To the editor: If Phillips 66 and Valero want to abandon their refineries, doesn’t the state have a proper to take them over (“California Democrats push reforms to prevent refinery shutdowns,” June 27)? And as soon as that’s completed, doesn’t it appear doubtless that somebody (perhaps even a former Phillips 66 or Valero govt) could be glad to buy them for simply the worth of the property with out having to pay a premium for a going enterprise? And for the reason that particular blends price extra to the patron, isn’t it doubtless that there could be a large revenue with out the necessity to cheat the general public out of the estimated 80-cents-plus ghost payment?
It appears to me this can be a win-win scenario. The refiners eliminate their undesirable properties, the state makes cash, another firm makes cash and the general public shouldn’t be gouged. Downside solved.
Joel Drum, Van Nuys
