, May 30, 2023
Nov 11, 2022
Councilmember Lionel Largaespada wrote on Facebook that he called retired executive Terry Scott and planning commissioner Kari Birdseye to congratulate them....
Nov 08, 2022
Incumbents Lionel Largaespada and Christina Strawbridge gained in Election Day results and Largaespada surged into second place late Tuesday....
Nov 04, 2022
This election will decide three Vallejo City Council seats, two Benicia City Council seats, a Vallejo school board seat and tax measures in Vallejo, Benicia and countywide....
Nov 03, 2022
Texas-based oil manufacturer Valero is making a last-minute push to re-elect incumbent councilmembers Christina Strawbridge and Lionel Largaespada....
Oct 13, 2022
The five candidates seethed over revelations of undisclosed emissions and fretted about the oil giant’s influence in the city’s politics....
Oct 11, 2022
Council incumbents Lionel Largaespada and Christina Strawbridge are both seeking re-election. They are challenged by planning commissioner Kari Birdseye, retired executive Terry Scott and retired teacher William Innes....
Sep 06, 2022
William "Billy" Innes Innes has thrown his hat into the ring seeking one of the two seats up for grabs this fall....
Aug 15, 2022
Kari Birdseye believes it’s time for new leadership in the city of Benicia. The longtime planning commissioner is running for a seat on the Benicia City Council this fall to bring change to the city she has called home for 22 years....
Aug 11, 2022
Retired corporate executive Terry Scott believes maintaining the status quo has harmed the city of Benicia so he is seeking election to the Benicia City Council to bring about what he calls much needed change....
Aug 05, 2022
Ahead of his election to the Benicia City Council in 2018, Lionel Largaespada said he was running for office “to pass along an even better Benicia to the next generation.”...
Feb 16, 2022
The council voted 4-1, with Vice Mayor Tom Campbell opposed, following several hours of debate from council members and the general public....
Feb 15, 2022
The refinery dumped $200,000 into its Working Families for a Strong Benicia PAC last December....
