In a matter of mere days, the Tri-Valley community met and surpassed a fundraising goal to save an historic business in downtown Livermore.
The effort to mitigate the closure of the Vine Cinema on First Street began last week with a GoFundMe page called “The Vine Cinema Needs Your Help.” In the first three days, the page not only reached its goal of $65,000 but sped past with $72,000 in donations. At press time, contributions reached nearly $79,000. While donations mostly ranged from $10 to $100, an anonymous donor contributed $1,000. Over 11,000 individuals donated.