VALERO FIRE: A CALL TO ACTION FOR PERMANENT CLOSURE OF THE REFINERY By Dirk Fulton, May 8, 2025 [and appearing in the Benicia Herald on May 11, 2025] Last Monday’s Valero Refinery fire and shelter-in-place order provided Benicia residents-including Robert Semple Elementary School students and teachers- with a real time reminder that the refinery should … Continue reading Dirk Fulton: A Great Day for Benicia, Part Two
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
A “Bridge to the Future Fund” for Benicia By Stephen Golub, Benicia resident and author, “Benicia and Beyond” column in the Benicia Herald, May 11, 2025 The May 5 fire at Valero’s Benicia refinery was yet another reminder of the price Benicia has paid for a facility that, despite the fine work of its personnel, … Continue reading Stephen Golub: Life After Valero
Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor: The Benicia Independent endorses Kari Birdseye for City Council. This report documents her fundraising success. More is needed – learn about Kari and make a donation at BirdseyeForBenicia.com. – R.S.] Benicia City Council candidates raise funds By John Glidden, October 1, 2018 at 3:05 pm BENICIA — The three active … Continue reading Campaign finance reports – Benicia City Council
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