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.

[4] The first issue of the Independent was printed on September 21, 1963, in the midst of a 100-degree Indian summer.

[5] 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.

[6] Effectively, it blocked housing projects in Pleasanton and Livermore if there was insufficient school, water, or sewer capacity in either city.