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Jean King, Save Livermore Downtown member As a last resort, Save Livermore Downtown has filed a lawsuit to halt the implementation of the Eden Housing plan. This action was necessary because the Livermore City Council did not engage with citizens to consider alternatives to the flawed Eden plan. We have communicated to the City Council and Eden Housing our desire to meet at the earliest possible moment to find acceptable alternatives to the current plan and avoid the necessity of the lawsuit. The fact is that Livermore residents oppose the flawed Eden housing plan by a 4 to 1 majority. The po...

LIVERMORE — A community group called Save Livermore Downtown (SLD) has filed a lawsuit to halt the implementation of the Eden Housing plan. “This action was made necessary because Livermore’s city councilmembers did not engage with citizens to consider alternatives to the flawed Eden plan,” said SLD spokesperson Jean King. “We have communicated to the City Council and Eden Housing our desire to meet at the earliest possible moment to find acceptable alternatives to the current plan and avoid the necessity of the lawsuit.” In response, Councilmember Robert Carling...

The city council this week voted 5-0 to approve the Eden Housing project. The decision was made Tuesday afternoon, following a packed virtual meeting on Monday with about 200 participants and just over 100 public speakers. Slated for the city’s Downtown Core at the southeastern corner of Railroad Avenue and South L Street, the project is set to provide 130 affordable housing units.  The project has been a point of controversy for Livermore. Those who support the current plans have stressed the importance of immediately providing affordable homes to a community that’s seen a large...

The Independent received a letter from land-use attorney Winston Stromberg, with Latham & Watkins, who represents the community group, Save Livermore Downtown.  In his communication, Stromberg addresses legal issues affecting the Eden Housing project that will be considered Monday, 7 p.m., at the virtual Livermore City Council meeting. The following is Stromberg's submission in its entirety. Re: May 24, 2021, City Council Meeting, Agenda Item 5.2:   Eden Housing Project (DDR 20-019; VTPM 11186 – SUB 21-003)   Dear Mayor Woerner and Honorable Councilmembers:   On behalf ...