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Urban Growth Boundary — Protecting What Makes Livermore, Livermore • Featured
active • Development & Neighborhoods
Last activity: Jun 25, 2026
Of all Livermore's civic values, none runs deeper than the protection of the Urban Growth Boundary — the hard line that separates the city's urban fabric from the vineyards, ranchlands, and open hillsides that define its character. The draf…
Vision Zero — Eliminating Traffic Deaths in a Car-Centric City
active • Traffic / congestion
Last activity: Jun 25, 2026
Livermore took a landmark step in May 2026, formally adopting Vision Zero as policy — a commitment to eliminate all fatal and serious injury traffic incidents in the city. The City Council adopted the city's Vision Zero Action Plan as polic…
Downtown Livermore — Arts, Entertainment & an Affordable Housing Milestone • Featured
active • Downtown revitalization
Last activity: Jun 25, 2026
Downtown Livermore is one of the East Bay's genuine success stories — a walkable, wine-country-adjacent urban village with a performing arts center, independent restaurants, and a farmers' market that has defied the post-pandemic retail col…
Valley Link Rail — A Delayed Transit Future for the Midtown District • Featured
active • Transit
Last activity: Jun 25, 2026
Livermore's long-anticipated direct rail connection to BART has hit a significant setback — one with major implications for the city's Midtown development strategy. In June 2025, the Valley Link board approved a strategy that divides the fi…
General Plan 2045 — A 20-Year Blueprint Under Fierce Debate • Featured
active • Development & Neighborhoods
Last activity: Jun 25, 2026
Livermore is in the final stretch of adopting its first comprehensive General Plan update since 2003 — and the fight over how much the city should grow is the defining civic battle of 2026. The draft General Plan 2045, released in February …
November 2026 Elections — A Board Reshaped by June's Results • Featured
active • Governance, Elections, and Civic Process
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County's political landscape is being reset by a combination of June 2026 primary results and November 2026 general elections that will determine the Board of Supervisors' direction on every major issue. Incumbent District 2 Supervi…
Homelessness Funding vs. Incarceration — The Ongoing "Care First, Jails Last" Debate • Featured
active • Homelessness
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County adopted a "Care First, Jails Last" resolution in 2021 committing to prioritize behavioral health and social services over incarceration — a principle that is now being tested by every budget decision the county makes. The ten…
Santa Rita Jail & the Behavioral Health Crisis — Federal Oversight Continues • Featured
active • Mental health
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Santa Rita Jail — the fifth-largest county jail in the United States — remains under federal court oversight following a landmark settlement over the treatment of people with mental disabilities. The Babu consent decree placed the county un…
Homelessness — A $33–60 Million Federal Funding Hole • Featured
active • Homelessness
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County's homelessness response is one of the most ambitious in California — and it is now facing a potentially devastating federal funding reversal. HUD announced it will limit funding for permanent housing programs that prioritize …
The $91.4 Million Budget Gap — Closed for Now, Fragile Going Forward • Featured
active • Budget priorities
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County is navigating one of the most significant budget challenges in its recent history — and a near-miss was averted largely thanks to voter-approved local revenue. The Board of Supervisors was presented with a $6.7 billion budget…