A Great Day for Benicia By Dirk Fulton, April 23, 2025 [and appearing in the Benicia Herald on April 25, 2025] Valero Refining’s recent announcement to idle its petro-chemical plant next year is very encouraging news for our town and quite the opposite of the financial doomsday depicted by some fear-mongers. As a lifetime 71 … Continue reading Lifelong Benicia resident Dirk Fulton offers bold vision for closure of Valero refinery →