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 March 21, 2025
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With 62 incredible restaurants offering exclusive deals and special menu items, this is the perfect opportunity to explore new flavors while supporting our vibrant local dining scene. Leading up to and throughout Restaurant Week, we’ll spotlight a selection of must-try eateries to give you a taste of what’s in store. Stay tuned, bring your appetite, and let’s celebrate Fremont’s best bites together!
The Fremont City Council selected a new Vice Mayor at its regularly scheduled March 18, 2025, Council meeting. Vice Mayor Teresa Keng will serve in this capacity from March 2025 through November 2025.
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Did you miss this week’s City Council meeting? Catch up on the webcast for a variety of updates including these items and more. View the webcast and agenda.
- Amendment to Camping Ordinance
- 2024 Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the General Plan and Housing Element
- Selection of the Vice Mayor
A City Council Closed Session is scheduled for March 25 at 5:30 pm. View the Council Closed Session agenda.
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March 22-30 is Tsunami Preparedness Week in California. A tsunami, which is a series of waves often generated by a large undersea earthquake that displaces the ocean floor, can also be caused by an underwater landslide or volcanic eruption. Are you prepared for a tsunami? Visit the City’s new Tsunami Preparedness page to learn what steps you can take now to prepare.
The City of Fremont will be installing new tsunami signage on City rights-of-way in and near the Tsunami Hazard Zone by the end of summer.
The registration deadline is quickly approaching for California’s Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant program on March 26, 2025, offering eligible homeowners up to $3,000 toward a residential seismic retrofit. This grant program aims to help homeowners lessen the potential for damage to their homes during an earthquake by "bracing" the crawl space, when necessary, and "bolting" the foundation to the frame. Only raised-foundation wood-framed homes built before 1980 qualify for the program. For income-eligible homeowners, a supplemental grant above the $3,000 may be available. For more info visit the program website at earthquakebracebolt.com.
Also, the Earthquake Soft Story retrofit program is open and accepting applications. An Earthquake Soft-Story retrofit reinforces houses with a living space over a garage and makes these houses more resistant to earthquake damage caused by ground shaking. In this type of seismic retrofit, the foundation is bolted to the frame of the house, perimeter walls of the lowest story are braced, and the walls at the garage door (or any other large opening) are strengthened with plywood, steel, or other proprietary elements.
See if you qualify for one of these programs and then register online.
For more information about earthquake preparedness, please visit the City’s website.
About the grant program: California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP) was created as a joint-powers-authority entity formed by its members, the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), a public instrumentality of the State of California, and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). CRMP is a legally separate entity from its members.
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The City has a brand-new Below Market Price (BMP) home available for sale through the City’s First Time Homebuyer Program. The townhome is part of the new Hartford master-planned community in the Niles District in Fremont and is designated for a moderate-income household.
Interested homebuyers are required to submit a lottery application packet and participate in a lottery to be selected to purchase the Hartford BMP home. Bay Area Affordable Homeownership Alliance (BAAHA), a 501c3 nonprofit housing organization, has been contracted by the project developer to manage the lottery application process for the Hartford BMP home.
For more information, including eligibility requirements and lottery application information, visit BAAHA’s website or view the property flyer.
The deadline to submit the lottery application packet is Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
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VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is a free tax preparation program for those who made $75,000 or less last year or $90,000 or less for those aged 65 and over.
Customers can choose to make an Appointment for an In-Person Meeting with a tax preparer or use our Virtual Service, where you upload your tax documents for online tax preparation.
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Friday, March 21 - Sunday, March 30: 3rd Annual Fremont Restaurant Week
Tuesday, March 25: City Council Closed Session, at 5:30 pm, City Hall, 3300 Capitol Ave.
Wednesday, March 26: Annual Military Equipment Display, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Fremont Police Department parking lot, 2000 Stevenson Blvd.
Wednesday, March 26: The Office of Alameda County Supervisor of District 1, David Haubert is hosting a community discussion about Sunol Flood Prevention & Response at 5:30 pm in Downtown Sunol.
Thursday, March 27: Citizen Advisory Committee Regular Meeting, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, City Hall Building B - HR Training Room, 3300 Capitol Ave.
Sunday, April 6: Compost Giveaway Day, from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (or while supplies last), Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station, 41149 Boyce Rd.
Friday, April 11: Healthy Aging Summit for Family Caregivers, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, 43326 Mission Circle.
Saturday, April 12, Open House at Fremont’s Nature Learning Center, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Nature Learning Center, 40224 Paseo Padre Pkwy.
Saturday, April 19: Earth Day Fair, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Fremont Downtown Event Center and Plaza, 3500 Capitol Ave.
Sunday, April 27: Fremont Creates Grand Finale, from 11:00 am. to 3:00 pm, Fremont Downtown Event Center, 3500 Capitol Ave. Hosted by Fremont Creates.
Thursday, May 8: Annual Intergenerational Art Competition Reception.
Clean Water Program Grant Opportunity
Annual Progress Report for Housing Element Implementation
Annual Intergenerational Art Competition
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