Editing Livermore, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Livermore Carnegie Library Front View.JPG|thumb|[[Livermore Carnegie Library and Park]] is one of five landmarks listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California|National Register of Historic Places]].]]
[[File:FirstPresLivermore.JPG|thumb|left|upright|First Presbyterian Church of Livermore's chapel]]
[[File:sa livermore temple.jpg|thumb|Shiva-Vishnu Temple, a Hindu temple in Livermore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iyer |first=Muthuraman S. |date=July 2019 |title=Sthala Puraana (Temple Story) of Shiva Vishnu Temple |url=https://www.livermoretemple.org/hints/content/html/2022/temple-history.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217055725/https://www.livermoretemple.org/hints/content/html/2022/temple-history.pdf |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=Shiva - Vishnu Temple, Livermore}}</ref>]]
[[File:LivermoreFarmersMarket.JPG|thumb|Livermore's Farmer's Market at Carnegie Park downtown]]

Livermore's culture retains some vestiges of the farming, winegrowing and ranching traditions that have existed in the valley since the time of Robert Livermore, but now largely reflects a suburban population.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} Since 1918, Livermore has each June hosted the [[Livermore Rodeo]],<ref>[http://www.eastoregonian.com/sports/mote-gets-serious-about-roping-with-beers-as-partner/article_ae9658d2-9847-11e0-8b1d-001cc4c03286.html Livermore Rodeo] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130122010636/http://www.eastoregonian.com/sports/mote-gets-serious-about-roping-with-beers-as-partner/article_ae9658d2-9847-11e0-8b1d-001cc4c03286.html |date=January 22, 2013 }}</ref> called the "World's Fastest Rodeo", that claims it has more riders per hour than any other event of its type. There are several wine-tasting tours of the many Livermore area wineries that occur periodically throughout the summer.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} Livermore has a strong [[blue-collar]] element,{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} as well as many professionals who work at the [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] and other work sites in the high tech industries within the Bay Area.

One of the largest districts in Livermore is Springtown, the northeast area of the city north of [[Interstate 580 (California)|Interstate 580]]. Originally conceived as a retirement community in the early 1960s, Springtown has slowly transformed into a community of young families and commuters from the greater Bay Area. The North Livermore district is north of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] that cuts through downtown. The South Livermore district, including areas of unincorporated land, has over 40 wineries.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} Livermore has a seasonal local farmers market on Thursdays.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grossman |first=Deborah |date=2023-04-11 |title=Tri-Valley Foodist: Food adventures at the Livermore Downtown Farmers' Market |url=http://www.livermorevine.com/local-news/2023/04/11/tri-valley-foodist-food-adventures-at-the-livermore-downtown-farmers-market/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Livermore Vine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bajko |first=Matthew S. |date=15 June 2020 |title=Bay Area farmers' market operator bans Pride flags |url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=latest_news&id=293623 |work=The Bay Area Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bajko |first=Matthew S. |date=17 June 2020 |title=Following Pride flag confrontation, farmers market management company complains of 'vitriol' it has received |url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=latest_news&sc2=&id=293707 |work=The Bay Area Reporter}}</ref>

The first [[Camp Wonder]], a summer camp for children with special medical needs, was opened in Livermore in 2001.<ref name="USA1">{{cite news |last=Millman |first=Jason |date=2008-04-06 |title=A week away from all the stares |url=https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20080407/d_francesca04.art.htm |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510063242/https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20080407/d_francesca04.art.htm |archive-date=10 May 2008 |accessdate=2009-11-04 |publisher=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> In 2019, a local LGBT organization, Livermore Pride,<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Livermore Pride |url=https://www.livermorepride.org/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Livermore Pride |language=en-US}}</ref> was founded.<ref>Livermore Pride Day Proposed [https://www.independentnews.com/news/livermore-pride-day-proposed/article_64ee4b20-6c49-11e9-a265-5f001d54884b.html] accessed July 25, 2021</ref> On its leadership team is Brittni Kiick,<ref name=":10" /> the city's vice mayor and first openly LGBTQ+ councilmember. Livermore was one of 10 cities to be awarded an All-America City Award during the annual National Civic League ceremony for 2021.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=Resilience and Equity: The 2021 All-America City Awards |url=https://www.nationalcivicleague.org/ncr-article/resilience-and-equity-the-2021-all-america-city-awards/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=National Civic League}}</ref> The theme of the 2021 awards was "Building Equitable and Resilient Communities."<ref name=":11" /> The Livermore Public Library has a front mosaic by [[Maria Alquilar]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vega |first=Cecilia M. |date=8 October 2004 |title=Library's artist should have checked out a dictionary: 11 of mosaic's 175 famous names misspelled |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/library-s-artist-should-have-checked-out-a-2719222.php |work=SFGate}}</ref>

The official city flower is the [[Livermore tarplant]], an endangered plant that only grows near Livermore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruggiero |first=Angela |date=2017-03-01 |title=Livermore agrees to make smelly tarplant its city flower |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/01/livermore-agrees-to-make-smelly-tarplant-its-city-flower/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== World's longest-lasting light bulb ===
{{Main|Centennial Light}}
[[File:Centennial-Light-Bulb-pendant-light-in-Livermore-CA-2016_sqaure.jpg|thumb|The Centennial Light Bulb from Livermore, California in 2016]]
The city is noted for one world record. A 120+ year old 4-watt light bulb, called the Centennial Light, housed in the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Firehouse Six, is still burning. Originally installed by Augustus Donner Wilson, the bulb has been maintained through successive generations until his great-great-granddaughter Alissa Wilson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centennialbulb.org/celeb.htm|title=Livermore's Centennial Light 110th Celebration|website=www.centennialbulb.org|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> It glows dimly, but still functions as a light bulb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/323468/little-lightbulb-burns-110-years|title=Little lightbulb burns 110 years - The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=[[Manila Bulletin]] |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> The ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'', ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'', and [[General Electric]] have concluded that the bulb has been burning continuously since 1901 with the exception of power failures and the three times it was disconnected for moves to new stations. The light bulb was manufactured by the Shelby Electric Company and was hand blown with a carbon filament.

=== Media ===
Radio station [[KKIQ]] is licensed in Livermore and broadcasts in the [[Tri-Valley]] area.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} ''[[The Independent (Livermore)|The Independent]]'' is a local newspaper founded in September 1963. It is located in the [[Bank of Italy (Livermore, California)|Bank of Italy building]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us - The Independent: Site |url=http://www.independentnews.com/site/about.html |access-date=February 10, 2016 |website=www.independentnews.com}}</ref>