In the editor: If Phillips 66 and Valero want to leave their refineries, don’t the State have the right to bring them (“Democratic Democrats push reforms to prevent refinery closures,” June 27)? And once that is done, doesn’t it seem like someone (maybe even a former phillips 66 or valero executive) would be happy to buy them for just the value of the property without having to pay a premium for a going business? And since special mixes of costs are more than consumers, unlikely to have a large profit without public deception from approximately 80-cents estimated fees
It looks like it’s a win-win situation. Refiners take their unwanted assets, the state is getting better, the other company is getting better and the public is not bored. The problem is solved.
Joel Drum, Van Nuts
