PTA leader from Fremont named Woman of the Year
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:18:19 GMT

Alison Wiscombe, president of the Peralta District PTA, has been named Woman of the Year in the 20th Assembly District.

Fremont educator wins human rights award
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:09:27 GMT

Growing up in what he described as a conservative farming community in Central Valley in the '60s and mid-70s, Carl Bullard said he "didn't think schools were necessarily safe for anyone who was different." Now a teacher, Bullard is an openly gay man who dedicates himself to human rights advocacy and to promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and ...

Source: Murder suspect shot by police in Cupertino was nephew of Fremont victim
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:55:48 GMT

Authorities today identified a man suspected of a brutal beating death of an elderly Saratoga farmer and the killing of a Fremont man as 34-year-old Sonny Valenzuela Lopez.

Suspect in beating of 96-year-old Saratoga farmer shot to death in Cupertino
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:51:36 GMT

A man suspected of fatally beating an elderly farmer in Saratoga last year and of killing a Fremont man last week was shot to death this afternoon in Cupertino, according to law enforcement authorities.

Fremont Education Foundation bestows honors at eighth gala
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:14:16 GMT

A group of 310 people came together for a whale of a time with co-workers and families alike during Fremont Education Foundation's eighth annual Excellence in Education Gala on Friday.

Stark, raving, Maryland
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:59:46 GMT

Before she became House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi promised that if Democrats won control of the House, she would "drain the swamp" in Washington.

Stark grabs House by purse strings
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:49:03 GMT

Congressman Pete Stark speaks during an economic forum held Saturday October 18, 2008 at the San Leandro, Calif.

Man found dead in Fremont home identified
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:10:13 GMT

The 49-year-old man who was found dead in a Niles District home earlier this week has been identified as Larry Luis Lopez.

Armed duo robs four stores in Fremont and Newark
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:16:43 GMT

Three convenience stores in Fremont and one in Newark were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night by a pair of men armed with handguns, police said.

Man Found Dead In Fremont Home Possible Homicide Victim
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:23:37 GMT

Fremont police are investigating a possible homicide after a man was found dead in a home on Sycamore Street Monday afternoon, a police lieutenant said.

Castro Valley boy, 15, wounded in Fremont gang shooting
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:47:31 GMT

Police are investigating a gang-related shooting that left a 15-year-old Castro Valley boy wounded Sunday evening.

Still grieving over daughter's death, Fremont woman shaken by news...
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:34:27 GMT

It's a call any mother dreads: Your child has been in a car accident. But the news seems especially cruel for Charlene Lennon.

Rare Castro Valley coin collection stolen, missing
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:10:52 GMT

Behind every rare coin Ray McCoy owns lies a story. Take, for example, his Franklin half dollars, which he purchased in honor of his late friend.

Fremont's spurt of affordable housing projects nearly over
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:01:24 GMT

As the wrecking ball completes its assault this week on the former Golden Peacock banquet hall, Fremont has already laid the groundwork for two new affordable housing projects.

East Bay Republicans hear from GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:57:19 GMT

Jim Gillis didn't think one way or the other about GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman when he showed up to see her at this senior enclave's meeting of the Republican club.

Fremont police will receive new mobile radios for $1.8 million
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:36:31 GMT

In addition to new patrol cars and camera systems added in the last year, Fremont Police Department will be outfitted with new radio equipment in the near future.

Fremont schools gala to be a 'whale of a time'
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:16:29 GMT

When the Fremont Unified School District underwent massive budget cuts nearly two decades ago, a community group formed to raise money to support local educational programs.

Fremont council supports taxpayer protection act
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:14:00 GMT

Fremont City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Feb. 9 to place a measure on the November ballot that would prevent state lawmakers from seizing local revenues.

Toyota President Battles Crisis In Family Company
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:43 GMT

His appointment in 2009 was full of promise a ' a morale booster for the rank and file who expected that a youthful Toyoda in the hot seat would help steer the carmaker through a brutal slump in the global auto market.

Traffic signal expected to ease neighborhood tension in Fremont
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:36:16 GMT

One more traffic light for Mission Boulevard, one less neighborhood dispute for Fremont, officials say.