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No Livermore parade
Livermore Downtown, Inc., confirmed this week that the community’s 2020 Holiday Sights and Sounds Parade and Tree Lighting has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organization has pivoted into creating a safer holiday display tour to keep the spirit alive and well.
“We are asking that you get your organization, company, group, family or neighborhood to design and build a holiday display in a front yard, business frontage, some place available to safely drive by and view from street,” officials said. “Do not create a display that would encourage a walk-through. Driveby only.”
Entrants must register by Nov. 20 to be part of the digital map that will be shared with the public. The drive-thru program will run from Dec. 1-24. To learn more, contact Events@livermoredowntown.com.
Helping manufacturers
The East Bay Economic Development Alliance this week announced a new partnership with CMTC’s California’s Manufacturing Network to provide direct support to manufacturers in the region negatively impacted by COVID-19, including in the Tri-Valley
The East Bay EDA said it is providing resources and services at no cost to businesses such as outreach and communications; direct advisory assistance; webinars, virtual peer groups, and more; and reporting impact to the state network.
“The goal is to meet with manufacturers throughout the region to identify and understand their specific needs, challenges, and opportunities, and provide them with assistance for recovery and growth,” officials said.
Funding from the federal CARES Act is supporting the endeavor.
Learn about COVID-19 research at LLNL
Las Positas College and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are set to continue its 11th annual Science and Engineering Seminar Series on Monday with the program “Theory to Practice, How Science is Done, COVID-19 Research and Response Activities at LLNL.”
The seminar will be led by David Rakestraw, Ph.D., who is the senior science adviser to the director’s office at LLNL. Rakestraw holds 18 U.S. patents and has authored more than 65 peer reviewed scientific publications, officials said.
The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. Monday and is being held virtually via Zoom. To register, visit cccconfer.zoom.us/meeting/register.
