The Independent Newspaper, Livermore, CA

06/08/2026

LIVERMORE — Wente Family Vineyards celebrated the revival of its historic Cresta Blanca label with a launch event Thursday, July 30, that brought guests into the winery’s caves to toast the original brand that put California on the global wine map.

LIVERMORE — Wente Family Vineyards celebrated the revival of its historic Cresta Blanca label with a launch event Thursday, July 30, that brought guests into the winery’s caves to toast

06/08/2026

TRI-VALLEY — Mayors from Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton and San Ramon gathered Thursday, July 30, for the annual Tri-Valley Mayors Luncheon held at Garre Vineyard and Winery in Livermore.

TRI-VALLEY — Mayors from Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton and San Ramon gathered Thursday, July 30, for the annual Tri-Valley Mayors Luncheon held at Garre Vineyard and Winery in Livermore.

06/08/2026

DUBLIN — Dublin Unified School District leaders celebrated the opening of Shamrock Hills School during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Aug. 1. The new campus, designed for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade, adds classroom capacity …

DUBLIN — Dublin Unified School District leaders celebrated the opening of Shamrock Hills School during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Aug. 1. The new campus, designed for transitional kindergarten through eighth

06/08/2026

DUBLIN — Dublin’s proposed hotel-tax increase will not appear on the Nov. 3 ballot after the City Council voted 3-1, with one abstention, on July 21 — one affirmative vote short of the four required.

DUBLIN — Dublin’s proposed hotel-tax increase will not appear on the Nov. 3 ballot after the City Council voted 3-1, with one abstention, on July 21 — one affirmative vote

06/08/2026

TRI-VALLEY — Ben Santer, the eminent climate scientist who spent most of his career at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has won the 2026 Friend of the Planet Award from the National Committee for Science Education (NCSE).

TRI-VALLEY — Ben Santer, the eminent climate scientist who spent most of his career at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has won the 2026 Friend of the Planet Award from the

06/08/2026

PLEASANTON — Councilmember Julie Testa shared this week a possible run for mayor in the coming election. She pulled nomination papers on July 29, according to the city.

PLEASANTON — Councilmember Julie Testa shared this week a possible run for mayor in the coming election. She pulled nomination papers on July 29, according to the city.

06/08/2026

TRI-VALLEY — Alameda County voters rejected changes to the county’s Measure D open-space protections in exploratory polling conducted during the last week of June.

TRI-VALLEY — Alameda County voters rejected changes to the county’s Measure D open-space protections in exploratory polling conducted during the last week of June.

06/08/2026

LIVERMORE — After losing in extra innings in the California District 57 Little League championship final game in June, the Granada Livermore Baseball team knew it had work to do.

06/08/2026

Livermore — Community Coalition, a group comprised of Livermore leaders from an array of professional disciplines, has proposed a new version of the City’s plan for the Downtown Center. The Coalition said that it is asking the Livermore City Council…

Livermore — Community Coalition, a group comprised of Livermore leaders from an array of professional disciplines, has proposed a new version of the City’s plan for the Downtown Center. The

06/08/2026

In 2000, Alameda County voters approved Measure D, which established growth boundaries around the Tri-Valley cities and put a halt to the rapid urban development that was filling up what open space was still left in the Bay Area.

In 2000, Alameda County voters approved Measure D, which established growth boundaries around the Tri-Valley cities and put a halt to the rapid urban development that was filling up what