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1. Authorities ID Woman Who Died In Fremont Apartment Fire (patch.com) — Fremont residents are learning more about 87-year-old Nagalakshmi Ganesan, who died after an Aug. 12 apartment fire on Irvington Avenue. Officials say the blaze may have been cooking-related, and loved ones remember the longtime Fremont resident as a devoted nurse whose life revolved around her family.
2. Police Warn Of Fraudsters Impersonating Fremont City Staff To Collect Fake Fees (patch.com) — Fremont police are warning residents about scammers posing as city staff and demanding fake permit or application fees by email. Locals are urged to double-check sender addresses, verify requests through the official city website, avoid suspicious links, and report possible scams to Fremont police at 510-790-6800, option 3.
3. Single-family home in Fremont goes for $2 million (mercurynews.com) — A four-bedroom home on Chardonnay Drive in Fremont sold in June for $2 million, or $905 per square foot, underscoring the city's steep housing prices. Nearby Fremont properties on Merlot Drive, Wilaneta Avenue, and Big Horn Court also recently closed above $2.3 million, highlighting how competitive local single-family homes remain.
4. Who is 'Fang Fang'? Chinese spy who seduced Eric Swalwell with 'no underwear' line — and her newly unearthed FBI codename (nypost.com) — Newly released FBI files reveal how alleged Chinese agent Christine Fang moved through Bay Area politics, including volunteering with former Fremont Mayor Bill Harrison. The documents describe her fundraising, campus organizing at Cal State East Bay, and ties to several California officials, raising fresh questions about foreign influence in local political circles.
5. One California County Is Considering a Whopping $30 Minimum Wage Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com) — Fremont workers are watching closely as Alameda County studies a ballot initiative that could eventually raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour in unincorporated areas and on county property. While it wouldn't override Fremont's current $18.05 minimum, the proposal could reshape regional labor markets and influence future wage debates across nearby cities.
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