hip row of townhouses in the history-laden, arty and industrial lower Arsenal has been a local debate for years.

Resurfacing projects throughout the city will begin Monday and continue through the next month,. The projects on about three dozen streets include patching, slurry seals and asphalt overlays, the Department of Public Works said.

The mother of slain Fairfield City Councilman Matt Garcia is among seven candidates vying for two open seats on the council in the Nov.