Fremont, CA
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FremontCA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $1,471,931 -2.9% yr/yr · +15.9% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$409.2M (FY2023)
Total spending$405.2M (FY2023)
Taxes$292.2M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$266.9M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,781 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025435 housing units ($126.7M)
🗳️ Election results (5 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2024-11-05
Raj Salwan ✓ 36,435 · Vinnie Bacon 25,108 · Rohan Marfatia 8,947 · Hiu Ng 6,910
City Council District 1 2024-11-05
Teresa Keng ✓ 7,471 · Yajing Zhang ✓ 7,435 · Raymond Liu ✓ 5,655 · Teresa Cox 5,614 · Chandra Wagh 5,265 · Sterling Jefferson Engle 2,966
City Council District 2 2022-11-08
Yang Shao ✓ 4,642 · Desrie Campbell ✓ 3,594 · Jenny Kassan ✓ 3,162 · Bryce Beckel 3,639 · Robert Daulton 3,340 · Kathy Kimberlin 2,883
Mayor 2020-11-03
Lily Mei ✓ 44,038 · Justin Sha 22,617 · Chris Hampton 7,726 · Vik Bajwa Singh 7,023 · Naz Mahika Khan 4,688 · Marlene Santilli 2,405
City Council District 1 2020-11-03
Raj Salwan ✓ 12,540 · Teresa Keng ✓ 11,436 · Teresa Cox ✓ 4,327 · Charles Liu 3,351 · Yogi Chugh 3,307 · Dolev Gandler 3,259
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Sat Aug 29, 2026 · 10:11 AM
Planning Commission Special Meeting
Planning Commission meeting scheduled for July 18, 2026
The agenda consists primarily of procedural boilerplate. There is one public hearing item listed as a test entry with no project details provided.
- Public Hearing Item 1: Listed as 'TEST – ITEM TITLE – EDIT IN WORD'
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Community Development
39550 Liberty Street
Fremont, CA 94538
www.fremont.gov
Planning Commission
City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue
Regular Meeting of July 18, 2026, 10:11 AM
General Order of Business
1. Preliminary 3. Public/Oral Communications
• Call to Order 4. Public Hearing Items
• Salute to the Flag 5. Miscellaneous Items
• Roll Call 6. Adjournment
• Approval of Minutes
• Disclosures
Addressing the Planning Commission
Any member of the public may speak on any item under discussion by the
Planning Commission after “being recognized” by the Chairperson. Generally, after
the Chairperson introduces an item, the order of presentation begins with
comments by staff. The project applicant or their authorized representative may
then comment. Next, interested members of the public may speak. Additional
comments by the applicant or staff, as appropriate, may follow. At the close of
testimony, the matter will return to the Planning Commission for discussion and
action.
This is an edit in word
Oral Communications
Any member of the public desiring to speak on a matter which is not scheduled on
this agenda may do so under Oral Communications. As a matter of policy, the
Planning Commission does not take immediate action on items presented under
Oral Communications.
General Information
The Planning Commission meets on the fourth Thursday of each month.
Commission meetings are held in the City Council Chambers at 3300 Capitol …
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Recent meetings
Sat Aug 15, 2026 · 02:20 PM
TEST - HARB Meeting
Fremont HARB meeting is procedural with no listed project items
The Historical Architectural Review Board is holding a regular meeting on August 15, 2026, but the agenda contains only standard procedural items such as call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, and public communications. No specific project reviews, public hearings, or discussion items are listed, making this a largely administrative session.
- No project review items listed
- No public hearing items listed
- No discussion items listed
- Public comments allowed under Public/Oral Communications
- Meeting held at Niles Conference Room, Development Services Center
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✓ Decided: HARB meeting held with no board members present; no decisions made
The Historical Architectural Review Board meeting of August 15, 2026, was procedural only. No board members were present; all three members (Welschmeyer, Govind, Jacobs) were absent. No substantive decisions were made, and the only item listed was a test minute with a 0-0-0 vote.
- No decisions made; meeting was procedural only
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Community Development
39550 Liberty Street
Fremont, CA 94538
www.fremont.gov
Historical Architectural Review Board Agenda
Niles Conference Room
Regular Meeting of August 15, 2026, 2:20 PM
General Order of Business
1. Preliminary
2. Public/Oral Communications
• Call to Order
3. Public Hearing Items
• Salute to the Flag
4. Miscellaneous Items
• Roll Call
5. Adjournment
• Approval of Minutes
• Disclosures
Project Review Format
The Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB) will follow the following format in
conducting project review:
1.
Presentation by staff of the project
2.
Questions of staff from HARB members
3.
Comments from the applicant
4.
Questions of applicant from HARB members
5.
Public hearing/testimony or questions; response by applicant if appropriate
6.
Closing of public hearing
7.
Deliberation by HARB
8.
Motion and vote
Addressing the Historical Architectural Review Board
Any person may speak on any item under discussion by HARB after receiving
recognition by the Chairperson. A speaker sign-in sheet will be available in the
meeting room prior to and during the meeting. Staff will notify the Chairperson of
the speakers’ desire to address HARB. Speakers will be called upon in the order
they are listed on the sign-in sheet during the public testimony section of the
public hearing for each project.
Public/Oral Communications
Any person desiring to speak on a matter which is not scheduled on this …
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📄 From the minutes
Extracted text of the official minutes document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
Minutes
Historical Architectural Review Board
Regular Meeting of August 15, 2026
Call to Order
Present:
Board Members None
Absent:
Welschmeyer, Govind, Jacobs
Staff Present:
James Wong TEST
Approval of Minutes: None
Disclosures
Public / Oral Communications
Public Hearing Items
TEST MINUTE 1
TEST MINUTE 1
It was moved (/) and carried by the following vote (0-0-0-3-0) that the
Historical Architectural Review Board:
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes:
0
Noes:
0
Abstain:
0
Absent:
3 - Welschmeyer, Govind, Jacobs
Recuse:
0
Discussion Items
TEST PROPOSAL
Minutes
Historical Architectural Review Board – August 15, 2026
Page 2
Miscellaneous Items
Information from Staff
Information from Board
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at TIME
Approved By:
James Willis, Secretary
Historical Architectural Review Board
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
It was moved (/) and carried by the following vote (0-0-0-3-0) that the Historical Architectural Review Board: The motion carried by the following vote:
2 absent
Govind absent · Jacobs absent
Wed Aug 12, 2026 · 07:00 PM
Planning Commission Regular Meeting
Fremont Planning Commission meets with only a test item on agenda
The Fremont Planning Commission is holding a regular meeting on August 12, 2026. The agenda is mostly procedural, including call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, and public communications. The only listed public hearing item is labeled 'test' with no substantive details, so no real decisions or discussions are scheduled.
- Public hearing item listed as 'test' with no details
- Approval of minutes from previous meeting
- Public oral communications period
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Community Development
39550 Liberty Street
Fremont, CA 94538
www.fremont.gov
Planning Commission
City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue
Regular Meeting of August 12, 2026, 7:00 PM
General Order of Business
1. Preliminary
3. Public/Oral Communications
• Call to Order
4. Public Hearing Items
• Salute to the Flag
5. Miscellaneous Items
• Roll Call
6. Adjournment
• Approval of Minutes
• Disclosures
Addressing the Planning Commission
Any member of the public may speak on any item under discussion by the
Planning Commission after “being recognized” by the Chairperson. Generally, after
the Chairperson introduces an item, the order of presentation begins with
comments by staff. The project applicant or their authorized representative may
then comment. Next, interested members of the public may speak. Additional
comments by the applicant or staff, as appropriate, may follow. At the close of
testimony, the matter will return to the Planning Commission for discussion and
action.
Oral Communications
Any member of the public desiring to speak on a matter which is not scheduled on
this agenda may do so under Oral Communications. As a matter of policy, the
Planning Commission does not take immediate action on items presented under
Oral Communications.
General Information
The Planning Commission meets on the fourth Thursday of each month.
Commission meetings are held in the City Council Chambers at 3300 Capitol
Avenue.
Pla …
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Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 03:05 PM
Test CC Reg SG
Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 10:17 AM
TEST - CC REG - LF
Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 05:00 PM
TEST - CC - LF Livecast
Sat Jul 11, 2026 · 12:12 PM
TEST - City Council Regular - Demo
Test meeting with placeholder agenda items only
This is a test/procedural meeting with no substantive decisions or discussions. The agenda consists of routine consent calendar items using placeholder text (Lorem ipsum) and standard administrative actions. There are no public hearings, appeals, or scheduled items of consequence.
- Consent item B: Test placeholder item with Lorem ipsum text and staff recommendation
- Consent item C: Second test placeholder item with Lorem ipsum text
- Standard consent calendar procedures: waiver of further reading of ordinances
- Public communications period for oral and written comments
- Council referrals and appointments to boards and commissions
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Fremont City Council Agenda and Report
Saturday, July 11, 2026
12:12 PM
City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue, Fremont, CA
Fremont City Council
Raj Salwan, Mayor
Yajing Zhang, Vice Mayor
Teresa Keng, District 1
Desrie Campbell, District 2
Kathy Kimberlin, District 3
Yang Shao, District 4
Raymond Liu, District 6
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic
means Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.4 (Assembly Bill 707).
The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on the City of Fremont’s
website at www.Fremont.gov/Channel27, which also provides a link to the
live stream; or, on Comcast Channel 27. Please note, Channel 27 is only
available to Comcast cable subscribers.
The City Council Agendas may be accessed online:
https://www.fremont.gov/government/agenda-center
July 11, 2026 Fremont City Council Page 2
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $52.8M | NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Justice · TRUNKED, LAND MOBILE RADIO (LMR) SYSTEM MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| $43.2M | NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Health and Human Services · NEW TECH SOLUTIONS INC:1110203 [19-001361] THIS AWARD IS ISSUED TO NEW |
| $37.7M | NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Health and Human Services · AMAZON WEB SERVICES |
| $34.6M | NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Homeland Security · SERVICENOW SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) TOOL LICENSE SUBSCRIPTION, MAI |
| $32.3M | PENGUIN COMPUTING, INC. Department of Defense · TECHNICAL INSERTION (TI-21) - BASE SYSTEM - NAVY DSRC ORDER 23 |
| $30.0M | PENGUIN COMPUTING, INC. Department of Defense · TI - BASE SYSTEM MILESTONE 4 |
| $23.4M | NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Health and Human Services · IT LICENSES |
| $18.4M | NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of the Treasury · UIPATH SOFTWARE LICENSING IN SUPPORT OF IRS ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION |
| $15.5M | IOTAI INC Department of Defense · ADVANCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE COMMUNICATION SENSOR TECHNOLOGY |
| $14.4M | NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Agriculture · USDA-WIDE HARDWARE BPA, CATEGORY 2 LAPTOPS AND NOTEBOOKS; REF CRQ 3469 |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Alameda County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-18,573 people (-$1.42B net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)8 ({"Severe Storm": 8, "Flood": 7, "Fire": 2, "Biological": 2, · last Mon Apr 3, 2023)
Traffic fatalities17 (4 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments42,318 (749,124 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,682/mo (1,510 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy21.0% (low numeracy 28% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
💰 Local campaign finance
27,090 filings · $7.1M total · 39 filers · latest Tue Jun 30, 2026
NetFile filers, predominantly California. Full transactions in the public dataset. Source: NetFile.
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
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Recorded votes
$409.2M
Annual budget
$266.9M
Debt outstanding
1,676
Employees on payroll
435
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$409.2M
Spending$405.2M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$266.9M
Debt-to-revenue0.65×
Debt-load index50 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
The money — out
source: city procurement & payrollWho the city actually cuts checks to.
1,676 employees on the public payroll — every position and salary is public record.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.