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🌱 Patch AM: How Valero’s Benicia refinery shutdown is driving diesel costs higher

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Morning Benicia! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Valero's Benicia refinery shutdown is driving diesel costs higher

Also on today's calendar: Perform with the Golden Gate Symphony! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Brisk and cool, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Six California Pumps Hit $9.999. The Pump Isn't the Thing That Broke. (theautowire.com) — Benicia residents are directly affected as Valero's local refinery shutdown tightens California's boutique diesel supply, helping push prices toward record levels and even maxing out some pumps' displays. The piece explains how refinery closures, tax rules, and federal renewable-fuel incentives have combined to make diesel unusually expensive, driving up freight and everyday costs statewide.
   

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  • Burglars, Robbery Suspect And Wrong-Way Driver Among Concord Police Arrests (claycord.com)

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