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She also sits on the California Air Resources Board. Both agencies regulate refineries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The oil industry’s spending on the race is not about policy in Belmont, Hurt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They want to silence a voice on the air district board,” she said in an interview. “Big Oil is leaning in and trying to change a local election where there are no refineries.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the last 10 years, oil companies with refineries in the Bay Area have spent large amounts on local contests in the cities where they operate. In \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/05/361875792/chevron-spends-big-and-loses-big-in-a-city-council-race\">2014, Chevron spent $3 million\u003c/a> to support candidates in the Richmond City Council election. 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Chevron and PBF gave up their legal attack on the new rule earlier this year, leading to a settlement worth tens of millions of dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the \u003ca href=\"https://www.baaqmd.gov/news-and-events/page-resources/2024-news/021324-announcement\">air district announced\u003c/a> the deal, the first quote came from Hurt. “The historic penalties and successful defense of our life-saving Rule 6-6 are a win for air quality in the Bay, especially those living in the Richmond and Martinez-area communities,” she said in the agency’s press release in February.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975694\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975694\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/231027-CHEVRON-RICHMOND-REFINERY-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chevron refinery in Richmond on Oct. 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the last month, the oil industry super PAC — officially labeled the Committee for Jobs and the Economy, Sponsored by Energy Companies and Building Trades Unions Representing Working Men and Women — began sending out flyers in support of McCune, describing him as experienced, pragmatic and collaborative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I knew nothing about the mailers until they started arriving in mailboxes,” McCune said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I did not request them, did not approve them, and did not pay for them,” he said, emphasizing that he has not received any money, support or endorsements from the political action committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The phone number on the committee’s most recent political filings is the main number for Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, a Sacramento-based law firm that has represented Republican and industry-based interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither the firm nor the four oil companies funding the committee responded to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current election marks the first time the committee has filed campaign disclosures with the city of Belmont, according to City Clerk Jozi Plut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCune does not champion oil industry interests on his campaign \u003ca href=\"https://www.belmont.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/23503/638591407484370000\">statement\u003c/a> filed with the city or his \u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/view/mccune4belmont\">campaign website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think clean air is extremely important and that clean air regulations are a very important part of making it happen,” he said in an email, emphasizing that he and Hurt have not compared policies on energy and the environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCune sits on the board of directors for Peninsula Clean Energy, a so-called community choice aggregator that provides electricity from renewable sources to San Mateo County customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There simply isn’t enough new solar and wind generation capacity coming online fast enough to achieve 100% renewable and 100% carbon-free electrical generation as fast as we would like,” he said. “I believe we will get to that future state … but it is taking longer than desired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The oil industry, air quality and climate change have not been issues in the campaign so far. The \u003cem>San Mateo Daily Journal’\u003c/em>s report on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/incumbents-face-off-in-belmont-for-a-seat-in-district-4/article_6e3cacf6-7c80-11ef-ac08-7bb1915fd800.html\">debate \u003c/a>between Hurt and McCune focused mainly on housing, traffic congestion, youth sports and economic development. The forum touched on expanding electric vehicle and home electric appliance opportunities, but the candidates’ positions didn’t seem far apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hurt said that while she and McCune had slight differences on climate policies, a lot of their priorities are similar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Belmont City Council race is one of two contests on the Peninsula the oil industry group has poured money into.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The committee, which is also funded by several unions that represent refinery workers, has spent close to $60,000 in support of East Palo Alto Councilmember Lisa Gauthier in her race against East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio Lopez for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, according to campaign reports filed with the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the same committee spent $95,000 backing San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Industry groups are increasingly pouring money into local elections, according to Melissa Michelson, a political scientist at Menlo College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a smaller election, the amount of money being spent is much smaller, so your money goes farther,” Michelson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the transition away from at-large elections to district contests amplifies that trend. That’s especially true in Belmont’s Council District 4, which is home to just 4,505 registered voters in a residential area in the hills near Interstate 280, according to Mark Church, San Mateo County’s chief elections officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For an outside group, it’s such a bargain to get involved because it’s just a few thousand votes,” Michelson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:15 a.m. Tuesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has launched an investigation into Marathon Petroleum’s Martinez refinery after it was hit by two major fires last month, including one that severely burned a refinery worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The CSB is sending investigators to Martinez,” Hillary Cohen, a spokesperson for the federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents, said in an email to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board confirmed the investigation on Tuesday, shortly after energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WoodMackenzie/status/1731965653639205224\">released a photo of the Nov. 19 fire\u003c/a> at the refinery, captured by infrared monitoring equipment near the plant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/WoodMackenzie/status/1731965653639205224\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our Biofuels Production Monitor captured this fire just ahead of the planned start of its last renewable diesel unit,” the company said in a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/WoodMackenzie/status/1731965653639205224?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post\u003c/a> on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During that fire, Jerome Serrano sustained third-degree burns to more than 80% of his body, according to a union official. 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In addition to Serrano’s injuries, more than a dozen \u003ca href=\"https://w3.calema.ca.gov/operational/malhaz.nsf/f1841a103c102734882563e200760c4a/bb8c2523ba69823988258a6c0031dcd7?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,marathon%20w3.calema.ca.gov\">workers were forced to evacuate \u003c/a>in the minutes after the fire erupted. The incident led to the release of more than 200,000 pounds of renewable diesel fuel, according to a separate preliminary \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/hazmat/pdf/Martinez-Renewables-Incident-2023-1119-72hr-report.pdf\">report\u003c/a> by Marathon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The smoke that drifted out of the refinery prompted an hours-long public health advisory from Contra Costa County officials. The episode has now led to four separate investigations — by state workplace regulators, the local air district, Marathon itself, and now, the federal chemical safety board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marathon managers told union leaders that the first fire, on Nov. 11, occurred during a failed start-up of refinery operations, according to the USW’s Scott. He says the second fire, which also took place during a start-up, was in a different part of the same unit.[aside label=\"more Bay Area refineries coverage\" tag=\"bay-area-refineries\"]The fires come months after Marathon began converting its Martinez facility into a biofuel refinery. Like the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo, Marathon has shifted away from crude oil and begun processing vegetable oil and animal fats into biofuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott says union leaders and workers at Marathon have voiced concerns to the company about training and staffing at the refinery as it transitions. He says employees have told managers the refinery’s training program is deficient, that new workers were pressured to learn the controls too quickly, and that the facility is understaffed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If nothing changes, we will certainly experience this type of incident again,” Scott said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marathon pushed back on that criticism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our training and staffing levels are based on industry standard practices and are regularly evaluated for effectiveness, quality and other measures,” the company said in an emailed statement Friday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our facility has a comprehensive training plan that requires all operations personnel to demonstrate proficiency in their roles before becoming qualified to work, including knowledge, skill and capability related to their specific unit,” the statement reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some environmental groups have sued Contra Costa County over the Marathon and Phillips 66 conversions, arguing that the county’s review of both plans was flawed. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>“Our Biofuels Production Monitor captured this fire just ahead of the planned start of its last renewable diesel unit,” the company said in a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/WoodMackenzie/status/1731965653639205224?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post\u003c/a> on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During that fire, Jerome Serrano sustained third-degree burns to more than 80% of his body, according to a union official. Serrano has undergone at least two surgeries at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, and family members have been told he has a 10% chance of survival, said Tracy Scott, president of the United Steelworkers Local 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The family is pretty overwhelmed,” Scott said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire in which Serrano was injured followed a blaze on Nov. 11, according to a preliminary \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/hazmat/pdf/Martinez-Renewables-Incident-2023-1111-72hr-report.pdf\">report\u003c/a> that the company filed with Contra Costa County officials on Wednesday,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marathon officials have described both fires as facility-wide emergencies. The incidents occurred in a process unit part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.marathonmartinezrenewables.com/\">plant’s conversion\u003c/a> into a biofuel refinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Nov. 19 fire was more severe than the Nov. 11 episode. In addition to Serrano’s injuries, more than a dozen \u003ca href=\"https://w3.calema.ca.gov/operational/malhaz.nsf/f1841a103c102734882563e200760c4a/bb8c2523ba69823988258a6c0031dcd7?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,marathon%20w3.calema.ca.gov\">workers were forced to evacuate \u003c/a>in the minutes after the fire erupted. The incident led to the release of more than 200,000 pounds of renewable diesel fuel, according to a separate preliminary \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/hazmat/pdf/Martinez-Renewables-Incident-2023-1119-72hr-report.pdf\">report\u003c/a> by Marathon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The smoke that drifted out of the refinery prompted an hours-long public health advisory from Contra Costa County officials. The episode has now led to four separate investigations — by state workplace regulators, the local air district, Marathon itself, and now, the federal chemical safety board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marathon managers told union leaders that the first fire, on Nov. 11, occurred during a failed start-up of refinery operations, according to the USW’s Scott. He says the second fire, which also took place during a start-up, was in a different part of the same unit.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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That meant processing units at the plants stopped making transportation fuels and other refined products. For months the refineries have been maintained in “standby” mode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Friday announcement means “most jobs at these refineries will no longer be necessary, and we expect to begin a phased reduction of staffing levels in October” the company said on its website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marathon employs 740 staff workers at its Martinez refinery, which has gone through \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/hazmat/facilities/tesoro.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several owners and name changes\u003c/a>. It was formerly known as the Tesoro, Golden Eagle, Tosco Avon and Phillips Avon refinery. Marathon bought the facility in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the full-time employees, the refinery relies on between 250 and 2,500 contract workers depending on operational needs, according to Marathon representative Patricia Deutsche.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is also the ‘multiplier’ effect. They say for every one refinery job there are eight in the community that support that,” Deutsche said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This move is a big loss for our workforce and potentially the economy,” said Rep. 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Marathon bought the facility in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the full-time employees, the refinery relies on between 250 and 2,500 contract workers depending on operational needs, according to Marathon representative Patricia Deutsche.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is also the ‘multiplier’ effect. They say for every one refinery job there are eight in the community that support that,” Deutsche said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This move is a big loss for our workforce and potentially the economy,” said Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, who represents Martinez and has been a longtime advocate for refinery safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DeSaulnier said that before the coronavirus pandemic and the oil industry downturn, he began bringing together labor unions, environmental groups and local governments to prepare for a shift to green energy in Contra Costa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The transition needs to be as successful as possible for everyone and we cannot leave workers behind — they need to be guaranteed meaningful and comparable work,” DeSaulnier said in an emailed statement Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesman for a leading trade group that represents the oil industry in California said he feels for the local economy that relies on the refinery, \u003ca href=\"https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/californias-petroleum-market/californias-oil-refineries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which can process about 160,000 barrels of crude per day\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Obviously, this impacts a lot of people, families and the community and we are concerned for them,” said Kevin Slagle, a representative for the Western States Petroleum Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The refinery has seen its share of incidents. 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