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In today's newsletter:

  • What powers and pay changes could be coming to Fremont’s city council?
  • What nearly 300 new affordable apartments could mean for Centerville residents
  • Meet the HR leader shaping Fremont’s 1,000-employee city workforce.

Also on today's calendar: Mystery Case Sale at Darcie Kent Estate Winery: As low as $8 per bottle! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the weatherman's cheeks turn pink? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Turning sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 75, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fremont Charter Advisory Committee Meet For Last Time, Express Unaddressed Opinions And Clarify Mechanics Of Recommendations City of Fremont (opgov.news) — Fremont’s Charter Advisory Committee wrapped up its final April 27 meeting by clarifying how the city council could gain confirmation power over key staff hires and debating council compensation limits. Members also voiced unresolved views on a potential strong-mayor system and even lowering the school board voting age, though no changes were made to their existing recommendations.    

2. Affordable housing project rises from SiliconSage wreckage in Fremont (therealdeal.com) — Nearly 300 new affordable apartments with ground-floor shops are planned for Fremont’s Centerville neighborhood, replacing a long-stalled SiliconSage Builders site. With land assembled and financing close, construction on the first 140-unit phase of Centerville Plaza Apartments could start as soon as June, adding much-needed housing and retail along Fremont Boulevard and nearby streets.    

3. Seantea Stewart: Sitting at the Intersection of Strategy, Service and Humanity (pshra.org) — Fremont residents can get to know Seantea Stewart, the city’s human resources manager since October 2023, who oversees recruitment and workforce strategy for more than 1,000 employees. She describes why public-sector HR in Fremont matters, how it shapes trust and services, and how she’s working to mentor the next generation of government HR professionals.    

4. The Moy and Mar legacies (tricityvoice.com) — A multigenerational Chinese American family’s journey culminates in Fremont, where the Moys ran Thrifti Mart in Centerville and later opened the city’s first Chinese restaurant, China-Tessen. Their story traces seven generations from early Monterey fishing villages and Chicago laundries to shaping Fremont’s Chinese community and founding the still-active South Bay Chinese Club.    

5. These cities cut household debt the most, WalletHub finds (usatoday.com) — Fremont is singled out as one of three California cities leading the nation in cutting household debt, alongside Santa Clarita and San Jose. A new WalletHub analysis finds residents there are relatively wealthy, responsible with credit, and have significantly reduced what they owe between late 2025 and early 2026, contributing to a broader national decline in household debt.    


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