The saga of Benicia’s Valero Refinery may finally have an official end date.

Despite legislators working around the clock to reverse the decision, Benicia City Manager Mario Giuliani told the Times-Herald on Monday that, “Benicia can now proceed with the closure of the refinery in April or possibly sooner.”

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Last April, Valero Energy Corporation’s subsidiary, Valero Refining Company-California, submitted notice to the California Energy Commission of its intent to idle, restructure, or cease refining operations at the Benicia Refinery by the end of next April.

“State officials have been working feverishly to explore other options since April, but it seems with no new news in the last few days, that the clear option that would make Valero stay didn’t work in their best in

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