News Media

All media inquiries should be directed to Communications & Marketing Manager Lauren Sugayan via email at laurens@unioncity.org or by phone at (510) 675-5400. 

2020 Press Releases:

• Fire Station 30 Set to Close on Wednesday, January 15, 2020
• Union City Launches Five-Year Strategic Plan
• Union City Convenes Disaster Council due to COVID-19
• COVID-19 Impacts on City Budget
• City Leases Site of Former Fire Station 30 to FALCK Ambulance Services
• City Council Weighs Options to Solve a $10.5 million Budget Gap
• City Council Holds Budget Study Session to Learn about COVID-19 Impacts on City Finances
• City Council Unanimously Votes to Place Measure WW on November General Election Ballot

2019 Press Releases

• Union City Appoints New Police Chief
• Union City Prepares to Launch Search for New City Manager
• ACLU Report about Union City Police Department Data Sharing Policy and Practice
• FY 2019/2020 and FY 2020/2021 Biennial Budget Update
• City Statement on Transitioning to By-District Elections
• FY 2019/2020 and FY 2020/2021 Biennial Budget Mid-Process Update
• City Council Declares Intent to Award Commercial Cannabis Use Permits to Redwood Medical Supply and Harvest of Union City
• City Council Discusses Five-Year Priorities in Strategic Plan Workshop
• City Council Unanimously Selects New City Manager
• Union City Lifts the Rainbow Flag
• City Efforts to Curb Plastic Litter through Plastic Straw & Disposable Foodware Regulations
• 4th of July Safety and Enforcement Update
• Public Hearings are Set for By-District Elections
• City Council Study Session on Efficiency of Fire Services
• City Council Votes to Close Fire Station 30
• Reduced Community Center & Library Hours
• No Flight 93 Memorial Service on September 11, 2019; Visitors Welcome to the Park
• Community Update: Tri-CED Buy Back Center
• Census 2020 Receives Full City Council Support
• City Services Significantly Impacted by Computer Virus
• Mayor’s Statement on Double-Homicide Case
• City Council Votes to Place Public Safety Funding Renewal Measure
• Union City Policing and Community Engagement Committee Reaches Seventh Meeting and Final Listening Session

   

Newsletters

• Spring 2019
• Summer 2019
• Winter 2019/2020 Newsletter
• Spring 2020 - Coronavirus Edition
• June 2020 City Finance Newsletter