Alameda County Weighs Handing Supervisors Power Over Measure D, Easing Development Limits on Livermore’s Protected Hills

Alameda County supervisors have begun studying whether to ask voters to relinquish their exclusive authority over Measure D, the 25-year-old growth-control law protecting ranchland around Livermore, in a move that could clear smaller parcels for midsize wineries, tasting rooms and event venues.