# Benicia Wants to Be a Model for Life After an Oil Refinery. Can It?

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Podcast: [The Bay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645)
Published: 2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00
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Valero’s Benicia refinery employed hundreds of people and contributed millions in taxes to the local government for decades. Now, with the refinery on its way out, local leaders hope Benicia can be a leading example for how cities transition away from the fossil fuel industry. But with tight city budgets and a global fuel crisis looming, that’s much easier said than done. Links: California’s Fuel Fears Threaten Benicia’s ‘Just Transition’ to Green Economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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