If you want to learn more about the issues and opportunities facing the City of Fremont, stay tuned! Fremont Mayor Lily Mei will be presenting the annual State of the City Address at a continental breakfast hosted by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 8, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Fremont Downtown Event Center, located at 3500 Capitol Ave.
To buy tickets, please visit the Fremont Chamber of Commerce’s website or call them at 510-795-2244.
And in case you can’t make it, the State of the City Address will be rebroadcasted on Fremont Cable TV Channel 27, as well as posted to the City website by the end of the following week.
The City’s Development Services Center/Permit Center, located at 39550 Liberty Street, is adding more in-person hours of operation to assist the public with their permitting inquiries. Starting the week of June 5, 2023, the new schedule—which includes an additional in-person day—will go into effect. The Center will be open to provide in-person services on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm (closed from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm). The Center will no longer be open for in-person services on Mondays, and it will continue to be closed for in-person services on Fridays. On these days, staff will be focusing on processing online permits. Staff will continue to be available on Mondays and Fridays to assist the public by phone and email. Additionally, online services will become available over the next few months, which will replicate the in-person services provided on the days the Center is open to the public.
The Development Services Center/Permit Center serves as the City’s one-stop shop for helping community members obtain permits for their construction projects. Staff members from Planning, Building and Safety, Engineering, and Revenue are available to assist visitors and answer questions.
Starting June 1, solar installation contractors will be able to apply for the City’s new Instant Solar Permit (ISP) with the help of SolarAPP+, an online portal for permitting new residential rooftop solar and storage systems. SolarAPP+ will help streamline the permitting process by instantly issuing an ISP for code-compliant systems. It will provide an automated permit process that integrates with the City's existing permitting portal, Citizen Access.
The ISP application will be available for contractors registered with SolarAPP+. (Contractors can register now to be ready for June 1!) The ISP will accommodate roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panel installations with or without an energy storage system. To see which systems will be eligible, please refer to the SolarAPP+ Eligibility Checklists.
SolarAPP+ will make it easier for Fremont residents to install rooftop solar and storage systems. This will help promote clean, renewable energy for Fremont and help the City achieve its climate action goals.
For more information and instructions on how to apply, visit the City’s Instant Solar Permit webpage.
May Is Bike Month
On Tuesday, May 2, City Council adopted a resolution proclaiming May to be Bike Month in Fremont.
Fremont residents are encouraged to participate in a number of bike activities throughout the month of May to experience the fun of biking to all your destinations—from work to school to run errands or to visit friends.
For a complete list of the upcoming bike activities taking place this month across the city, please visit our website.
And check out these local bike routes that can be used for both recreation, exercise, or errands purposes.
 Recognizing an Important Day
May 11 was National Children’s Mental Health Day. Our Youth and Family Services team recognized this important day by launching a virtual art exhibition highlighting the winners and entries in the Sixth Annual Children’s Mental Health Awareness Art Competition. View the exhibition online.
Earlier this week the lead on the Youth Ambassador’s project, Miss Sanah Bhardwaj, accepted the City’s Proclamation for the day at the May 9 City Council meeting. The Youth Ambassadors have launched their project survey on mental health disparities in the community and are seeking your input. Take their brief, online anonymous survey. The Human Services Department’s Youth and Family Services division encourages you to learn more about how it serves the mental health needs of our community by visiting the website.
The eviction moratorium ended on April 29, 2023. The Keep Fremont Housed – Housing Stability Program, a program of the City of Fremont’s Human Services Department, scheduled Eviction Information Workshops to inform tenants about the typical eviction process. There are three workshops scheduled: May 16, May 22, and June 6 all from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Fremont Family Resource Center. Preregistration is required by calling 510-574-2028. You can also visit the Keep Fremont Housed webpage for updates.
The Old Mission Park will be closed starting May 15 due to a PG&E Line Elimination Project. This closure will last for approximately two days. We apologize for the inconvenience. Your support and patience are greatly appreciated. For more details, please contact the City's Construction Engineering Division by email or call 510-494-4700.
Set to start on September 11, 2023, the reimagined service plan will increase train frequencies so that riders will not have to wait more than 20 minutes for a scheduled train on any day or at any hour of the week. The plan will also include an improved service to and from the San Francisco International and Oakland International Airports. The new schedule is based on ridership trends and responsive to post-pandemic commute patterns.
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