Livermore commissioner says he'll resign if asked over 'ghetto' comments Published KTVU's Rob Roth reports. LIVERMORE, Calif. - A Livermore planning commissioner has issued an apology after he spoke out against a proposal to build an affordable housing project in the downtown neighborhood. Commissioner John Stein said at a proposal meeting, "I really don't want to see downtown become a ghetto of affordable housing." Just two minutes later, he doubled down on his position saying, "I'm concerned that we not create a ghetto." He tried to drive his point home further by saying he didn't want Livermore to become the region's "go-to" place for low-income housing and questioned whether neighboring cities were doing their part.