KQED: Valero-Backed Group Spends Heavily to Sway Benicia City Council Election

Repost from KQED, The California Report Valero-Backed Group Spends Heavily to Sway Benicia City Council Election By Ted Goldberg, October 30, 2018 The Valero Energy Corp. and several allies have spent more than $165,000 to influence the Benicia City Council election, an amount that’s close to three times as much as all of the candidates have raised … Continue reading KQED: Valero-Backed Group Spends Heavily to Sway Benicia City Council Election

New totals for $ spent by Valero/labor’s Anti-Birdseye PAC

By Roger Straw, October 27, 2018 Reports reveal cumulative totals for Largaespada and Strawbridge, and against Birdseye The Anti-Birdseye committee filed three separate reports with the City of Benicia on October 25, showing its expenditures through October 20, 2018. PAC Working F’s Form_465_1.pdf – For Largaespada, total of $25,184.81, with breakdown of individual expenditures. PAC … Continue reading New totals for $ spent by Valero/labor’s Anti-Birdseye PAC

Constance Beutel – educational videos on Benicia Air Quality and Valero

From Constance Beutel, Youtube Benicia videographer and educator Constance Beutel has a stellar history of advocating for sustainable clean energy in Benicia.  The former chairperson of Benicia’s Community Sustainability Commission recently made five short educational presentations before our City Council during the Open Comment period.  The presentations are about 5 minutes each, and were videotaped, … Continue reading Constance Beutel – educational videos on Benicia Air Quality and Valero

Vallejo Times-Herald: Anti-Birdseye Valero PAC now up to $124,200

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor: Here’s a link to the City of Benicia’s Campaign Finance Reports.  Check out the campaign telephone scripts and the dirty ads as well as the financial information.  LATER: See Oct. 18 update – total now at $154,200!  – R.S.] Valero spends money to oppose Benicia candidate Birdseye By JOHN GLIDDEN, October 16, … Continue reading Vallejo Times-Herald: Anti-Birdseye Valero PAC now up to $124,200