Fremont, California
Fremont, California | ||
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View of Mission Peak from Lake Elizabeth Holy Spirit Church Dominican Convent of the Holy Rosary | ||
FIPS code 06-26000 | | |
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Fremont (/ˈfriːmɒnt/) is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020,[11] making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area, behind San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. It is the closest East Bay city to the high-tech Silicon Valley network of businesses, and has a strong tech industry presence.[13][14]
The city's origins lie in the community that arose around
History
Early history
The recorded history of the Fremont area began on June 6, 1797, when Mission San José was founded by the Spaniard Father Fermín de Lasuén. The Mission was established at the site of the Ohlone village of Oroysom. The tribe lived between present-day San Francisco and Monterey and more lands eastward. They lived in dome-shaped shelters made out of redwood bark or woven tule. They were primarily hunter-gatherers; men hunted and trapped waterfowl, rabbits, deer, elk, and bears, whilst women gathered nuts, berries, and root vegetables.[16] The Ohlone tribe lived beside rivers and estuaries because of the natural resources like fish and shellfish. In warm weather, men wore mostly nothing; in the winter, they wore animal hide or feather capes. Other than the weather, ceremonies also decided what the Ohlone men wore. The women wore deerskin aprons over skirts made of tule or shredded bark.[16]
Until 1769, the tribe lived peacefully but Spanish soldiers and missionaries arrived in California to expand Spanish dominion in the Americas and convert the Native Americans to Catholicism.[16] The Ohlone people weren't intimidated by the Franciscan priests, who welcomed them into their missions to live and work. Before missions, the Natives used tools made of stone, animal bones, and wood.[16] The missionaries taught them how to make metal tools and weapons and priests also showed them how to make adobe bricks. The bricks were then used to build missions rather than for the tribe to utilize. The Spaniards brought cattle, pigs and sheep and encouraged the Ohlone to give up hunting and gathering to try farming and ranching instead.[16] Living in the missions meant Ohlone people were forced into converting to Christianity and told to forget the superstitious beliefs that connected them to nature. Along with that, overpopulation caused food shortages and the Spanish brought diseases to the tribe, causing a lot of deaths and trouble that made an impact on a lot of lives.[16]
On their second day in the area, the Mission party killed a grizzly bear in Niles Canyon. The first English-speaking visitor to Fremont was the renowned trapper and explorer Jedediah Smith in 1827. The Mission prospered, eventually reaching a population of 1,887 inhabitants in 1831. The influence of the missionaries declined after 1834 when the Mexican government enacted secularization.
The Fremont area grew rapidly at the time of the
Incorporation
Fremont was incorporated in 1956 under the leadership of Wally Pond, chair of the incorporation committee, when five towns in the area, Irvington, Centerville, Mission San José, Niles, and Warm Springs, came together to form a city.[20] Glenmoor Gardens, the largest subdivision in Fremont, was under construction in the area, by developers Ralph E. Cotter Jr., James R. Meyer, civil engineer Fred T. Duvall, and contractors James L. Reeder, and Robert H. Reeder. When the Glenmoor Gardens Homeowners Association (GGHA) was incorporated, in March 1953, there were no more than 75 houses in the subdivision. It was probably the first such organization in the Fremont area; in its scope and structure. The five-member board of directors (which included James Meyer and James Reeder) was set up to oversee a full range of services, from police and fire protection to street maintenance (which later became the purview of the city government).[21]
Fremont became more industrialized between 1953 and 1962. The first Fremont post office opened in 1956.
The
Geography
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In 1956, five small, independent towns (Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San José, and Warm Springs) located between the East Bay rolling hills and the San Francisco Bay were annexed into a single new, incorporated city called Fremont. Six decades later, these places have greatly expanded, are no longer separate communities, and are considered districts or community plan areas of the City of Fremont. The town of Newark was originally slated to join the annex, but ultimately its voters declined since Newark representatives suspected that they would become an industrial district; Newark became its own incorporated city in 1955. Later, Newark annexed a patch of unincorporated land between Mowry Avenue and Stevenson Blvd; Land which is now occupied by Newpark Mall and the surrounding plazas. Since incorporation, Fremont has created six more districts, which it calls "community plan areas" for planning purposes. These include Central, North Fremont, South Fremont, and Bayside. The two other districts, Baylands and the Hill Areas, are primarily open space.[26][27]
The area consisting of Fremont and the cities of Newark and Union City is known collectively as the Tri-City Area (different from the adjacent Tri-Valley area encompassing Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore).
Centerville District
Centerville was formerly the main town in Washington Township. Centerville is located at 37°33′15″N 121°59′57″W / 37.55417°N 121.99917°W. It lies at an elevation of 52 feet (16 m). Centerville was started by George Lloyd who started selling cold beer to stage passengers from a tent in 1850.[28] Capt. George Bond set up a general store and the name Centerville was chosen.[28] The post office opened Centreville post office in 1855 and changed the spelling to Centerville in 1893.[28] The Centerville Pioneer Cemetery contains the burial places of many of the city's founding pioneers.
Centerville can be traced back to its native American roots. Spanish, Mexican, Italian, Portuguese and Swiss (Swiss Park), peoples were among the early settlers that contributed greatly to the growth of Centerville.
Early Centerville was a quiet farming community, which consisted of large Spanish land grants divided into smaller farms. The Freitas Ranch on Thornton Ave was probably the largest of the working farms. There were acres of apricot along with other fruit and nut orchards and large fields of various types of fresh produce.[29]
After President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized military commanders to exclude "any or all persons" from certain areas in the name of national defense, the Western Defense Command began ordering Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to present themselves for "evacuation" from the newly created military zones. This included many Centerville farming families.
Centerville was also a main stop for the early railways. This gave the local farmers a way to quickly get their produce to market. With the access to railway service there was once a large cannery on Baine Ave. west of Fremont Ave. (now Peralta) next to the tracks. In 1959, the cannery was destroyed in the largest fire in Fremont's history.[30] The fire lasted for two days, and effectively put an end to what had been the largest employer in Centerville at the time. The cannery was never rebuilt.[31]
For city planning purposes, Centerville was enlarged to encompass most of the north central residential section of Fremont, from Mowry Ave to Decoto Rd, from
Niles District
The former town of Niles is physically divided from other parts of Fremont and neighboring Union City by
The community, once called
Niles was the West Coast home (1912–1916) of one of the first motion picture companies, Essanay Studios. Charlie Chaplin and Broncho Billy Anderson filmed some of their most famous silent movies in Niles and the scenic Niles Canyon that stretches between Niles and Sunol. The nonprofit Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum offers both artifacts of Niles' early years and, each Saturday evening, screenings of early-twentieth-century silent films, many of which were filmed locally.[35]
The Niles Canyon Railway runs along Alameda Creek in Niles Canyon and carries passengers on weekend excursions, including a holiday "train of lights", which is extremely popular – tickets for these trains typically sell out by early October. The Niles Canyon Railroad has a small but well-maintained collection of historic rail stock.[36]
Part of historic Niles is Mayhew Spring, also known as Mayhew's Sulphur Spring, which was owned by H.A. Meyhew and located 600 feet (180 m) north of the Niles railroad station.[34] In September 1869, four months after the famous golden spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad completed the transcontinental rail link between Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay, with trains switching at the San Jose junction in the canyon.[37] Central Pacific then built a junction in the valley and opened it in April 1870 as Niles.[33]
Also part of Niles is 1909 Niles Junction built by the Western Pacific Railroad,[34] located at 37°34′35″N 121°58′17″W / 37.57639°N 121.97139°W and situated at an elevation of 79 ft (24 m).
Irvington District
The Irvington District area, once the town of Irving, has cycled through many name changes over time. In the early 1850s two emancipated black men were traveling with E.L. Beard through California, reputedly in search of a fortune. The former slaves noticed the busy traffic at the crossroads of what is today the "Five Corners" intersection. Although now gone, there were two embarcaderos (water crossings) at this area. One of these crossings had a ferry. Realizing the financial opportunity of the area, the former slaves constructed the first building at the cross roads, a tavern with an inn. This tavern was later known as Dave's Saloon.[38] This corner, today the intersection of Fremont and Washington Boulevards, Union and Bay Streets, is now commonly known as "Five Corners" or Irvington Square. Irvington Square's marker, Irvington Plaza park, is located at 37°31′22″N 121°58′18″W / 37.52278°N 121.97167°W. The inn and several of the other original buildings were demolished by the city of Fremont in the early 1980s. In 1871
In 1884, realizing the need for a proper town name, local inhabitants selected the name of Irving. The name was chosen in honor of Judge Irving, the local traveling circuit judge of the time. Later, when the railroad came through the area, the published train schedule pamphlets erroneously listed the Irving train depot as "Irvington." The town petitioned the railroad about the error. The railroad company notified the town that it was too costly for them to replace the train schedule pamphlets (over $100,000); and in 1887 following the recommendation, the people of Irving changed the town name to Irvington.[citation needed]
The Irvington district has two main neighborhoods: Irvington Woods and the Irvington Square. The neighborhood is ethnically mixed and is primarily working class.
The Irvingtonian period of North American mammals is named for this district due to the fossil sequence excavated here.[40]
Mission San Jose District
At the time of the California Gold Rush, a boom town grew up around the old Mission, to equip and transport
The district, like Niles, is surrounded by hills. The hills are higher and steeper than Niles, with the highest points being on the Mission Ridge. Mission San Jose district lies close to the northern two peaks, Mission Peak and Mount Allison. Mission Peak is very distinctive and is one of Fremont's emblems. These peaks go from 2,517 to 2,604 ft (794 m), taller than Mount Tamalpais, a great height for the San Francisco Bay Area. They see some deep snow occasionally.
Fremont's community college, Ohlone College, is situated one block away from the mission and serves over 12,000 students.
Mission San Jose has the highest concentration of
Mission San Jose
Nestled at the base of Fremont's rolling hills is the Mission San José, one of the oldest of the Spanish missions in California, for which this district is named. The church building that exists today is a re-construction (dedicated in 1985 for daily Mass and tours) of the original 1809 adobe church that was destroyed by the 1868 Hayward-fault earthquake. One side of the original mission quadrangle remains and houses a museum. Mission San Jose is located at 37°31′59″N 121°55′13″W / 37.53306°N 121.92028°W; and lies at an elevation of 305 feet (93 m).
Warm Springs District
The former town of Warm Springs is located on
The Warm Springs district is the southernmost portion of Fremont whose hub is the Warm Springs and Mission Boulevard intersection. It is located at 37°29′14″N 121°55′45″W / 37.48722°N 121.92917°W, and lies at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m). Warm Springs has attracted the headquarters of many high-tech companies including
Warm Springs also serves as commercial center for the mainly residential Mission San Jose district, especially since the construction of
This controversy led to the eventual closing of the business.The BART extension to Warm Springs began construction in 2009[48] and Warm Springs/South Fremont station opened for service on March 25, 2017.[49]
Central district
The central district is surrounded by the Centerville, Niles, Mission San Jose, and Irvington communities. The central district contains retail shopping centers (e.g., the Fremont Hub), the Fremont Bay Area Rapid Transit station, health care centers and Central Park (Lake Elizabeth).
City planners envisioned and have begun to develop a mid-density, pedestrian friendly, transit oriented development, bounded by Mowry Ave, Fremont Blvd, Walnut Ave, and Paseo Padre Pkwy referred to as Downtown Fremont.[26][50] To support enhanced access, one of the central streets, the Capital Avenue extension to Fremont Blvd, was completed in 2016, as the city pursues its plans for a Downtown Fremont.
Most of Fremont is part of the
North Fremont District
North Fremont is a primarily residential district surrounded by
South Fremont District
South Fremont is a primarily industrial district, east of Interstate 880 and west of Interstate 680, south of Auto Mall Parkway and north of Brown Rd. The area overlaps with Warm Springs, with which it shares the eponymous BART station. The composition of the area will change, because thousands of residential units were under construction as of 2016. It is sandwiched between the Irvington and Warm Springs community plan areas.
Bayside Industrial District
Bayside Industrial is a primarily industrial and commercial district, west of Interstate 880 between Newark and Milpitas.[26][50]
Hill Area District
Hill Area is an open land district that forms the eastern edge of Fremont.[26][50] It is the site of Mission Peak.
Climate
Fremont has a
Climate data for Fremont, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1996–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
79 (26) |
87 (31) |
91 (33) |
98 (37) |
108 (42) |
103 (39) |
102 (39) |
110 (43) |
98 (37) |
84 (29) |
73 (23) |
110 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67.5 (19.7) |
72.3 (22.4) |
77.2 (25.1) |
83.6 (28.7) |
87.9 (31.1) |
94.1 (34.5) |
91.1 (32.8) |
92.0 (33.3) |
93.1 (33.9) |
86.1 (30.1) |
77.1 (25.1) |
67.5 (19.7) |
96.6 (35.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.6 (14.8) |
61.4 (16.3) |
65.1 (18.4) |
67.7 (19.8) |
71.1 (21.7) |
75.3 (24.1) |
77.9 (25.5) |
78.2 (25.7) |
78.3 (25.7) |
73.3 (22.9) |
64.6 (18.1) |
58.4 (14.7) |
69.2 (20.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 50.6 (10.3) |
52.9 (11.6) |
55.8 (13.2) |
58.0 (14.4) |
61.5 (16.4) |
65.0 (18.3) |
67.3 (19.6) |
67.7 (19.8) |
67.2 (19.6) |
62.6 (17.0) |
55.4 (13.0) |
50.5 (10.3) |
59.5 (15.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 42.6 (5.9) |
44.4 (6.9) |
46.4 (8.0) |
48.3 (9.1) |
51.9 (11.1) |
54.7 (12.6) |
56.8 (13.8) |
57.1 (13.9) |
56.0 (13.3) |
52.0 (11.1) |
46.2 (7.9) |
42.5 (5.8) |
49.9 (9.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 32.9 (0.5) |
34.9 (1.6) |
37.9 (3.3) |
40.5 (4.7) |
45.8 (7.7) |
49.1 (9.5) |
52.5 (11.4) |
53.5 (11.9) |
49.3 (9.6) |
44.1 (6.7) |
37.0 (2.8) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | 26 (−3) |
31 (−1) |
34 (1) |
34 (1) |
41 (5) |
46 (8) |
48 (9) |
46 (8) |
46 (8) |
40 (4) |
32 (0) |
27 (−3) |
26 (−3) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.00 (76) |
3.17 (81) |
2.52 (64) |
1.22 (31) |
0.50 (13) |
0.16 (4.1) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.02 (0.51) |
0.10 (2.5) |
0.69 (18) |
1.59 (40) |
2.97 (75) |
15.94 (405) |
Average precipitation days | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 60.1 |
Source 1: NOAA[55] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)[56] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1960 | 43,790 | — | |
1970 | 100,869 | 130.3% | |
1980 | 131,945 | 30.8% | |
1990 | 173,339 | 31.4% | |
2000 | 203,413 | 17.3% | |
2010 | 214,089 | 5.2% | |
2020 | 230,504 | 7.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[57] |
2020
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[58] | Pop 2010[59] | Pop 2020[60] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
|
84,149 | 56,766 | 38,160 | 41.37% | 26.52% | 16.56% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
6,084 | 6,743 | 5,108 | 2.99% | 3.15% | 2.22% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
656 | 458 | 470 | 0.32% | 0.21% | 0.20% |
Asian alone (NH) | 74,773 | 107,679 | 146,875 | 36.76% | 50.30% | 63.72% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 736 | 1,064 | 967 | 0.36% | 0.50% | 0.42% |
Other race alone (NH) | 553 | 388 | 1,315 | 0.27% | 0.18% | 0.57% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 9,053 | 9,293 | 8,593 | 4.45% | 4.34% | 3.73% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 27,409 | 31,698 | 29,016 | 13.47% | 14.81% | 12.59% |
Total | 203,413 | 214,089 | 230,504 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to the 2020 census estimate, the
2010
The
The Census reported that 212,438 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 969 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 682 (0.3%) were institutionalized.
There were 71,004 households, out of which 31,070 (43.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 45,121 (63.5%) were
The population was spread out, with 53,216 people (24.9%) under the age of 18, 15,610 people (7.3%) aged 18 to 24, 66,944 people (31.3%) aged 25 to 44, 56,510 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 21,809 people (10.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
There were 73,989 housing units at an average density of 844.5 per square mile (326.1/km2), of which 71,004 were occupied, of which 44,463 (62.6%) were owner-occupied, and 26,541 (37.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%. 136,606 people (63.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 75,832 people (35.4%) lived in rental housing units.
Fremont has a large Deaf community, in large part because it is home of the Northern California campus of the California School for the Deaf. The school district is called the Fremont Unified School District which also serves parts of Union City and Hayward.
Race and ethnicity
As of 2010, more than half the residents of Fremont were of Asian ancestry, with large populations of Chinese, Asian Indians, and Filipinos.
The racial makeup of Fremont was:
- 108,332 (50.6%) Burmese)
- 70,320 (32.8%)
- 31,698 (14.8%) Salvadoran).
- 13,605 (6.4%) from other races,
- 12,584 (5.9%) from two or more races
- 7,103 (3.3%) African American,
- 1,169 (0.5%) Pacific Islander,
- 976 (0.5%) Native American,
Due in large part to a substantial influx of
Fremont and nearby
Economy
Companies headquartered in Fremont include
.Top employers
According to the city's June 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[67] the top employers in the city are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Tesla, Inc. | 22,000 |
2 | Lam Research | 3,000 |
3 | Washington Hospital | 2,400 |
4 | Kaiser Permanente | 1,600 |
5 | Synnex | 1,350 |
6 | Western Digital | 1,100 |
7 | City of Fremont | 1,000 |
8 | Fremont Unified School District | 800 |
9 | Boehringer Ingelheim | 800 |
10 | Sutter Health | 775 |
Culture and recreation
The City of Fremont has been a
Other cultural, historical, or scientific landmarks include: Fremont Central Park and Lake Elizabeth, Ardenwood Historic Farm, California Nursery Historical Park, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Mission Peak Regional Preserve, Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, Washington Township Museum of Local History, Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, Shinn Park and Arboretum, and Coyote Hills Regional Park.
Government
An elected mayor heads Fremont city government for a four-year term. The mayor chairs the city council, which has four elected council members in addition to the mayor. Two new seats have been added to the council beginning in 2018, for a total of seven seats when district-based elections are phased in. The council adopts the city's budget, and decides major policies. The city council appoints a city manager and city attorney. The city manager hires city staff, and manages day-to-day business. Advisory bodies work with the city council on some issues, to facilitate the council's final decisions. The mayor appoints advisory body members, subject to the approval of a majority of the council. Most members serve four-year terms of office without pay, with the exception of planning commissioners.
The City of Fremont directly provides services related to public safety, land use regulation, infrastructure maintenance, parks and recreation, and local social services. To provide these services, the city government is organized into 22 departments, from Animal Services to Transportation Engineering.
According to a 2009 financial report, city revenues were $280 million, expenditures $200 million, assets $1,200 million, cash and investments $340 million, and liabilities $260 million.[72] As of 2015, the annual budget was $160 million and the city had 800 employees.[73]
The city council has adopted a balanced budget by July 1 of each year. Budget problems have in some past years involved cuts in services, reductions in city staffing and wage concessions by labor unions.
Special districts provide water and sewer services for the city:
BoxART! Program: The City of Fremont boxART Archived September 28, 2020, at the Wayback Machine! program transforms Fremont's traffic signal control boxes with compelling and creative imagery.
Grand Jury investigation of record-keeping
A Grand Jury in 2015 found that the city government did not comply with state law on public records,[73] by deleting most emails after 30 days instead of the required two years. All emails were labeled automatically as "unsaved drafts" unless designated manually for retention. The city did not keep any record of councilmember emails, which used fremont.gov addresses and were relayed on to councilmembers' private email accounts. Though city officials held that automatic deletion would reduce data storage costs, the Grand Jury determined that the cost of complying with the state law would not be significant.[74][75]
District-based elections
The city will phase in district-based instead of at-large elections for all but one seat on the city council, beginning in November 2018.[76][77] Two new seats will be added, from five seats to seven. Six of the seats will require residence inside a district, while the seat held by the mayor will remain at large. The council chose the new district boundaries in June 2017, a controversial vote that drew accusations of gerrymandering to favor two of the incumbents.[78][77]
The districting was forced by the threat of a legal action from a group claiming that Latino minorities comprising 14 percent of the population had not been adequately represented. Few or no Latinos were elected to the council during 1956–2017.[79] Some claimed that the results of precinct voting may have been polarized along racial lines.[77][80]
Politics
According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Fremont has 104,650 registered voters. Of those, 46,840 (44.8%) are registered Democrats, 13,989 (13.4%) are registered Republicans, and 40,161 (38.4%) have declined to state a political party.[81]
Education
Primary and secondary schools
The
The district has a continuation high school (Robertson); two independent study programs (Vista and COIL); an adult school; five
For the year 2019, William Hopkins Junior High, Mission San Jose High, John F. Kennedy High, and American High all received the California Distinguished Schools Award, administered by the California Department of Education.[84]
Fremont Christian School and Averroes High School in Fremont are not part of FUSD. California School for the Deaf, Fremont serves Northern California and shares a campus with the statewide California School for the Blind.
Colleges and universities
The
Public libraries
The Alameda County Library is headquartered in Fremont.[85] The Fremont Main Library is the largest branch with the highest circulation of the Alameda County Library, and shares its building with the Alameda County Library Administration. It has the Maurice Marks Center for Local and California History, and the Fukaya public meeting room. Alameda County Library has other branch libraries in Centerville, Irvington and Niles.
Transportation
Fremont is served by
Regional rail transportation is provided by
Future rail
Caltrain is undertaking environmental and engineering review for a planned Dumbarton Rail Corridor between the Peninsula and Alameda County. It would add Caltrain stations to Union City, Fremont-Centerville, Newark, and Menlo Park/East Palo Alto.[88]
Notable people
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- John Buttencourt Avila, father of sweet potato industry, worked in Niles District during the 1880s
- Bud Harrelson, Major League Baseball player and coach
- DeAnna Bennett, mixed martial artist
- Karen Chen, figure skater, US National Champion 2017
- Rosalie Chiang, actress
- Emilio Castillo, founding member of Tower of Power
- Vinod Dham, father of the Intel Pentium
- Shawon Dunston, Major League Baseball infielder
- Dina Eastwood, ex-wife of actor/director Clint Eastwood
- Hall of Famer, pitched for several MLB teams; Washington High School graduate
- Harry Edwards, sociologist and civil rights activist; worked with San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors, professor at UC-Berkeley; resides in Fremont
- Yousef Erakat, YouTube personality
- Qader Eshpari, Afghan musical artist
- Robb Flynn, musician
- Tony Gemignani, World Champion Pizza Maker.[89]
- Pragathi Guruprasad, Indian playback singer
- MC Hammer, musical artist
- Don Hertzfeldt, animator
- Ariel Hsing, Olympic table tennis player
- Khaled Hosseini, award-winning Afghan author
- Karin Ireland, author
- Dominic Kinnear, professional soccer player and coach
- Steven Kwan - MLB player
- Steve Lewis, sprinter, Olympic gold medalist
- Christine Liang, president and founder of ASI Corp.[90]
- Allan Haines Loughead, co-founder of Lockheed Corporation
- Mikh McKinney, basketball player
- Justin Medlock, NFL placekicker
- Helen Wills Moody, tennis pro, won 31 Grand Slamchampionships
- Lamond Murray, John F. Kennedy High School graduate, UC-Berkeley and NBA basketball player
- Sammy Obeid, comedian, performed 1,000 nights of comedy in a row, a world record
- Julie Pinson, actress
- Gary Plummer, football player
- Rome Ramirez, of Sublime with Rome
- James Wesley Rawles, bestselling novelist
- Randy Ready, John F. Kennedy High graduate; Major League Baseball player 1983–1995
- Dick Ruthven, Irvington High graduate, starting pitcher for 1980 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies
- Ryan Sinn, musician
- Sid Sriram, Indian playback singer
- Ray Stevens, pro wrestler
- Cal Stevenson (born 1996), baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
- Kevin Tan, Olympic gymnast
- Meagan Tandy, model and actress
- Pat Tillman, football player who left his NFL career to enlist in the U.S. Army
- Robert Turbin, NFL running back
- Kevin Turner, Mission San Jose High School graduate, linebacker in NFL for several teams
- Bill Walsh, coach of NFL's San Francisco 49ers in Hall of Fame; coached for Washington High School
- Len Wiseman, film director
- John Woodcock, NFL defensive lineman
- Kristi Yamaguchi, figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
Sister cities
Fremont was formerly a sister city to Elizabeth, South Australia until Elizabeth merged with Munno Para to form the City of Playford in 1997.[91] Currently, Fremont is currently
City | Subdivision | Country | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Puerto Peñasco | Sonora | Mexico | 1971 |
Fukaya | Saitama Prefecture | Japan | 1979 |
Horta | Azores | Portugal | 1987 |
Lipa City | Batangas | Philippines | 1992 |
Jaipur | Rajasthan | India | 1993 |
See also
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