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Apr 16, 2025
Valero is expected to cease operations at the Benicia Refinery by April 2026....
Mar 06, 2025
The Benicia City Council unanimously adopted an Industrial Health and Safety Ordinance to regulate companies like Valero....
Feb 06, 2025
The council supported passing an industrial safety ordinance, despite concerns about legal challenges from Valero....
Nov 01, 2024
The $82 million fine is the largest penalty ever assessed by the air district....
Oct 11, 2024
Money from the settlement will go to environmental clean-up groups to mitigate the alleged harm done....
Dec 20, 2023
Residents felt that state and regional regulatory agencies had not followed through on enforcement....
Aug 10, 2023
The air district said that Valero had failed to install required pollution control equipment on eight pressure relief devices....
Nov 11, 2022
Councilmember Lionel Largaespada wrote on Facebook that he called retired executive Terry Scott and planning commissioner Kari Birdseye to congratulate them....
Nov 08, 2022
Incumbents Lionel Largaespada and Christina Strawbridge gained in Election Day results and Largaespada surged into second place late Tuesday....
Nov 03, 2022
Texas-based oil manufacturer Valero is making a last-minute push to re-elect incumbent councilmembers Christina Strawbridge and Lionel Largaespada....
Oct 13, 2022
The five candidates seethed over revelations of undisclosed emissions and fretted about the oil giant’s influence in the city’s politics....
Oct 11, 2022
Council incumbents Lionel Largaespada and Christina Strawbridge are both seeking re-election. They are challenged by planning commissioner Kari Birdseye, retired executive Terry Scott and retired teacher William Innes....
Apr 10, 2025
Apr 01, 2025
