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🌱 Patch AM: Ride Safe, Get Ice Cream: Livermore Police Launch New Program

And on the Livermore Patch calendar - House of Cards: Building Stability and Hope in Housing

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Hello Livermore! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Livermore kids can earn free ice cream for safe bike riding
  • How could a $30 county minimum wage ripple into Livermore?
  • Which Livermore events are anchoring this weekend's Bay Area arts lineup?

Also on today's calendar: House of Cards: Building Stability and Hope in Housing and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Record-tying temperatures, with a high of 100 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ride Safe, Get Ice Cream: Livermore Police Launch New Program (patch.com) — Families in Livermore will see police officers rewarding kids for safe biking with free ice cream tokens, thanks to a new Bike Safety Rewards Program. Livermore officers will hand out Meadowlark Dairy tokens to children spotted wearing helmets and riding responsibly, turning safety lessons into positive, community-building encounters. The effort aims to build lasting safe-riding habits while strengthening connections between police and local youth.
   

• Voters Face Delay On Minimum Wage Increase Decision (independentnews.com) — Livermore workers and businesses could eventually feel a big change as Alameda County voters consider a proposal to raise the minimum wage in unincorporated areas to $30 an hour, though not until at least the March 2028 statewide ballot. While Livermore itself currently follows the county's $16.90 minimum wage and isn't directly covered, any new countywide wage floor and competing measures could reshape regional labor markets and local competitiveness.
   

• Best Bets: African culture festivals, Flyaway Productions, Santa Cruz Porchfest, Symphony San Jose, Livermore Opera (localnewsmatters.org) — Livermore residents can enjoy two major arts events this weekend: the free Taste of Africa festival at Bankhead Plaza on Saturday and Livermore Valley Opera's 35th‑season opener, Puccini's "Suor Angelica," at the Bankhead Theater. The broader roundup also spotlights free African arts celebrations, aerial dance performances, and concerts around the Bay Area, giving locals plenty of cultural options close to home and within an easy drive.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This beautiful female has been in my yard for a month.
    She isn't chipped and had no collar, so I'm adopting her. (Nextdoor Greenville North)
  • Standing out in the middle of downtown before the morning rush gives you a pretty clear look at basic geometry.
    In art and photography, linear perspective is how we represent 3D depth on a flat surface. The parallel lines of the curbs, crosswalks, overhead… (Nextdoor Granada Woods)
  • Marriott International posted a job opening for Night Auditor and Hotel Operations in Livermore. Apply here.
  • Natera posted a job opening for Shipping Specialist 1 in Pleasanton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livermore here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pleasanton

  • 'Pumpkins After Dark' Debuts At Alameda County Fairgrounds (patch.com)
  • Pleasanton Unified School District Board Of Trustees Appointed Deputy Superintendent Ed Diolazo As Next Superintendent City of Pleasanton (opgov.news)

Dublin

  • California couple accused of killing son-in-law in public park have been charged with murder (wbal.com)

Ok Livermore! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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