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Livermore news for Tuesday, October 20, 2026

2 stories from Livermore and Alameda County, in about three minutes.

Public Safety · Livermore, CA

Livermore PFAS Water Treatment Systems Up for Planning Commission Review Tuesday, Oct. 20

The Livermore Planning Commission will consider modifications to conditional use permits and site plan design review on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. to install new PFAS water treatment systems at three California Water Service stations: Station 9 (3474 East Ave.), Station 19 (1748 Elm St.), and Station 31 (732 Olivina Ave.). The upgrades involve two granular activated carbon vessels, associated control and electrical systems, underground utilities, and piping connections to remove contaminants from drinking water. The commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the Livermore City Council for final approval. At the same meeting, the commission will consider a General Plan amendment to rezone 4200 East Ave. from medium-density residential to neighborhood commercial, which would allow current and future commercial and office uses; no specific development is proposed, though an application has been received for a veterinary clinic at the existing office facility.

Source: Livermore Vine Read the full story ↗

Transportation · Alameda County

AC Transit Proposes 16% Bus Service Cut; November Ballot Decides Funding

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit (AC Transit) board held a public hearing Oct. 14 on a contingency plan that would cut 16% of overall bus service if no long-term funding source is secured by December, with changes taking effect by June 2027. The plan could eliminate routes including lines 34 and 35 in San Leandro and the 97 from Union Landing to the Union City BART station, put up to 300 jobs at risk, and leave Chabot College night-class students without a ride home after 7 p.m. AC Transit faces an annual deficit of $53 million. Voters in five Bay Area counties will decide this November on a Regional Transit Measure sales tax that would generate approximately $1 billion per year for transit agencies.

Source: Tri-City Voice Read the full story ↗