Livermore (formerly,
Livermores,
Livermore Ranch, and
Nottingham) is a city in
Alameda CountyAlameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 1,443,741, making it the 7th largest county in the state, and by 2006 it was estimated 1,457,426...
. The population was 73,345 at the 2000 census, but estimated by city officials to be presently in 100,000 + . Livermore is located in the Bay Area. Livermore is a "middle-size city" in the Bay Area.
Traditionally, Livermore is considered the easternmost city in the Bay Area before entrance to the
Central ValleyThe Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. It is home to many of California's most productive agricultural efforts....
.
It was founded by William Mendenhall and named after
Robert LivermoreRobert Thomas Livermore was a rancher and landowner in the early days of California, whose holdings eventually formed the basis of the city that bears his name: Livermore, California....
, his friend and a local rancher who settled in the area in the 1830s.
Livermore is the home of the
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryThe Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California is a scientific research laboratory founded by the University of California in 1952...
.
Livermore's south side, home to local vineyards, has developed several executive subdivisions near Ruby Hill. The city has also redeveloped its downtown district.
Geography
Watercourses draining the city of Livermore include
Arroyo MochoArroyo Mocho is a stream in eastern Alameda County, California that traverses the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton.The underlying aquifer is the Mocho Subbasin, whose eastern boundary is the Tesla Fault...
,
Arroyo del ValleArroyo del Valle is a westward-flowing stream in Alameda County and Santa Clara County, California, USA, that is tributary to Arroyo de la Laguna which in turn flows into Alameda Creek. The stream drains much of the southern portion of the city of Livermore, and it also flows through and drains a...
, Arroyo Seco and
Arroyo Las PositasArroyo Las Positas is a westward-flowing watercourse in Alameda County, California which originates from Arroyo Seco north of Livermore and empties into Arroyo Mocho in Dublin, California....
. The principal aquifer underlying the city is the
Mocho SubbasinThe Mocho Subbasin is the largest of the groundwater subbasins in the Livermore Valley watershed. This subbasin is bounded to the west by the Livermore Fault Zone and to the east by the Tesla Fault...
. According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 23.9
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (62.0 km²), all of it land. Several local seismic areas of activity lie near the city including the
Greenville FaultThe Clayton-Marsh Creek-Greenville Fault is located in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is part of the somewhat parallel system of faults that are secondary to the San Andreas Fault...
and the
Tesla FaultThe Tesla Fault is a seismically active geological structure associated with the Diablo Range in the vicinity of the Livermore Valley in California. This fault has been demonstrated to have a dextral offset of 8.5 kilometers and is closely associated with the Greenville Fault. The Tesla Fault...
.
History
Before its incorporation under the Roman Catholic
Mission San JoseMission San José was founded on June 11, 1797 on a site located in the "Mission San Jose District" of Fremont, California in the "Valley of San José." The settlement was the site of the first Ceasarian section childbirth in Alta California...
in 1796 and prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 18th century, the Livermore area was home to the
OhloneThe Ohlone people, also known as the Costanoan, are the indigenous people of Northern California who occupy the areas around San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay, and the lower Salinas Valley when the Spanish arrived in the late-18th century...
(or Costanoan) native people. The Livermore-Amador Valley was primarily used as grazing land for Mission San Jose's thousands of cattle and sheep until secularization of California missions from 1834 to 1837 opened great amounts of land throughout California for Mexican land grants. The fourth and second largest of these land grants were the
Rancho Las PositasRancho Las Positas was a Mexican land grant in present day Alameda County, California given in 1839 by governor Juan Alvarado to Robert Livermore and Jose Noriega. Las Positas means "little watering holes" in Spanish...
grant, made to rancher
Robert LivermoreRobert Thomas Livermore was a rancher and landowner in the early days of California, whose holdings eventually formed the basis of the city that bears his name: Livermore, California....
, a naturalized Mexican citizen of English birth, and Jose Noriega in 1839. Robert Livermore was as much interested in viticulture and horticulture as he was in cattle and horses. In 1846 he was the first in the area to plant both vineyards as well as orchards of pears and olives. The first building on his ranch was an adobe on Las Positas Creek. In 1849 a two-story "Around the Horn" house was added and was believed to be the first wooden building in the valley.
After the
discovery of gold in CaliforniaThe California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James Wilson Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. News of the discovery soon spread, resulting in some 300,000 men, women, and children coming to California from the rest of the United States and...
, Livermore became a popular 'first day' stopping point for prospectors headed for the
Mother LodeMother lode is a principal vein or zone of veins of gold or silver ore. The term probably came from a literal translation of the Spanish veta madre, a term common in old Mexican mining...
country. It was usually one day's journey by horse or stagecoach when starting from
San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose or San José is the third-largest city in California and the tenth-largest in the United States. The county seat of Santa Clara County, it is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region commonly referred to as Silicon Valley...
.
Robert Livermore died in 1858 before the establishment of the town that bears his name. His ranch included much of the present-day city. The city itself was established in 1869 by William Mendenhall, who had met Robert Livermore while marching through the valley with Fremont's California Battalion. Livermore was officially incorporated on April 15, 1876. During Livermore's early years, it was also quite well-known for the many large hotels that graced the downtown streetcorners, before new buildings replaced them. Livermore is also notable for the Italian families that played a role in the formation of its wineries. Since it has a Mediterranean climate, the Italian families found it a good location to grow wine grapes, which also helped contribute to the development of the early city.
The Livermore Ranch post office operated from 1851 to 1853. The Nottingham post office opened in 1869, the name was changed to Livermore in 1870.
Culture
Livermore's culture retains some vestiges of the farming and ranching traditions that have existed in the valley since the time of Robert Livermore, but now largely reflects the values of its suburban population. Livermore has a strong blue-collar element, as well as many professionals who work at the
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryThe Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California is a scientific research laboratory founded by the University of California in 1952...
and various high tech industries within the Bay Area. The city has recently become much more upscale with the addition of hundreds of million dollar homes set amongst the southside's vineyards as well as a multi-million dollar renovation of the downtown area. The renovations include a new motion picture theater, a performing arts theater, a parking structure, and office buildings. The new construction is ongoing, but much was finished in early to mid 2007.
The city boasts a state-of-the-art library (with a somewhat controversial front mosaic by
Maria AlquilarMaria Alquilar is a Brooklyn, NY-based American ceramic artist, born on May 25, 1938.In 2004, she was commissioned by Livermore, California to create a mural for the city's new public library. When the $40,000 mural was unveiled in October 2004, the names of prominent intellectuals, such as Albert...
) that opened in 2004 and a busy growing Livermore Airport.
According to the latest U.S. Census information, Livermore is the third wealthiest midsize city in the nation. In 2005, the median household income in Livermore was $96,632, which ranked it the third highest income midsize city (between 65,000 and 249,999 people) just behind number two Newport Beach, CA ($97,428) and Livermore's western neighbor, Pleasanton, CA ($101,022).
The city supports organizations like the
Livermore-Amador SymphonyThe Livermore-Amador Symphony is a local symphony orchestra composed of musicians from the Tri-Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area.The Symphony was established in 1963....
, Del Valle Fine Arts, producer of classical music events, and in the valley at large, the Valley Choral Society, Livermore Valley Opera and the Valley Dance Theatre, a classical ballet company.
Livermore has long harbored a strong independent music scene hosting national touring acts as well as Bay Area artists. In addition to the frequent independent one-off youth concerts in the cities various halls.
Since 1918 Livermore has hosted the
Livermore RodeoThe Livermore Rodeo is a rodeo held annually in Livermore, California on the second full weekend of June at the rodeo grounds at Robertson Park. It is the oldest event in Livermore and part of the famous California 6-Pack Rodeo Circuit. Famous rodeo participants frequent the event and it is often...
, called the "World's Fastest Rodeo," that claims it has more riders per hour than any other event of its type. Many residents and visitors enjoy the rodeo parade and festivities which take place yearly. People from across the country come to this event. Children are given the chance to ride ponies and residents are given free horseback rides across town and to the local market.
Many of the residents find entertainment or recreation at the local cinemas, the skate park, bowling alley, lounges, restaurants, shops or other venues in the downtown area.
The local young dance community can be found performing in front of the Bankhead Theater every Friday night. These dancers, mostly high-school students, bring their own cardboard and speakers.
Other projects include extending BART to Livermore, which will officially be complete at the latest in 2020, due to
proposition 1AProposition 1A was a California ballot proposition and a bond measure that allocated funds for the California High-Speed RailAuthority. It was approved by voters in state elections on November 4, 2008.- Background :...
passing. Also a new regional theater and a 5 star hotel are scheduled to be built in the newly reconstructed Downtown, but due to the near national recession and budget cuts, the project is being postponed.
Livermore is home to many different denominations of Christian and non-Christian places of worship, including the First Presbyterian Church, and the Unitarian Church. Saint Michael and Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Churches serve the residents. St. Michael church is the older of the two parishes, having held its first services on August 25, 1878.
The first Indian Christian Church in San Francisco Bay Area is located at Livermore. The Mar Thoma Syrian Church is situated at 418 Junction Avenue. At present the Vicar of the Church is Rev.K.A.Abraham from India. Mar Thoma Church is believed to be started by St. Thomas one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, in AD52.
Livermore has a Hindu temple which is often visited by the large Hindu population of the Bay Area.
Districts of Livermore
One of the largest districts is Springtown, the northeast area of the city north of
Interstate 580Interstate 580 is the designation for several Interstate Highways in the United States, all of which are related to Interstate 80:*Interstate 580 , a connector in the San Francisco Bay Area to Interstate 5...
. Originally conceived as a retirement community in the early 1960s, it is now a bustling and thriving part of the city. Springtown features many of the city's hotels, new luxury home development, a public library branch, public schools, an established public golf course, parks, and restaurants. Under consideration is the possible development of the golf course into additional housing, retail or another Livermore Police Dept. Sub Station to help the Police Department grow with the city and to deter crime.
Another district is the Downtown or Central district.This district represents the urban lifestyle of the city, mixed with some of the best tasting wines California has to offer. There are two movie theaters, a community theater, shopping, restaurants and space for concerts, with plans for a luxury hotel and a larger, regional theater.
The North Livermore district is North of the Union Pacific Railroad that cuts through the Downtown. Mainly industrial and residential, this is the city's oldest district. It is home to many parks, a library and a community center with gyms and aquatics. There are also a number of famed taquerias that call the north side their home. The suburb has seen a recent increase in gang activity.
The South Livermore district currently features over 40 world-class wineries, offering some of the best wines California has to offer.
The Sunset District, just north east of South Livermore is a perfect example of suburban lifestyle surrounding the urban environments of Downtown Livermore, and is known for its quiet, tranquil neighborhoods.
Livermore Police Department
Serving the City of Livermore is the Livermore Police Department (LPD). Established in 1876, at that time it was the only Law Enforcement Agency in the San Francisco Bay Area besides the SFPD. The current
Chief of PoliceA Chief of Police, also known as Police Chief or sometimes shortened to just Chief is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Police Commissioner, Police Superintendent,...
is Steve Sweeney. Mission Statement
"The Livermore Police Department, in partnership with the community will strive to protect and improve the quality of life in Livermore; providing leadership through open communication, fair and dignified service, and interactive problem solving".
LPD currently uses the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor as the primary patrol vehicle. The cars are painted the traditional Black and White. Along each door is the LPD badge along with the word POLICE in bold, black, reflective lettering. In late July 2008 LPD opened its first Sub Station in New Downtown Livermore. The station is becoming commonly known as Central Station or Downtown Office. Central Station's purpose is to not only strengthen the departments partnership with the community but to also help expand the Livermore Police Department to help match the city's rapid growth over the recent years. Also the department takes pride in having the best S.W.A.T. Team in Northern California, surpassing big city agencies such as San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland, due to the team winning the Northern California S.W.A.T Competition.
Agency Population: 166/
Police Stations: 2/
Airbases: 1
Demographics
According to 2008 estimates, there are 90,324 people, 29,144 households, and 21,132 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 3,947.7 people per square mile (1,183.9/km²). There were 26,610 housing units at an average density of 1,112.3/sq mi (429.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.30% White, 2.7% African American, 0.70% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 5.36% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 4.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.50% of the population.
There were 26,123 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.20.
The population ages were spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $75,322, and the median income for a family was $82,421. Males had a median income of $59,703 versus $38,389 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $31,062. About 3.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
In the six years since the census, the population has increased to 87,054. Increases also took place in the number of housing units (30,612), median household income ($92,300), and median family income ($102,606). The median home price was reported to be $662,100.
Politics
Livermore has the highest percentage of registered Republicans of any of the cities in Alameda county. 35.2% of its 45,519 registered voters are Republicans, while 39.7% are Democrats, and 20.7% are
Decline to StateDecline to State is an affiliation designation on the California voter registration form that allows voters to register to vote without choosing a party affiliation. It is similar to what in other states would be called declaring oneself as an independent...
voters.
In the
state legislatureThe California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
Livermore is located in the 9th
SenateThe California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
district, represented by
DemocratThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
Don PerataDon Richard Perata is a California Democratic politician, who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. Perata worked with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to gain passage of five infrastructure related bond measures in 2006...
, and in the 15th
AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
district, represented by Democrat
Joan BuchananJoan Buchanan is a Democratic public official and former businesswoman from Alamo, California. She has been a member of the California State Assembly since December 2008...
. Federally, Livermore is located in California's
10thCalifornia's 10th congressional district is a U.S. House district located in the East Bay region of Northern California. This once compact and politically balanced district received national attention when Democrat Ellen Tauscher defeated incumbent Republican Representative Bill Baker in 1996...
congressional district, which was represented by
Ellen TauscherEllen O'Kane Tauscher is an American politician and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs...
. On March 18, 2009,
DemocraticThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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RepresentativeRepresentative may refer to:*Representation*Legislator, someone who is part of a legislature*House of Representatives...
Tauscher announced that she had accepted the position of Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. She was confirmed by the
United States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
on June 25 and resigned her seat in the House the following day, necessitating a
special electionCalifornia's 10th congressional district special election, 2009 will be held on November 3, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused in California's 10th congressional district by the resignation of Ellen Tauscher.- Background and procedures for election :...
to fill her vacancy.
Crime
Based on the Morgan Quitno Press "Safest and Most Dangerous Cities of 2008", Livermore ranked as the 15th safest city in the country.
World's longest lasting lightbulb
The city is noted for one world record. A 105+ year old 4-watt lightbulb called the Centennial Light housed by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department is still burning bright. In truth, its "brightness" may be a matter of debate; it glows dimly, but definitely still functions as a lightbulb. The
Guinness Book of World Records,
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, and
General ElectricThe General Electric Company, or GE , is a multinational American technology and services conglomerate incorporated in the State of New York. In 2009, Forbes ranked GE as the world's largest company...
have concluded that the bulb has been burning continuously since 1901 with the exception of power failures and three times for moving to another station. The lightbulb was manufactured by the Shelby Electric Company and was hand blown with a carbon filament.
Industry
Laboratories
Livermore is the home of two national laboratories. The largest employer in Livermore is the
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryThe Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California is a scientific research laboratory founded by the University of California in 1952...
(LLNL) which is operated by a limited liability consortium named Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), a joint venture company of
Bechtel National Bechtel Corporation is the largest engineering company in the United States, ranking as the 7th-largest privately owned company in the U.S. With headquarters in San Francisco, Bechtel had 44,000 employees as of 2009 working on projects in nearly 50 countries with $31.4 billion in revenue.Bechtel...
, the
University of CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system...
,
BWX TechnologiesBWX Technologies, Inc. is the group that operates the Y-12 National Security Complex, and a member of the Los Alamos National Security, LLC. They hold the contract to manage the Pantex plant in Texas, alongside Honeywell and Bechtel Corporation...
,
Washington Group InternationalWashington Group International was an American corporation which provided integrated engineering, construction and management services to businesses and governments around the world. Based in Boise, Idaho, it had approximately 25,000 employees working in over 40 states and more than 30 countries...
, and
BattelleBattelle may refer to:* Battelle Hall, multi-purpose arena and exhibit hall located in Columbus, Ohio* Battelle Memorial Institute, R&D organization that manages seven large U.S. national laboratories headquartered in Columbus, Ohio...
. LLNL is the location of the world's most powerful
laserA laser is a device that emits light through a process called stimulated emission. Laser light is usually spatially coherent, which means that the light either is emitted in a narrow, low-divergence beam, or can be converted into one with the help of optical components such as lenses...
, the
NIFThe National Ignition Facility, or NIF, is a laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. NIF uses powerful lasers to heat and compress a small amount of hydrogen fuel to the point where nuclear fusion...
, and the world's second most powerful
supercomputerA supercomputer is a computer that is at the frontline of current processing capacity, particularly speed of calculation. Supercomputers were introduced in the 1960s and were designed primarily by Seymour Cray at Control Data Corporation , and led the market into the 1970s until Cray left to form...
, Blue Gene/L.
Livermore is also the
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
site of the
Sandia National LaboratoriesSandia National Laboratories, which is managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation , is a major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratory with two locations, one in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the other in Livermore, California...
, which is operated by Sandia Corporation (a Lockheed-Martin owned Company) and is the third largest employer in the city.
Wine
One of California’s oldest wine regions, the
Livermore ValleyThe Livermore Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Alameda County, California, surrounding the city of Livermore in the Tri-Valley region. Both the AVA and the city are named after Robert Livermore, a landowner whose holdings encompassed the valley. The groundwater basin underlying the...
played a pivotal role in shaping California’s wine industry. Spanish missionaries planted the first wine grapes in the Livermore Valley in the 1760s. In the 1840s, California pioneers looking for outstanding vineyard sites began planting grapes in the region. Robert Livermore planted the first commercial vines in the 1840s. Pioneer winemakers C. H. Wente, James Concannon, and Charles Wetmore recognized the area’s winegrowing potential and founded their wineries in the early 1880s.
Education
Public schools in Livermore are part of the
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School DistrictLivermore Valley Joint Unified School District is a public school district located in Livermore, California. It is located in Alameda County...
(LVJUSD). The District has 11 Elementary (K-5) schools, 4 Middle (6-8) schools, and 3 High schools.
Schools
Elementary Schools
- Altamont Creek
- Arroyo Seco
- Leo Croce
- Jackson Avenue
- Marylin Avenue
Marylin Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Livermore, California. It is part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District. As of 2006, the principal is Jeff Keller....
- Joe Michell
- Don Gaspar de Portola
- Rancho Las Positas
- Emma C. Smith
- Sunset
- Vineyard
Middle Schools
- Christensen
- East Avenue Middle School
- Junction Avenue
- William Mendenhall
High Schools
- Livermore Union High School
Founded in 1891, Livermore High School is a public high school located in the city of Livermore, California, USA, and is part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District . In 2007, it was chosen as one in four schools in Alameda County to receive the California Distinguished School...
- established in 1891 and became the first union high school in the state of California and is the distinguished school of Livermore.
- Granada High School - the second public high school in Livermore.
- Vineyard High School an independent study high school.
- Del Valle and Phoenix High Schools continuation high schools.
Adult Education
Charter School
- Livermore Valley Charter School (LVCS) - a K-8 public school.
Private Schools
- Our Savior Lutheran School (OSLS)
- St. Michael's Elementary and Middle School
- Valley Montessori
Higher Education
- Las Positas College
Las Positas College is a community college located in Livermore, California, United States. Las Positas College is located on in Livermore; it subsequently grew to include Amador and Dublin High Schools as well. The District purchased the Livermore site that same year, intending to develop a...
Transportation
Livermore's general aviation needs are served by
Livermore Municipal AirportLivermore Municipal Airport is located in Livermore, California, USA, east of the San Francisco Bay between San Jose and Oakland.Sierra Academy of Aeronautics operated one of its training centers on the north ramp until December 2007. Other flight schools at Livermore Municipal Airport are Ahart...
. For commercial flights, one must go to
San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, adjacent to the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO...
,
Oakland International AirportOakland International Airport , also known as Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, is a public airport located south of the central business district of Oakland, a city in Alameda County, California, United States...
, or
San Jose International AirportNorman Y. Mineta San José International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport serving the city of San José in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is located two nautical miles northwest of Downtown San Jose, near the intersections of three major freeways, U.S...
.
Access to
Bay Area Rapid TransitBay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 43 stations in four counties...
is available at the Dublin-
PleasantonPleasanton is the name of several places in the United States of America:* Pleasanton, California* Pleasanton, Iowa* Pleasanton, Kansas* Pleasanton, Nebraska* Pleasanton, New Mexico* Pleasanton, Texas* Pleasanton Township, MichiganSee also...
Station.
One may also use the
WHEELSWHEELS is a bus service that provides public transportation in Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin, California ....
bus system to get around Livermore and to the neighboring cities of
PleasantonPleasanton is a city in Alameda County,California, incorporated in 1894. It is a major suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and 6 miles west of Livermore. The population in July 2007: 66,544 at the 2000 census...
and
DublinDublin is a suburban city of the East Bay region of Alameda County, California, United States. It is located along the north side of Interstate 580 at the intersection with Interstate 680, roughly east of Hayward, 6 miles west of Livermore and north of San Jose...
.
Livermore has two stations for the
Altamont Commuter ExpressThe Altamont Commuter Express is a regional rail service in California connecting Stockton with San Jose.It is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it travels...
(ACE), a commuter train which runs from Stockton to San Jose with four round trips per workday. One station is at Vasco Road, and the other in downtown Livermore at its Transit Center, where connections to the
WHEELSWHEELS is a bus service that provides public transportation in Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin, California ....
bus system can be made.
There is a petition drive to bring the
BARTBay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 43 stations in four counties...
system to Livermore. The group that started the petition was founded by the former mayor of
DublinDublin is a suburban city of the East Bay region of Alameda County, California, United States. It is located along the north side of Interstate 580 at the intersection with Interstate 680, roughly east of Hayward, 6 miles west of Livermore and north of San Jose...
, Linda Jeffery Sailors, who was successful in bringing BART to Dublin/Pleasanton. If BART does come to Livermore, the system would connect to the ACE Train, and from there with AMTRAK in San Jose to Los Angeles. Possible station locations are: Vineyard Ave the Downtown ACE station, near the airport, and the ACE station on Vasco Rd. and Brisa St.
Sister cities
Livermore has three
sister citiesSister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties...
, as designated by
Sister Cities InternationalSister Cities International is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering sister cities, especially between cities in the United States and cities in other countries....
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QuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenango, more commonly known as Xela is the second most populous city of Guatemala, after Guatemala City. It is both the capital of Quetzaltenango Department and the municipal seat of Quetzaltenango municipality....
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GuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Its size is just under 110,000 km² with an estimated population...
SnezhinskSnezhinsk is a closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It was founded in 1957, and was known as Chelyabinsk-70 until 1991. Town status was granted in 1993...
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Yotsukaido,
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Notable people from Livermore
- Louie Aguiar
Louis Raymond Aguiar , is a former American football punter. In his career, he has played for the New York Jets , the Kansas City Chiefs , the Green Bay Packers , and the Chicago Bears...
, an American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
punterA punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a...
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- Max Baer, a boxer and actor.
- Cynthia Breazeal
Cynthia Lynn Breazeal is an Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she is the director of the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Laboratory. She is best known for her work in human-computer interaction.-Biography:Breazeal received...
, an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research...
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- Mark Davis, a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
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- James DePaiva
James Paul DePaiva is an American actor.-Career:DePaiva is possibly best known for his role on One Life to Live from 1987 to 1990 and from 1991 to 2003 as Max Holden...
, actor
- Gavin Glinton
Gavin Glinton is a Turks and Caicos Islands soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division.-College and amateur:...
, professional soccer player
- Martin Harrison
Martin Allen Harrison is a former American football defensive end who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football for the University of Washington...
, NFL American FootballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
player, 1990-1999.
- Randy Johnson
Randall David Johnson , nicknamed "The Big Unit", is a left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Over a 21-year career, Johnson has played for 6 different teams, and currently pitches for the San Francisco Giants....
, an American starting pitcher for the San Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California who currently play in the National League West Division. One of the oldest baseball teams, the Giants hold the honor of having won the most games of any team in the history of baseball...
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- Tara Kemp
Tara Leslye Kemp is an American pop and R&B singer. She is best known for releasing two Top 10 singles, "Hold You Tight" and "Piece of My Heart," in 1991.-Career:...
, Pop singer.
- Brittany Markert, contestant on America's Next Top Model
America's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.The show was created and is hosted by talk-show host and former model Tyra Banks, who also serves as the...
, Cycle 13America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13 is the thirteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the seventh season to be aired on The CW network. It premiered on September 9, 2009. This cycle's catch phrase is "'The Lineup Is 5"7' And Under. Not The Usual Suspects. BOOK 'EM!", and the promotional song...
- Daniel Selby
Daniel J. Selby is an American model, actor, singer, and author.Selby started out in California as a print model for clothing stores such as Mervyns and The Gap in 1970...
, actor.
- Erick Threets
Erick Morgan Threets is an American Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. A pitcher, Threets made his Major League Baseball debut with the San Francisco Giants in...
, relief pitcher for the San Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California who currently play in the National League West Division. One of the oldest baseball teams, the Giants hold the honor of having won the most games of any team in the history of baseball...
- Jack Trudeau
Jack Francis Trudeau is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2nd round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 6'3",...
, an American professional football player.
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