PIECE ONE

What Makes Benicia, Benicia

This first guide explores the people, services, and community spirit that make Benicia a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

Inside, you'll find stories, facts, and data about:

✅Safe neighborhoods and fast emergency response

✅Parks, recreation, and community programs

✅Libraries and lifelong learning

✅Infrastructure and essential City services

✅The people who keep Benicia running every day

PIECE TWO

Benicia is Not Waiting

This second guide looks at how Benicia is preparing for change and planning for the community’s future through smart growth, new development, and long term investment.

Inside, you’ll learn about:

✅ Planning for the future of the Port of Benicia

✅ Preparing for the Valero refinery transition

✅ New housing opportunities, including senior housing

✅ Major projects like Jefferson Ridge and Rose Estates

✅ Infrastructure and smart growth investments to support Benicia’s future

PIECE THREE

Your Local Investments at Work

This third guide explores how local funding is being put to work to maintain and improve Benicia’s streets, parks, public spaces, and essential City services.

Inside, you'll find information about:

✅ Measure F investments in streets, potholes, and sidewalks

✅ Upcoming pavement projects and what Measure F makes possible

✅ PLLAD investments in parks, landscaping, trails, and streetlights

✅ How Measures A & B, Measure C, grants, and partnerships support community needs

✅ How different funding sources work together to invest in Benicia

✅ Planning ahead for future funding needs and economic changes

PIECE FOUR

Your Voice in the Budget

This fourth guide explores Benicia’s changing financial challenges, the steps the City is taking to reduce costs, and how data and community input are helping shape decisions about City services and future budget priorities.

Inside, you'll find information about:

✅ How Priority-Based Budgeting uses data and community input to evaluate City programs and services

✅ The financial challenges facing Benicia, including declining revenues and changing economic conditions

✅ Steps the City has taken to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and manage spending

✅ How grants and State funding bring outside dollars to Benicia to support community projects

✅ Why one-time grants and restricted funding cannot replace ongoing revenue for City services

✅ How residents can share their priorities and help inform future budget decisions