Editing Livermore, California (section)

==Infrastructure==
=== Transportation ===
[[File:Livermore freeway sign.JPG|right|thumb|A sign on the [[Interstate 580 (California)|I-580]] freeway in Livermore]]

[[Interstate 580 (California)|Interstate 580]] is Livermore's primary east–west freeway. I-580 passes the outskirts of Livermore before it heads east through the [[Altamont Pass]] to the [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]] and [[Interstate 5]]. I-580 and I-5 are the main route of [[San Francisco Bay Area]] to [[Los Angeles]] truck shipping traffic. [[Interstate 680 (California)|Interstate 680]] lies about {{convert|10|mi|0}} west of Livermore. [[California State Route 84|Highway 84]] heads southwest from I-580 to [[Fremont, California|Fremont]]. [[Vasco Road]], an unnumbered highway that is maintained by Alameda and Contra Costa counties, connects Livermore to [[Brentwood, California|Brentwood]] and the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]] area.

[[Livermore Municipal Airport]] (LVK)<ref>Livermore Municipal Airport [http://www.cityoflivermore.net/citygov/pw/airport/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624170420/http://www.cityoflivermore.net/citygov/pw/airport/|date=June 24, 2013}} accessed April 5, 2013</ref> is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} northwest of Livermore and is a division of the Public Works Department; it is owned and operated by the City of Livermore. It is the main airport in the Tri-Valley area. Approximately 600 aircraft are based on Livermore Airport, which has over 150,000 annual aircraft landings and take-offs each year. The airport serves private, business, and corporate tenants and customers and covers about {{convert|650|acre}}. The main lighted runway is {{convert|5250|ft}} long.<ref>Livermore Municipal Airport [http://www.cityoflivermore.net/civicax/filebank/documents/5727/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120070344/http://www.cityoflivermore.net/civicax/filebank/documents/5727/|date=January 20, 2013}} accessed April 6, 2013</ref> The main terminal building covers {{convert|2400|sqft}}. The airfield is accessible 24 hours a day and is attended by city employees during the hours listed under "Airport Services". The staffed air traffic control tower is operated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees daily from 7:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. There is an open airshow which is held annually on the first Saturday of October from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM showing vintage World War II aircraft and other displays.

The [[WHEELS (California)|WHEELS]] bus system operates in Livermore, [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]], [[Dublin, California|Dublin]], and the surrounding unincorporated areas of Alameda County. It has connections to [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) stations in Dublin and Pleasanton.<ref>For details on routes, times, schedules see: WHEELS [http://www.lavta.org/index.aspx?page=3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118060149/http://www.lavta.org/index.aspx?page=3|date=November 18, 2012}} accessed April 5, 2013</ref>

Livermore has two stations for the [[Altamont Corridor Express]] (ACE), a commuter train which runs from [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] to the San Jose area. One station is at [[Vasco Road]], and the other is in [[Livermore station|downtown Livermore]] at its Transit Center. The Transit Center has a free multistory parking garage and connections to the WHEELS bus system.

There was{{when|date=August 2021}} a petition drive to bring the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] system to Livermore led by a group founded by Linda Jeffery Sailors, the former mayor of [[Dublin, California|Dublin]] who was successful in extending BART to [[Dublin / Pleasanton (BART station)|Dublin/Pleasanton]] (the closest station to Livermore at that time).<ref>{{Cite web |title=LivermoreBART.org |url=http://www.livermorebart.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221853/http://www.livermorebart.org/ |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2007 }}</ref> In May 2018, the BART board of directors voted against extending BART to Livermore.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 25, 2018 |title=BART rejects Livermore expansion; mayor vows rail connection |language=en-US |work=The Mercury News |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/24/bart-rejects-livermore-expansion-mayor-vows-rail-connection/ |access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> As a result, the Tri-Valley–San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority was formed to establish a rail connection between the existing BART system and the Altamont Corridor Express. The service, known as [[Valley Link]], intends to build new rail stations at Isabel Avenue and Southfront Road for service.

=== Police ===
The Livermore Police Department (LPD)<ref>Livermore Police Department [http://www.cityoflivermore.net/citygov/police/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219185621/http://www.cityoflivermore.net/citygov/police/|date=February 19, 2012}} accessed February 20, 2019</ref> was established in 1876, at that time the only law enforcement agency in the San Francisco Bay Area besides the San Francisco Police Department. The LPD has 135 members including 90 sworn officers and 45 non-sworn full-time personnel who operate on a $25 million budget each year.

=== Fire department ===
{{Main|Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department}}
The [[Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department]] provides fire and advanced life support services to the cities of Livermore and [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]]. It serves an estimated population of 150,000 (78,000 in Livermore, and 71,000 in Pleasanton) over {{convert|44|sqmi|km2|0}} ({{convert|23|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} in Livermore, and {{convert|21|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} in Pleasanton) with an operating budget of $28 million. In 2008 the LPFD responded to approximately 11,000 calls for service. The [[International Association of Fire Fighters]] (IAFF) Local 1974 represents its 112 members.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}