City Seeks Community Input on Considering Significant Budget Cuts

Union City, CA - The City is facing an ongoing budget deficit of $3.5 million per year. This problem began back in June 2017 when the City Council passed a two-year budget with a significant deficit to the General Fund. Increases in contractual services, ...

Response to ACLU Report about Union City Police Department Data Sharing Policy and Practice

Update on ACLU Report about Union City Police Department Data Sharing Policy and Practice

Release Date: 03/14/2019

Thank you to members of the media for following Union City’s response to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report about the ...

City Council Approved Contract with Talent Firm to Hire New City Manager

The City Council approved a contract with CPS HR Consulting in the amount of $24,000 to carry out an executive recruitment for City Manager at their February 12 City Council meeting. The effort to carry out an executive search comes after current City Man...

Union City Appoints New Police Chief

For Immediate Release

12/12/2018

Union City Appoints New Police Chief

Union City, CA - The City of Union City is honored to announce the appointment of Jared Rinetti as Union City's 11th Police Chief. City Manager Tony Acosta recommended the appointment of R...

Union City Voters Adopt Measure DD

Union City Voters Adopt Measure DD  

November 7, 2018, Union City, CA – On November 6th, Union City residents adopted Measure DD, Union City’s Cannabis Business Tax on the local ballot.    

“Residents...

Union City Boulevard Bike Lane Improvements

Union City Boulevard Bicycle Lane Improvements

In 2017, the City of Union City secured funding for the Union City Boulevard Bicycle Lane Improvements. These improvements will include construction of bicycle lanes on Union CityBoulevard from 600 feet south ...

Two Applicants Considered for a Commercial Cannabis Permit

Update to the City's Commercial Cannabis Program

On Tuesday, April 24, the City Council considered two applicants who are seeking to obtain a commercial cannabis business permit from the City. This application process is the result of a public policy discu...

City Council to Make Key Funding Decisions on the Voter-Approved East-West Connector

City Council to Make Key Funding Decisions on the
Voter-Approved East-West Connector

City Council is making critical funding decisions on a key city roadway decades in the making. Twenty years ago, the East-West Connector was envisioned as a multi-lane ro...

New Cannabis Laws as of January 1, 2018

California voter-approved Proposition 64 and SB 94 has paved the way for new cannabis laws that took effect on January 1, 2018. Here is what you need to know about the law:

• You can’t smoke or consume cannabis anywhere in public, including in parked vehicle...

City Council votes to Approve Local Commercial Cannabis Ordinance

On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, City Council voted to approve a local ordinance establishing a regulatory framework for commercial cannabis businesses in Union City. In addition, the following was adopted:

• A resolution allowing for up to three permits in ea...