The five candidates seethed over revelations of undisclosed emissions and fretted about the oil giant’s influence in the city’s politics. The Vallejo Sun, by Scott Morris, October 14, 2022 BENICIA – Like its place in the center of Benicia overlooking its downtown, the Valero Benicia Refinery cast a shadow over a forum for Benicia City … Continue reading Valero Refinery looms over Benicia City Council candidates forum
By Roger Straw, October 11, 2022 We learned yesterday that in 2019, the Valero-Benicia-based Political Action Committee (PAC) known locally as “Working Families…” submitted a form to the California Secretary of State reorganizing itself with a new name. It would no longer be a PAC; rather it would operate as a “General Purpose Committee” under … Continue reading Valero PAC no longer exists, ‘General Purpose Committee’ now operating in its place
Check out the numbers – The Valero PAC spent nearly a half-million dollars in 2018-2020 – what’s next for this year? By Roger Straw, September 28, 2022 The Valero Political Action Committee (“Working Families” PAC) has amassed nearly a quarter-million dollars this year to influence Benicia’s November election. A new report, due on September 29 … Continue reading Valero’s 2018-2022 Big-Money Effort to Control Benicia City Council
By Benicians For Clean Elections (BCE), published in the Vallejo Times-Herald, Aug 26, 2022, AND in the Benicia Herald, Sept 4, 2022 To: Valero Energy Corporation Cc: Valero Benicia Refinery, Working Families for a Strong Benicia Political Action Committee In the interest of clean elections and clean air, residents of Benicia and surrounding communities ask … Continue reading Benicians for Clean Elections: An open letter to Valero
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