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Type | Alternative Weekly |
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Publisher | Joan Seppala [1] |
Editor | Aly Brown [1] |
Photo editor | Doug Jorgensen [1] |
Founded | September 1963 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 2250 First Street, Livermore, California 94550 |
City | Livermore, California |
Country | United States |
OCLC number | 30961440 |
Website | www |
The Independent is a weekly newspaper in Livermore, California, United States, established in 1963. [2] The paper is offered to residents and businesses in Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Sunol for free. [3]
The first issue of the Independent was printed on September 21, 1963, in the midst of a 100-degree Indian summer. [4] Among other stories it featured an editorial describing the paper's principles, another promoting a local lecture series, some scathing stories on the activities of local politicians behind closed doors, and a few photographs. [4]
In 1972, The Independent came out in support of Proposition B, a local measure titled the Save All Valley Environment Initiative (SAVE) designed to curb local development in the region. [5] Effectively, it blocked housing projects in Pleasanton and Livermore if there was insufficient school, water, or sewer capacity in either city. [5] It also endorsed local politicians who supported the initiative. [5] While the proposition was successful, the paper was boycotted by major advertisers as a result of the paper's support, which turned the paper into a weekly rather than thrice-weekly publication. [5] [6] [4] According to Joan Seppala, the paper received donations which helped it to keep going. [6]