By Roger Straw, October 3, 2016 Incredible: “The permit is therefore approved by operation of law.” In yet another bizarre legal maneuver, Valero’s attorney John Flynn sent a letter to the Mayor and members of the City Council on October 3, claiming that by various acts of commission and omission, the City Council on September 20 failed to … Continue reading Valero attorney claims that Benicia APPROVED Crude by Rail on Sept. 20!!→
By Roger Straw, October 4, 2014 Benicia City staff released the AGENDA for the October 4 City Council meeting, including an important staff report, CONFIRMATION OF THE RESOLUTION TO DENY THE USE PERMIT FOR THE VALERO CRUDE BY RAIL PROJECT. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: At the September 20, 2016 City Council meeting, the Council denied the use permit for the Valero … Continue reading Benicia City Council to consider findings for FINAL denial of Valero CBR→
Repost from the Benicia Herald [Editor: See also the Benicia Herald’s “Community, environmental groups react to crude-by-rail decision.” – RS] Council denies Valero Crude-By Rail Project By Donna Beth Weilenman (Martinez News Gazette), September 22, 2016 Benicia City Council has unanimously denied a use permit for the controversial Valero Crude-By-Rail project, citing a federal board … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD: Council denies Valero Crude-By Rail Project→
Repost from KCRA TV3, Sacramento CA [Editor: The video could not be embedded here on Benicia Indy, but it’s a good one – click the image to go to KCR3’s website for the video. – RS] Valero’s oil train project halted by Benicia city leaders Crude oil train would have traveled through NorCal cities daily Sep … Continue reading KCRA TV3 NEWS VIDEO: Valero’s oil train project halted by Benicia city leaders→
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