City-Wide Garage Sale + Drum Circle: Livermore Community Update (2024)

Community Corner

Catch up on the latest happenings in Livermore.

Posted Fri, May 20, 2022 at 3:34 pm PT

News release from the City of Livermore:

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Asset Management Fact Sheets

Staff and the CAMP Outreach Committee are developing a set of fact sheets to give a voice to the City’s infrastructure. The facts sheets are designed to be informative and relevant to community members by distilling a complicated subject matter into an easy-to-read format. Starting this week, the City will introduce the Building fact sheet through a series of fun and engaging social media posts. Additional fact sheets are being developed and will be released in a serial progression with a new release approximately every three weeks. Each fact sheet and supporting documents will be available on the program website at www.livermoreassets.net/documents.

Drug Take Back Outcome

On Saturday, April 30th, LPD Volunteers and Reserve Officer Don Swanson hosted a Drug Take Back event, where they collected over 500 pounds of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, to be destroyed. The event was a huge success, helping to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft within Livermore. Thank you to all who participated.

LPD Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

On Thursday, May 5th, LPD held a BBQ in appreciation of their many volunteers who have continued serving throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Between January 2021 and April 2022, 4,400 hours were collectively volunteered at various events put on throughout the year (Giving Tree, National Night Out, Citizen’s Police Academy, Special Olympics, Bike Patrol, etc.). Both, Karen Tsuda and Mark Hudson were recognized as 2022’s Volunteer of the Year. Thank you to all of our volunteers for their humble service. We truly appreciate your efforts in making our community even better!

Evacuation Training at Outlets

On May 10, the Livermore Police Department and Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department facilitated a training for the management and security staff at the San Francisco Premium Outlets. The topics surrounded evacuating the shopping center during an emergency, prioritizing communications, incident command, and what to expect from both agencies upon arrival.

National Public Works Week

National Public Works week will be celebrated May 15-21, 2022. This year’s theme is “Ready & Resilient.” The theme highlights the ability of Public Works employees to perform regular duties and also be ready at a moment’s notice to act as first responders during a crisis or natural disaster. The dedicated employees of Public Works provide essential services that maintain the City’s infrastructure and help keep the residents of Livermore safe. Public Works encompasses Water, Sewer, Streets, Lighting, Landscaping, Fleet, Facilities, Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection, Asset Management, and Airport Operations.

Drumming for Inclusion

The Livermore Public Library invites the community to join an in-person, open air drumming circle program at the Springtown Library on May 17, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. Drumming for Inclusion programs aim to bring neuro-diverse people, families, and communities together through improvisational drumming. Autistic youth and their caregivers are encouraged to attend. This free program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Livermore Public Library. Registration is required; please call (925) 373-5505 to register.

Poetry Event

Livermore Poet Laureate, Cynthia J. Patton, will host a poetry event on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library. Patton will share her poetry and announce the winners of Livermore’s 6th Annual Poetry in a Test Tube Science Poetry Contest. Contest participants will share their submissions during this free program. For more information, please call (925) 373-5505 or visit the Library’s website at www.livermorelibrary.net.

2022 City-Wide Garage Sale

The Annual City-Wide Garage Sale will be held on June 18, 2022. Residents that contact Livermore Sanitation to pre-register their address for the event by June 8th will receive free advertising. The address of each participating household will appear in the June 16th edition of The Independent and will be publicized on Livermore Sanitation’s website.

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