Tracked Issues
Editorially curated live civic issues linked to meetings, organizations, statements, and news.
No archived issues yet
Showing 10 active issues.
Clean Energy & EV Manufacturing — Fremont's Economic Identity at a Crossroads • Featured
active • Business Development
Last activity: Jun 21, 2026
Fremont is the manufacturing capital of California's clean energy transition — home to Tesla's primary North American assembly plant, a growing cluster of battery and cleantech companies, and one of the most innovation-dense industrial corr…
Fiscal Sustainability — Sustaining a Well-Managed City in Difficult Times
active • Budget priorities
Last activity: Jun 21, 2026
Fremont has historically been one of the better-managed large cities in the East Bay — but structural fiscal pressures are forcing difficult choices. Labor negotiations with nine employee bargaining units were completed by year-end 2025, re…
Homelessness — A Navigation Center Model Under Financial Pressure • Featured
active
Last activity: Jun 21, 2026
Fremont has taken a more structured, outcomes-focused approach to homelessness than many East Bay cities — and produced measurable results. By 2024, Fremont reduced its unhoused population to 807 from 1,026 in 2022, using a Housing Navigati…
Housing Production — 12,897 Units Needed, Affordability Lagging • Featured
active • Housing Affordability
Last activity: Jun 21, 2026
Fremont's RHNA obligation for the 2023–2031 cycle is one of the largest in the East Bay: 12,897 housing units, comprised of 3,640 very-low income units, 2,096 low-income units, 1,996 moderate-income units, and 5,165 above-moderate income un…
Charter City Vote — Fremont Goes to the Ballot in November • Featured
active • Governance, Elections, and Civic Process
Last activity: Jun 21, 2026
Fremont is joining a growing wave of Bay Area cities seeking greater governance independence through charter city conversion — and uniquely, it is doing so primarily for administrative and procurement reasons rather than as a housing law wo…
November 2026 Elections — A Board Reshaped by June's Results • Featured
active • Governance, Elections, and Civic Process
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County's political landscape is being reset by a combination of June 2026 primary results and November 2026 general elections that will determine the Board of Supervisors' direction on every major issue. Incumbent District 2 Supervi…
Homelessness Funding vs. Incarceration — The Ongoing "Care First, Jails Last" Debate • Featured
active • Homelessness
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County adopted a "Care First, Jails Last" resolution in 2021 committing to prioritize behavioral health and social services over incarceration — a principle that is now being tested by every budget decision the county makes. The ten…
Santa Rita Jail & the Behavioral Health Crisis — Federal Oversight Continues • Featured
active • Mental health
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Santa Rita Jail — the fifth-largest county jail in the United States — remains under federal court oversight following a landmark settlement over the treatment of people with mental disabilities. The Babu consent decree placed the county un…
Homelessness — A $33–60 Million Federal Funding Hole • Featured
active • Homelessness
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County's homelessness response is one of the most ambitious in California — and it is now facing a potentially devastating federal funding reversal. HUD announced it will limit funding for permanent housing programs that prioritize …
The $91.4 Million Budget Gap — Closed for Now, Fragile Going Forward • Featured
active • Budget priorities
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County is navigating one of the most significant budget challenges in its recent history — and a near-miss was averted largely thanks to voter-approved local revenue. The Board of Supervisors was presented with a $6.7 billion budget…