the Benicia City Council announced the appointment of Mario Giuliani as City Manager for the City of Benicia. Giuliani has been serving as Interim City Manager since March 2023, after the retirement of former City Manager, Erik Upson.
Thanks to the 569 Benicia residents who responded to the National Community Survey in January. The results are in, and you can see how Benicia rated on a variety of livability measures compared to previous surveys and compared to households throughout the U.S.
All Benicia residents and businesses are required to conserve water due to damage to the City’s main water line that delivers all drinking water to the City of Benicia. The damage occurred when a hillside collapsed near I-680 and Gold Hill Road, just outside Benicia city limits.
Benicia’s first State of the City event is Feb. 22, 11:30AM – 1:15PM. In addition to comments from the City and Chamber of Commerce, economist Robert Eyler, PhD, will update participants on current economic trends affecting Benicia. Registration is required.
Benicia City Council adopted a resolution on Aug. 24, 2021, requiring that each person, aged 4 years and over, wear a face covering when in any indoor or enclosed space open to the public. Benicia City Council will review this action in six weeks.
The SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grant is now open. The RRF is a $28.6B grant program for restaurant and food service businesses that will award up to a $10M grant per business.
New funding rounds have been announced for California's Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant Program. Grants of $5,000 to $25,000 are available in each round.
Did your business retain employees during the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, you may be able to claim the federal Employee Retention Tax Credit. Thanks to new stimulus legislation in December 2020 businesses can claim as much as $14,000 per employee.
The Biden-Harris administration has announced a 14-day exclusive PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employes. The application period begins Feb. 24.
