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  • KQED’s extensive recent coverage of Valero’s Benicia refinery May 7, 2025
  • Valero Benicia refinery fire – Solano Alert lifts shelter in place May 5, 2025
  • Valero refinery fire – smoke traveling southward over Benicia and into Contra Costa May 5, 2025
  • Valero structure on fire – shelter in place if you smell smoke! May 5, 2025
  • Where to find a May Day Protest near Benicia – and beyond! April 29, 2025
  • Trump’s failed 100 days – and a HUGE nationwide protest this Thurs May 1 April 29, 2025
  • Stephen Golub: What’s Behind Valero’s “Current Intent” to Close the Benicia Refinery? April 29, 2025
  • Our hearts go out to Valero employees… April 28, 2025
  • KQED: Benicia’s Valero Refinery may NOT close – “Hail Mary” possible? April 28, 2025
  • Valero Confirms Benicia Refinery Closure Amid Tough Regulations April 25, 2025
  • Cathy Bennett: Valero’s “current intent” is anyone’s guess April 25, 2025
  • Larnie Fox: Open letter to our Benicia City Council and staff April 23, 2025
  • Lifelong Benicia resident offers bold vision for closure of Valero refinery April 23, 2025
  • CA lawmakers consider charging oil companies for climate-related damage April 21, 2025
  • KQED: ‘Shocking News’: Valero Announces Plans to End Operations at Benicia Refinery April 21, 2025
  • Stephen Golub: Benicia Strong: Understanding and Rising to the Challenge of Valero’s Decision April 20, 2025
  • The Benicia Independent – a personal word… April 20, 2025
  • Benicia City Manger reacts to Valero plan to close Benicia Refinery April 16, 2025
  • BREAKING NEWS BENICIA – Valero submits plan to idle or close Benicia Refinery by 2026 April 16, 2025
  • TWO Weekly Benicia protests – Sundays and Thursdays at City Park April 11, 2025
  • Air District finally planning to share millions of dollars with Benicia in Valero air quality fines April 8, 2025
  • Stephen Golub: Yes we can!…But what is Valero afraid of? April 7, 2025
  • ‘We are looking at a crisis’: Protesters pack rallies across Bay Area, nation Saturday April 7, 2025
  • SF Chron: Benicia to increase oversight of Valero refinery after major pollution problems April 7, 2025
  • Breaking: Retaliation measures from Heard and McDonald Islands April 6, 2025
  • Another Benicia protest – UPDATE: Now EVERY Sunday 12-1pm, First & Military April 5, 2025
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  • Tues. APR 1 – Attend Benicia City Council April 1, 2025
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  • Hands Off! Mass Call for Mobilizing Against Trump’s Power Grab March 30, 2025
  • ALERT! Important to attend Benicia City Council this Tues. April 1 March 30, 2025
  • CORRECTION: Big week for Benicia activists March 28, 2025
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  • Fiestas Primavera 2025 – Benicia City Park, Saturday, April 5 March 26, 2025
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  • Longtime Benicia activist calls for weekly protests March 22, 2025
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  • Tesla sales falling, trade-ins at record high March 22, 2025
  • Sat. March 22 – Another protest of Elon Musk at Tesla in Vallejo March 22, 2025
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  • Hundreds protest Tesla in Vallejo – Signs for our Times March 15, 2025
  • ALERT! Join the protest of Elon Musk at Tesla in Vallejo this Saturday March 15 March 14, 2025

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