I urge you to support Lisa Quan's appointment to the Fremont Planning Commission. She is supportive of the A's move to Fremont. She hopes to see more places in Fremont where people can live, shop, dine and play. She is the new president of Citizens for Better Community, is an officer of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA), Bay Area Chapter, sits on the board of Vision New America, a member of the Fremont Rotary and a board member of the Exchange Club of San Jose. Lisa is dedicated to the care of Fremont.
If you wish to support Lisa, please write or send an e-mail to Mayor Bob Wasserman at 3300 Capitol Avenue, Fremont, CA 94538 or bwasserman@ci.fremont.ca.us.
Capitol Avenue Downtown Project TMG Partners will present their Capitol Avenue plans/alternatives early next year, likely in April.
Creekside Landing Retail The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to consider the project on Jan. 8.
To consider a Conditional Use Permit, Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7994 with a minor modification, and Preliminary Grading Plan for development of a 487,000 square regional shopping center on 59 acres of a 147 acre site located at the southern terminus of Fremont Boulevard, north of the Dixion Landing interchange and west of Interstate 880 in the Industrial Planning Area. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared and circulated for this project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Fremont Times Square Under Construction
Oakland A's Ballpark Village 1) Now through Late Spring 2009: City and consultant team conduct preliminary environmental review, prepare Draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report) 2) Late Spring 2009: City mails public Notice of Availability of Draft EIR; begin 45 day circulation period for public and agency review and comment. Draft EIR available at City Hall, branch libraries, and online at http://www.fremont.gov/Community/BallparkVillage/default.htm 3) Summer 2009: City and consultant team prepares Responses to Comments, addressing comments received on the Draft EIR 4) Fall 2009: Planning Commission EIR certification hearing Fremont Bank Aqua Adventure Water Park Sneek Peek May 16th Open Weekends Starting Saturday May 23rd Grand Opening on 24-26, 2009
Hastings Mixed-Use Because of issues with the one commercial space not being visible from the street as well as the dispute over the color scheme staff recommended delaying approval until January 8, 2009.
The Globe Unknown Centerville Unified Site The new project now includes about 35,000 square feet of rental retail space along Fremont Boulevard, with as many as 300 residential rental apartments and live-work units.
Blake Hunt Ventures and BRE Properties are expected to submit project details to the city by February.
Warm Springs BART Station 1) Subway construction to begin mid-2009 2) Line, Track, Station, and Systems final design and construction to begin early 2010 3) Commencement of revenue service June 2014
Summerhill Project A new proposal for a big housing complex at State Street and Walnut Avenue will consist of two, four-story buildings with a total of 301 apartments, a park and a small commercial space fronting Beacon Avenue.
It’ll have a pool, fitness area, and parking spaces. The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to consider the project on Jan. 22.
California High-Speed Rail will: 1) allow Californians to travel from the Bay Area to Los Angeles in two and a half hours, without the hassle of the airport. 2) reduce traffic and reducing air pollution. 3) reduces our dependence on foreign oil and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. 4) high-speed train system create new jobs and boost our economy. 5) reducing auto accident fatalities and injuries and related health care costs.. 6) reducing delays to air and auto travelers as freeways and airports are relieved of congestion. Congestion costs Californians $20 billion per year in wasted fuel and lost time. 7) generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue surplus. 8) cost $55 one way train ticket. Prop 1A Endorsements
Organizations American Lung Association Anaheim Chamber of Commerce California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce California Labor Federation California League of Conservation Voters California Nurses Association California State NAACP California Transportation Commission Consumer Federation of California Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce League of Women Voters of California Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Orange County Business Council Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce San Francisco Chamber of Commerce San Francisco Labor Council San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Sierra Club California and more....
Fred Kim and developer John Wynn of Imperial Investment and Development are working on city permits for the next village, an ode to the Pacific Rim, but they don't have money to build it.
"We've had to revise our strategy in terms of funding," Kim said, noting that credit is tight these days. Their plan is to find foreign capital, he said.
They also are asking the city to let them make a major change to the development plan, putting a 200-room hotel in Europa Village, which was slated to have European-themed shops.
Saigon Village Cyclo Cafe-The prospective owner of the Cyclo Café — a coffee shop that is fully furnished, but not yet open — backed out for family reasons, Fred Kim said. A few other prospective tenants also backed out this year for various reasons, he said.
Pho Appetit (Open October 9, 2008) (Free soda on 10/9/08-11/9/08)
Pho Appetit, a Vietnamese restaurant, is scheduled to open next month in Saigon Village. Six more establishments, including a food court, sushi bar and nightclub, dentist office and rice museum could be in by early 2009, Kim said.
With only an East West Bank and World Gourmet opened on the edge of Saigon Village, Pho Appetit owner John Nguyen is concerned about being the first merchant to open inside of it.
"It's going to be tough there; there's no foot traffic, Nguyen said.
He said he has been paying rent for nearly a year and was told that other shops would be open that still aren't operating.The restaurant will offer authentic Vietnamese food with modern service, he said.
Kim said he understood Nguyen's concerns, and said other shops were on the way. Among those that have either gotten city permits or are planning to get them are a food court, a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant, a dentist shop, a rice museum and Yogurtzinha — a tea, gelato and frozen yogurt shop that is will have a second location in Pleasanton.
Kim, who said he also is negotiating with a potential sports bar operator, is looking for city permission for a sushi bar and nightclub.
Orchid Restaurant Taste of Asia/Vietnam - Food Court (Open Soon) Rice Museum Miss Saigon Royal Thai dentist shop
Yogurtzinha (Open December) Second location: Downtown Pleasanton 600 Main Street, Suite F Pleasanton, CA 94566
Rich Cities and Poor Cities Many people are shopping and going to the Century Theater to watch movies. Fremont is poor, while other cities are rich. Why is that? Milpitas has great shops, restaurants, and high-tech companies. People like to shop, dine, and play over there. When people shops and go eat at a restaurants, more revenue go to the city. I went to the Great Mall and there were so many people shopping and dining. That makes Milpitas get more tax revenue. I mostly go to Milpitas Square to eat at restaurants because Milpitas Square has great restaurants and a big shopping center. I also went to San Jose, Union City, Newark, and Cupertino restaurants. Sometimes I go eat at Chinese restaurants in Fremont, but Fremont has less restaurants than other cities. A lot of people work at high-tech companies. Mostly people who work at Cisco or Google are mid-high income. High-tech companies earn alot of money, so more revenue go to the city.
Shopping , Dining, and Play People love to shop, dine, and play. I really want a shopping mall in Fremont, where there is an outlet shopping center or luxury shopping center that people would love to shop at. The shopping center has to be new and have up-to-date architecture. This would also attract more people to Fremont. Why is Fremont building alot of shopping center if less people shop in Fremont? Because people love to shop at clothing stores. Such as American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, Hollister, etc. Fremont just keeps building the same shopping center. Also they tried to bring us stores like furniture, home, and office supplies. Who will shop there? I only buy furniture, home, and office supplies every 1-5 years. But clothing stores, I will shop once per week or month. Bob Wasserman brings 90 restaurants to the Fremont area and a lot of people, including me love going to them. But we need to stop opening restaurants at old shopping center, so we can improve on other things rather that restaurants that don't get that much business. I will discuss more in the next paragraph. We need bowling alleys, sport teams, movie theaters, and ice skating rings in Fremont. Why? I will discuss in Part 2. We have this in Fremont already, but they too old and need to be updated and remodeled . Rebuild shopping center + Why are restaurants closing?
We shouldn't keep opening restaurants at downtown Fremont, until we improve shopping centers. Fremont Plaza Courtyard used to have Uno, then it change to Pasta Q, then it's now Joey Basil's Pizza & Pasta. Next to Sweet Tomatoes, we used to have SFO Pizza and now we have Straw Hat Pizza. We shouldn't keep adding restaurants there. Because a lot of restaurants are opening and then closing a few years later. We should start improving that area and rebuild a better shopping center there. If we start improving the areas that need to be improved, then more people will shop and dine in Downtown Fremont. I'm can't wait for them to start construction at Capitol Avenue Downtown Project.
Fremont should change 30-50 years. How we want are city to look like.
Our city should change from Suburban to Urban, because of Global Warming. I will like the city to be more like Dubai. Also, I wish the government would spend more money on buying single family housing, so they can turn into mixed-use development. All I want for this community is to live, work, play, shop, and dine. Not everywhere in Fremont, but in one location. Instead of driving to shop, work, or even play, we can have more have shopping areas closer to our peoples homes. Example, I live in condo then I walk few block to work, then few block to go groceries store. But Suburban, people have to drive to get groceries then drive out of town to work. In the general plan, Fremont should design a street where light rail can go. This would help save gas money for people and will keep our environment cleaner. Fremont should try to ask MTC for funding a light rail service. Fremont should have it where people can walk or take transportation to work.
A's Ballpark Village.
I'm very supportive of the A's moving to Fremont. Last time my cousin went to Santana Row and she like watching a Jazz Concert. She loves Jazz music and she want a Jazz concert in Fremont. I said theres a concert at Lake Elizabeth. But she wants a jazz concert near the shopping center. So, I said A's Ballpark is going to be similar to Santana Row and there will be a concert there. Before she was against the A's moving to Fremont, but now she is supportive of the A's moving to Fremont. The A's Ballpark Village will have a park. Ashely Furniture has no right to oppose the A's Development. Ashely Furniture opened a store after the A's announce they are moving to Fremont. Parking and Traffic is mostly the big concern in Fremont. Last week, I talked to a Lawyer about the A's Ballpark Village. The lawyer said that they need at least 20,000 parking space. It must be a multistory garage. A's proposed plan is 11,000 parking space. If the bus can hold 4,000 people then they need at least 5,000 parking space. If Fremont, A's, and MTC work together, then the A's Ballpark can happened. Most Developers don't like spending money on parking because most parking won't get charge. This causes the developers to not get money on parking, but if Fremont and MTC give the A's money to pay for parking, then it will happened
Next, I will discuss part 2, and who I will endorse the city council and mayor, and why? Part 2, I will discuss recreation, school, and Newark and Fremont.
