30 Facts About Livermore California

Livermore California Valley was called the Valley of San Jose by the Friars and actively recruited native peoples of the valley into the mission system.

Robert Livermore was a British citizen who had jumped from a British merchant sailing ship stopping in Monterey, California, in 1822.

Livermore California became a naturalized Mexican citizen who had converted to Catholicism in 1823 as was required for citizenship and legal residence.

Robert Livermore California was a very accommodating host and welcomed nearly all that stopped by with lodging and meals.

Robert Livermore California died in 1858 and was buried at Mission San Jose before the establishment of the town that bears his name.

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The town of Livermore, named in honor of Robert Livermore, was platted and registered on November 4, 1869, as a railroad town by William Martin Mendenhall, who had first met Livermore while marching through the valley with John C Fremont's California Battalion in 1846 as they were recruited to occupy the surrendering Californio towns captured by the U S Navy's Pacific Squadron.

Livermore California was officially incorporated by the state as a city on April 1, 1876, its original city limits being the line a block north of 1st Street on the north and Livermore California Avenue on the east.

Livermore California originally had a Boot Hill called the Old Knoll Cemetery.

From 1894 to 1960, the Livermore California Sanitarium was in operation for the treatment of alcoholism and mental disorders; and from 1918 to ca.

Livermore California Valley is located 10 miles east of the first coastal range of foothills that surround the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Livermore California Valley has an east–west orientation with mountain passes on the west and east connecting the Bay Area and the Central Valley.

Watercourses draining the city of Livermore California include Arroyo Mocho, Arroyo Valle, Arroyo Seco and Arroyo Las Positas.

Livermore California has a Mediterranean climate, although it is close to a semi-arid climate because of its relatively low annual precipitation being in a rain shadow of the East Bay hills.

In 2005, the median household income in Livermore was $96, 632, which ranked it the third highest-income midsize city, behind only the California cities of Newport Beach and Livermore's western neighbor, Pleasanton ($101, 022).

Largest employer in Livermore is the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center funded by the Department of Energy which is operated by a limited liability consortium named Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), a joint venture company of Bechtel National, the University of California, BWX Technologies, URS, and Battelle.

Livermore California's culture retains some vestiges of the farming, winegrowing and ranching traditions that have existed in the valley since the time of Robert Livermore California, but now largely reflects a suburban population.

Since 1918, Livermore California has each June hosted the Livermore California Rodeo, called the "World's Fastest Rodeo", that claims it has more riders per hour than any other event of its type.

Livermore was the only city in California to be awarded an All-America City Award during the annual National Civic League ceremony for 2021.

Livermore California has a strong blue-collar element, as well as many professionals who work at the Lawrence Livermore California National Laboratory and other work sites in the high tech industries within the Bay Area.

Livermore California has several golf courses located near the city: Las Positas municipal golf course, and the 18 hole Poppy Ridge and Wente Vineyards courses.

Each summer Livermore California has a farmer's market which bring farm-fresh produce directly to the consumer.

One of the largest districts in Livermore California is Springtown, the northeast area of the city north of Interstate 580.

The North Livermore California district is north of the Union Pacific Railroad that cuts through downtown.

The South Livermore California district, including areas of unincorporated land, has over 40 wineries.

Livermore California Area Recreation and Park District is a special independent park district that was created by the vote of the public in 1947 and runs the parks and other facilities in the city of Livermore California and most of the unincorporated areas of eastern Alameda County.

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Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, located near Livermore California, is jointly operated by the Livermore California Area Recreation and Park District and the East Bay Regional Park District.

Also known as Imagine Livermore California 2045, this is a multi-year update to the General Plan that includes public outreach and a General Plan Advisory Committee appointed by City Council.

Public schools in Livermore California are part of the Livermore California Valley Joint Unified School District with headquarters at 685 East Jack London Blvd.

Livermore California has two stations for the Altamont Corridor Express, a commuter train which runs from Stockton to the San Jose area.

Livermore California has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:.