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ValleyCare shuttered its decades-old thrift store operation in December because it was costing the hospital about $200,000 per year to operate the all-volunteer retail store on 2nd Street in downtown Livermore. With the lease coming up, the landlord wanted a long-term agreement and a rent increase last year in keeping with the increasing values of […]

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