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 Daylight Savings Time to End Sunday
This weekend when you 'fall back,' remember to 'Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery.' Be sure to check and change your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide batteries to ensure they are working properly. By gaining one hour, we also lose some daylight. Studies show there’s a spike in car accidents at the start of daylight savings time due to disrupted sleep patterns and darker roadway conditions for a longer part of the day. Please avoid driving when tired and look out for crossing pedestrians or cyclists. Wear high visibility clothing, reflective materials or lights when walking or biking on the street, especially after sunset.
Additionally, the Fremont Fire Department has a team of volunteers who will install free, standard smoke alarms in the homes of older adults and low-income and physically challenged individuals. Many of the smoke detectors are donated by local businesses and organizations. For members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, volunteers also install specialized visual smoke alarms which were purchased with federal grant funds. Learn more.
For any smoke detectors and batteries you need to swap out, please remember to drop them off for free at the local Household Hazardous Waste facility, located at 41149 Boyce Rd. in Fremont.
 Smart Parking Comes to Centerville
Finding a parking space in Centerville just got easier this week with the activation of new real-time parking guidance signs installed along Fremont Boulevard and Peralta Boulevard. At the two parking lots next to the Centerville Train Depot, signs now display the number of spaces available at each parking lot to help direct patrons to the appropriate parking lot based on parking space availability.
The dynamic parking signs are installed as part of the City’s Fremont Boulevard Safe/Smart Corridor Project, which also installs new traffic signal technology equipment and fiber optic communication lines along Fremont Boulevard between the two Fremont Boulevard/Interstate 880 interchanges. The objective of the project is to implement advanced traffic operation and smart city technologies throughout the corridor to make driving, walking, bicycling, and use of transit safer and more convenient. The installed equipment will also set up the Fremont Boulevard corridor to accommodate future connected vehicle technologies. The project is funded by an innovation grant obtained from the Alameda County Transportation Commission.
Looking for an official drop box in Fremont to drop off your voting ballot? Every voter will be mailed a ballot for the November 8, 2022 General Election. Ballot drop boxes are located throughout Fremont and Alameda County for those who do not wish to mail their ballots. Voters may drop off their ballots at any of the following Fremont locations, 24 hours a day, through November 8, 2022:
Fremont City Hall - 3300 Capitol Ave.
Centerville Library - 3801 Nicolet Ave.
East Bay Depot Café - 37260 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd.
Irvington Library - 41825 Greenpark Dr.
Niles Library - 150 I Street
Northwestern Polytechnic University - 47671 Westinghouse Dr.
Ohlone College Building 19 - 43600 Mission Blvd.
In-person voting locations and Vote By Mail Drop Boxes will close at 8:00 pm on Election Night, November 8.
Additional ballot drop-off locations can be found throughout Alameda County. The Registrar of Voters Office will have staff available to close all Vote By Mail Drop Boxes and secure them until the next election.
Once you have mailed or submitted your ballot at a drop box location, you can sign up to track your ballot.
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 Catch up on Nov. 1 City Council Meeting
Did you miss this week’s November 1, 2022 City Council meeting? Catch up on the meeting agenda and webcast for a variety of updates.
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 Nov. 8 City Council Meeting is Cancelled
The regular City Council meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, November 8 has been cancelled. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be Tuesday, November 15. City Council agendas and how to attend the virtual meetings will be posted online in the Agenda Center at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
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On November 1, 2022, the Fremont City Council adopted the 2022 California Building Standards Code. The Council also re-adopted existing local building and fire code ordinances for certain types of construction and conditions. The code and local ordinances will become effective on January 1, 2023. All construction and development projects submitted to the City on or after this date will be required to comply with the new code requirements. For more information, visit the City's website.
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Following the success of Fremont’s Earn & Learn program, Ohlone College has partnered with Tesla to launch the company’s Manufacturing Development Program (MDP) in Fremont. Under this program, students who sign up will be onboarded by Tesla and then enrolled at Ohlone College in the Smart Manufacturing Technology (SMTech) program, where they will receive a certificate of achievement in SMTech that is condensed from two semesters into 10 weeks of intensive instruction. With the Fremont MDP program, Tesla is not only covering the cost of tuition but also paying hourly wages for students while they undergo instruction. Upon completion, program graduates will be offered full-time employment at Tesla with benefits and stock options. The first cohort of 15 students is already underway and will complete the program on December 9, 2022.
Additionally, this week Ohlone College and our Economic Development Department also launched their third cohort of their banner workforce development program, Fremont Earn & Learn. Partnering with Bloom Energy, a cohort of 15 students will receive 24 hours of virtual instruction in the fundamentals of advanced manufacturing, while also working full time at Bloom Energy.
Program curriculum—which includes fundamentals of Industry 4.0, Material Handling, Blueprint Reading, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and Safety in Industry, has been developed in partnership with Bloom Energy and an industry advisory group and will supplement on-the-job training provided by the company. Reflecting Fremont’s diversity, this cohort will include people of different ages, cultures, and backgrounds, including refugees and dislocated workers from the hospitality industry.
If you are an employer interested in participating in a future cohort, please reach out to Dr. Rose-Margaret Itua from Ohlone College by email or contact City staff.
The City’s Economic Development Department has debuted a new digital marketing brochure showcasing Fremont's robust life sciences sector, which at over 150 companies is Fremont's largest tech sector by number of firms. The brochure includes images and testimonials from prominent Fremont companies like Thermo Fisher and Boehringer Ingelheim and is part of a larger marketing campaign to position Fremont as the ideal location for biomedical companies to locate and scale their operations, highlighting our strong workforce, supply chain network, and City permitting support.
Thanksgiving and Winter Break are just around the corner and the City's Recreation Services team is planning a safe and fun camp experience. School break camps are a great way for your child to meet new friends and stay engaged during the holiday break. There are a variety of camps offered with half day and full day options and multiple locations throughout Fremont. Extended care is also available. For more information visit our website, send an email, or call 510-494-4300.
Volunteers are the backbone of Fremont's free tax program known as VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and we need your help! For 20 years, the City of Fremont’s VITA Program has provided free tax assistance to eligible tax filers. We’ve prepared over 34,000 returns, returning $54 million in refunds to our community. We operate VITA sites in Fremont, Newark, and Union City.
We are looking for passionate volunteers for the following roles: Administrative Help, Digital Assistants; Greeter, Intake Specialists, Schedulers, Tax Preparers, and Translators (Spanish, Chinese, Punjabi, Farsi and American Sign Language).
Free training and materials will be provided, and no experience required. For more information and how you can help, contact Carolyn Robertson by email or 510-574-2003.
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 Veterans' Connect Fair on Nov. 5
Veterans and their families are invited to attend tomorrow's Veterans’ Connect Fair on Saturday, November 5, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Fremont Main Library parking lot, 2400 Stevenson Blvd. Learn about local organizations, resources, services, and mingle. Members of the public are welcome to attend and help build a connected community.
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 St. Nick's of Niles Benefit Bash on Nov. 6
The community is invited to attend the 13th Annual St. Nick's of Niles Benefit Bash on Sunday, Nov. 6, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The Nile Café, located at 121 I St. in Fremont. More than 20 artists, jams, songsters, showcases, and more are planned. All proceeds benefit the City’s Giving Hope Program. Suggested donation is $20 or more.
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The City of Fremont released a statement on November 1, 2022, in response to the filing of a lawsuit by the family of former Police Captain Fred Bobbitt.
Watch our new video about the City’s Safe Parking Host Site Program. The video shares the perspectives of participants, host site coordinators, and volunteers.
View the new schedule for the Cleanstart Mobile Hygiene Unit. This program is supported by the City of Fremont, City of Newark, and several community partners to provide much needed shower and laundry services to our homeless neighbors. Interested in donating new items or new clothing to CleanStart? Check out our list of needs.
Free COVID-19 Testing Drive-Thru at Central Park
The City of Fremont continues partnering with Bay Area Community Health (BACH) to provide no-cost drive-thru COVID testing. Drive-thru appointments are available on the following dates from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Fremont Central Park Parking Lot, behind Aqua Adventure Waterpark, 40500 Paseo Padre Pkwy.:
Monday, November 7
Wednesday, November 9
Monday, December 19
Wednesday, December 21
Masks are required to protect the health and safety of both workers and visitors. Registration is required. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Call the Bay Area Community Health (BACH) COVID Hotline at 510-252-6845 for more information and/or for help scheduling an appointment.
The City of Fremont continues to partner with the Alameda County Public Health Department and community partners like Bay Area Community Health to provide additional COVID-19 testing sites in Fremont.
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