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1. BART Would Provide Access to Jobs in Livermore - Livermore Independent -

   BART Would Provide Access to Jobs in Livermore Livermore Independent Extend BART to Livermore in order to transport people to jobs there, a number of speakers argued. Many declared that fairness should be honored, since Livermore residents have been paying for BART for almost 50 years. Health issues provided another ...

2. Deep Conflict Looms Over Billion-Dollar BART Extension to Livermore - New York Times -

   New York Times

   Deep Conflict Looms Over Billion-Dollar BART Extension to Livermore New York Times A battle is brewing between top Bay Area Rapid Transit leaders over a billion-dollar rail extension to Livermore. John McPartland, the new president of the transit agency's elected board of directors, has made it his mission to extend BART to this East ... and more »

3. Transportation spending plan for Alameda County sales tax approved - San Jose Mercury News -

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   Transportation spending plan for Alameda County sales tax approved San Jose Mercury News Among them is $400 million to extend BART to Livermore -- a project sharply debated because some critics say it shows the plan favors expansion at the expense of maintaining existing bus systems reeling from service cuts. Tri-Valley leaders called the ... $7.7 Billion Transportation Expenditure Plan Approved By County Transportation ...Patch.com all 3 news articles »

4. Coalition criticizes spending plan for Alameda County sales tax - San Jose Mercury News -

   Coalition criticizes spending plan for Alameda County sales tax San Jose Mercury News OAKLAND -- Plans for a November ballot measure to double Alameda County's sales tax for transportation to 1 cent are being rocked by a debate over allocating $400 million of the money to a BART extension to Livermore. A coalition of social justice and ... and more »

5. Read Tim Hunt's blog online at Pleasanton Weekly,com - Pleasanton Weekly -

   Read Tim Hunt's blog online at Pleasanton Weekly,com Pleasanton Weekly As important as the BART line is politically in Livermore, it's far more important for the policymakers to remove the ill-advised provision that both doubles the tax and makes it permanent. That's what award-winning writer Tim Hunt writes in his blog ...

6. Alameda County weathers storm of cuts and realignment - San Jose Mercury News -

   Alameda County weathers storm of cuts and realignment San Jose Mercury News He also sits on the Alameda County Transportation Commission, which endorsed a $7.8 billion road and transit measure, which includes funding for a BART station in Livermore if voters approve the Transportation Expenditure Plan in November. and more »

7. Feds recommend full funding for BART extension - San Jose Mercury News -

   Feds recommend full funding for BART extension San Jose Mercury News But those hopes ended when San Mateo County decided not to join BART. Over time, as BART expanded in the East Bay and cities such as Tracy, Livermore and Concord became home to thousands of Silicon Valley workers, attention turned to an extension ... and more »

8. Death of redevelopment draws closer - San Jose Mercury News -

   Death of redevelopment draws closer San Jose Mercury News Livermore, for example, loaned its redevelopment agency $23.7 million to buy land. Union City loaned its agency millions of dollars to help finance a transit village near its BART station. If the loans are terminated, cities may have to tap into their ... and more »

9. Not as many recruits, but they're choice - San Francisco Chronicle -

   Not as many recruits, but they're choice San Francisco Chronicle The top five - Salesian-Richmond tackle Freddie Tagaloa, San Ramon Valley-Danville quarterback Zach Kline, Valley Christian running back Byron Marshall, and De La Salle-Concord quarterback Bart Houston and linebacker Michael Barton - have appeared on ...

10. Community Online Calendar - Pleasanton Weekly -

    Community Online Calendar Pleasanton Weekly Livermore Adult Community Education is offering German classes from 7-9 pm Wednesdays, from Jan. 11 to March 14. This is an on-going class, but each session has a new theme and new students are welcome. Effective communication is fostered through ... and more »

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