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Fremont News Briefs SUBMITTED BY CHERYL GOLDEN Rent Review, Landlord Fee to be Discussed In response to the rapidly rising cost of rent in the Bay Area, including the City of Fremont, the Fremont City Council voted to replace the previous rent review process on October 3, 2017. The Rent Review Ordinance went into effect on January 1, 2018 and provides a process for tenants and landlords to address concerns about rent increases in the form of consultation and/or mediation. In addition, if the rent increase is more than five percent in any 12-month period, either party may request a public hearing before the Rent Review Board. Unlike rent control, the recommendations resulting from the rent review process are non-binding. On December 5, 2017, the Fremont City Council authorized the setting of an annual per unit fee on all residential rental units in order to cover the costs of administering the new ordinance. On April 10, 2018, the Fremont City Council will consider the
adoption of a $24 per unit fee for Fiscal Year 17/18 at their regularly scheduled Council meeting that begins at 7 p.m. at Fremont City Hall, 3300 Capitol Ave., in Fremont. For more information on the new Rent Review Ordinance, please visit www.Fremont.gov/RentReview. If you have any questions, please call (510) 733-4945, or email rentreview@fremont.gov. City Council to Study Homelessness Homelessness is a complex societal issue, not just for Fremont, but for the entire State of California. The Fremont City Council will hold a study session on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss homelessness in our community. The Council study session will be held at Fremont City Hall, 3300 Capitol Ave. in the Council Chambers. The public is invited to attend. If you have any questions, please call (510) 574-2050. Upcoming Age-Friendly Community Events Fremont strives to be an inclusive and age-friendly community for all residents, and we can’t do it without your help! Please join the City of Fremont Human Services Department for two free community events to talk about important topics for aging residents, including:
• Transportation • Health and Wellness • Outdoor Spaces and Buildings • Social Participation and Inclusion • Volunteering and Civic Engagement • Community Information • Employment and Learning Opportunities • Housing • Dementia-Specific Support Community Dialogue: A chance for us to share ideas Wednesday, Apr 25 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Teen Center 40000 Paseo Padre Pkwy Health Expo: Resources for Adults 50+ and Their Families Saturday, May 12 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Senior Center/Fremont Community Center 40204 Paseo Padre Pkwy For more information: visit www.Fremont.gov/AgeFriendlyEvents or contact Karen Grimsich at kgrimsich@fremont.gov or (510) 574-2062. Startup Grind Fremont – Meet Sramana Mitra Startup Grind Fremont is back for another fireside chat. This time, join us on Thursday, April
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26 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. as we hear from Sramana Mitra, founder of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), a global virtual accelerator that aims to help one million entrepreneurs worldwide to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. Please note the new location at Peerbuds Innovation Lab, located at 4580 Auto Mall Pkwy. #121 (on the back-side of Unitek) in Fremont. Sramana has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science. As an entrepreneur and CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma. Sramana is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy, and is the author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. In 2015, she was named one of LinkedIn’s Top 10 Influencers. Startup Grind Fremont is the Silicon Valley East chapter of the international business startup community that has hosted more than 2,000 fireside chats across 200 cities and 85 countries! Every month or so, we get our local entrepreneurial community together to mix and mingle, hear from a featured speaker, find mentorship, pursue funding, and gain new customers.
more events scheduled for the near future. You can find additional information and purchase your tickets at www.startupgrind.com/fremont. Annual Compost Giveaway Participants in the City’s curbside organics program can pick up two free bags of compost on Sunday, April 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station located at 41149 Boyce Rd., while supplies last. The event will be held rain or shine. Residents must bring their most current Republic Services garbage bill to show their household’s participation in the curbside organics program. Residents will be directed to the loading area where crews will place bags of compost into vehicles. Residents may pick up compost on behalf of a neighbor or family member who is unable to attend by bringing their respective Republic Services bill. The Compost Giveaway event is brought to you by the City of Fremont, in partnership with Republic Services and the Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station. For more information, please contact Republic Services at (510) 657-3500.
Can’t make it to this event? Don’t worry. We have many
Presentation Ball begins 132nd Pentecost Festival SUBMITTED AND PHOTOS BY EDDA RIVERA Holy Spirit Church’s parish history is rich with Portuguese and Catholic heritage. Part of that beautiful heritage is expressed in the Holy Spirit Church Festival or Festa. The 132nd Pentecost Festival celebration begins with the Presentation Ball on Saturday, April 14 in the Parish Center. This gala affair is an elegant dinner and dance with the theme of “Carnival in Rio.” The 2018 Festival Queen and the Honor and Senior Courts are presented to the parish community during this festive evening. The queen’s role is symbolic. She represents the parish community and the virtues of St. Queen Isabel of Portugal, whose life was devoted to the Holy Spirit and the poor. This year’s Festival Queen is
2018 Festival Queen Clara Rivera
Clara Margarita Rivera, with Honor Maid Brianna Roberto, 1st Side Maid Angelina Paglieri, and 2nd Side Maid Chiara Bonaccorsi. The annual Holy Spirit Church Festival will take place on Sunday, May 20 with a procession on the church and festival grounds led by Grand Marshals Deacon Charles and Mrs. Sherri Glover. The
2nd Side Maid Chiara Bonaccorsi
1st Side Maid Angelina Paglieri
Honor Maid Brianna Roberto
procession begins at 12 p.m. and proceeds into the church for the 12:30 p.m. Coronation Mass. Pastor Reverend Kenneth Sales embraces this and invites all parishioners and the community to participate in our annual Holy Spirit Church Festival. The mission of the church festival is to support the multi-cultural parish community in cherishing the rich history and
faith-filled tradition the church was founded on, which unites all through the Catholic faith. Queen Clara Rivera and her parents Gus and Edda Rivera are very grateful for the opportunity to be involved in this long and time-honored tradition of recognizing St. Queen Isabel and the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit Presentation Ball Saturday, Apr 14 6 p.m. – midnight Holy Spirit Parish Center 37588 Fremont Blvd, Fremont (510) 797-1660 www.holyspiritfestival.com Tickets: $60 per person
Citizens become scientists to track oak tree deaths SUBMITTED BY MATTEO GARBELOTTO Twenty-three communities will come together for the 11th annual Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Blitz surveys this spring from San Luis Obispo to Mendocino Counties in an effort to help researchers track the spread of the pathogen that causes SOD (Phytophthora ramorum). “SOD Blitzes are key to California’s sudden oak death monitoring program. Without the help of countless blitz citizen scientists, we would be ill informed as to where the pathogen is present and active throughout the populated areas of California’s impacted counties. Thanks to their help, we can maintain a pulse on the ebb and flow of pathogen spread, which enables communities and homeowners to make informed decisions about where preventative treatments should be focused and how to manage for the pathogen to help protect at-risk oaks. With no known cure, prevention is primary,” said Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley faculty who runs the Blitzes. People living or recreating near areas known to be impacted by SOD are encouraged to participate in a Blitz. Volunteers with a smartphone should bring it to the training with the free ‘SODMAP Mobile’ app already installed as it can help in identifying potential collection locations. Symptomatic California bay laurel and tanoak leaves generally precede oak infections and are often the first sign that P. ramorum is in a location. Participants will be trained to identify and collect symptomatic bay and tanoak leaves as well as tanoak
twigs and record sample locations. All materials necessary for sampling will be provided during training sessions. SOD Blitz samples will be taken to the UC Berkeley Garbelotto lab to determine the presence or absence of the pathogen. Results will be posted online in the fall to SODMAP (www.sodmap.org) and to the SODMAP Mobile app (www.sodmapmobile.org). These two tools are updated annually with laboratory-confirmed (positive and negative) landscape findings and can be used to help inform people as to the presence and risk of SOD at a given location. SOD is a serious disease that is caused by an invasive pathogen that is killing tanoak, coast live oak, California black oak, Shreve’s oak, and canyon live oak trees in California. It is the primary cause of tree mortality in coastal California, with more than 5 million trees having died in since its discovery in the mid-1990s. Even though it is a water-loving organism, the pathogen still spreads, albeit more slowly, in drought years. SOD Blitzes are made possible by the work of local volunteers, along with funding from the PG&E Foundation and the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry. For more information on Sudden Oak Death and P. ramorum, go to the California Oak Mortality Task Force website at www.suddenoakdeath.org. One-hour SOD Blitz weekend training sessions run through May 19. For location and time details go to www.sodblitz.org or call Matteo Garbelotto at (510) 410-7058. Trainings are free. Attendees should bring mobile devices or GPS units if they have them.
South Hayward Parish receives $10K matching grant SUBMITTED BY SOUTH HAYWARD PARISH An anonymous donor has pledged a matching grant of up to $10,000 in support of South Hayward Parish and in honor of Betty DeForest’s legacy. Donations collected from now until May 15th will be matched, up to a total of $10,000. It has been one year since SHP’s long-time champion Betty DeForest passed away. Betty was an original SHP founder and worked tirelessly for over 50 years to address the issues of hunger, homelessness and social justice in our community. Your donation during this period will be doubled! To honor Betty, you can: • Feed the hungry: Your $100 donation provides groceries for more than 100 single meals; or 3 meals for less than $3.00 per day. • Shelter and comfort the homeless: Your donation provides showers, case management, and a Winter Warming Shelter for our neediest neighbors. • Fight for social justice: Your donation helps keeps the issues of poverty and social justice visible in our community. Your donation puts your values of compassion and justice to work in our community. Visit http://southhaywardparish.org/donate/ where you can donate by PayPal, or by Credit/Debit card. You can also send a check to: SHP, 27287 Patrick Ave, Hayward, CA 94544. Consider becoming a Faithful Donor by making a recurring donation (automatic or by check). Your monthly donation helps to stabilize continuing service to our clients.