Posted on: June 17, 2021
A unanimous vote by the City Council last week has set in place a healthy two-year budget for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, despite the pandemic wreaking havoc on the local economy and causing a significant decline in city revenues. Two ...
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City News
Posted on: April 29, 2021
Even though vaccine distribution is ramping up, it's still just as important as ever to have access to free COVID-19 testing! The City of Union City has partnered with
Predicine, Inc and Our Lady of the Rosary Church to offer fr...
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City News
Posted on: April 28, 2021
The Human Relations Commission invites Union City residents and businesses to attend a Community Listening Session that will be held virtually tonight at 6:30PM. The role of the Human Relations Commission is to discourage and prevent any and all...
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City News
Posted on: April 6, 2021
At its most recent meeting, the City Council of the City of Union City voted unanimously to approve Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci’s appointment of five members to the independent citizens’ oversight committee responsible for reviewing and ...
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City News
Posted on: March 30, 2021
The City of Union City joins cities, counties, and states across the country in affirming its commitment to the safety and well-being of our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the...
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City News
Posted on: March 29, 2021
Local communities across the United States have begun renewed conversations on race and equity in light of a wave of tragic events that have received national attention over the last year. For this reason, the City sought to create an engagement opportuni...
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Posted on: March 16, 2021
The pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color and has, also, accentuated a longstanding, systemic mistrust of healthcare and government among these same groups. While this remains a national problem, the City of Union City is taking an...
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City News
Posted on: March 12, 2021
Union City’s Disaster Council meeting was convened for the second time during the pandemic, on Thursday, February 18. The purpose of convening the Disaster Council was to hear about the activities of the City’s Emergency Operations Cen...
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City News
Posted on: March 12, 2021
The City has launched its second round of funding for its COVID-19 Response Grant Program, adding approximately $300,00 in additional assistance for Renters and Small Businesses. In total, the Program aims to distribute approximately $742,000 in grants fu...
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City News
Posted on: February 18, 2021
Union City, CA – The City of Union City is proud to announce the first-ever Black History Month Community Panel, which will take place virtually on Saturday, February 20 at 11:00 AM via Facebook Live and teleconference. The event is spo...
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City News
Posted on: December 9, 2020
The City of Union City’s local ballot measure, Measure WW, has been approved by voters in the November 3, 2020 general election. The results from the election were certified by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters and confirm that Measure WW, ...
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City News
Posted on: December 8, 2020
A virtual ceremony will be held tonight, Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00 PM for the Oath of Office and the Installation of Mayor and the City Council Seat for District 1. The City Council is anticipated to first adopt a resolution declaring the results of the...
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City News
Posted on: December 4, 2020
Earlier today, Bay Area Public Health Officers announced in a press conference that the Bay Area region, which includes Alameda County and Union City, will implement a regional stay home order. This order is effective from December 7, 2020 until January 4...
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City News
Posted on: November 25, 2020
The City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday, November 24 authorizing the Mayor to execute a five-year agreement between the City of Union City and the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) for continued fire and emergency response services...
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City News
Posted on: November 11, 2020
In recognition of Veterans Day, the City of Union City held a small, socially-distanced outdoor event yesterday at Veterans Memorial Park to recognize its employees who are U.S. veterans. In total, eleven veterans who represent the City’s Police...
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City News
Posted on: October 20, 2020
The City Council of Union City will vote at the next regular Council meeting on October 27 to approve an updated set of City Council Priorities that support the implementation of the City’s five-year strategic plan. This comes after a City Council retreat...
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City News
Posted on: October 2, 2020
The City of Union City has launched its COVID-19 Response Grant Program that will distribute approximately $440,000 in grants funds and forgivable loans to the community to respond to the impacts of COVID-19. The City will offer three programs: a Food Sec...
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City News
Posted on: September 23, 2020
The City Council of Union City voted unanimously at last night’s city council meeting to adopt a resolution accepting the Policing and Community Engagement Committee’s recommendations for reimagining policing in Union City.
Th...
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City News
Posted on: September 21, 2020
The City of Union City is hosting the 2020 State of the City address delivered by Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci on October 5 at 6:30 pm. Due to the ongoing shelter-in-place and global pandemic, the event will be streamed virtually on the city’s Blue...
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City News
Posted on: September 18, 2020
On September 18, Union City Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci joined into a friendly challenge with Fremont City Mayor Lily Mei to see who can encourage their residents to achieve a higher Census 2020 self-response rate. The contest ends on September 30th, which ...
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City News
Posted on: August 14, 2020
Union City is launching a photography contest open to Union City residents aged 5 years old to 20 years old. The contest will follow the theme, “Why I wear a mask.” With the pandemic continuing to keep the region sheltered-in-place, th...
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City News
Posted on: August 13, 2020
The Union City Policing and Community Engagement committee will hold its final listening session this Thursday, August 13 at 6:30 pm, during which the committee will hear a presentation from Chief Jared Rinetti of the Union City Police Department. This wi...
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City News
Posted on: August 12, 2020
The Union City Policing and Community Engagement committee will hold its final listening session this Thursday, August 13 at 6:30 pm, during which the committee will hear a presentation from Chief Jared Rinetti of the Union City Police Department. This wi...
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City News
Posted on: August 11, 2020
On August 6, the City Council of Union City voted unanimously to place Measure WW, a temporary 5% utility users’ tax, on the November 3, 2020 ballot. This decision comes after a City Council ad hoc sub-committee explored revenue options for the ...
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City News
Posted on: August 3, 2020
Union City, CA – The City Council is holding a budget study session on Tuesday, August 4 at 5:00 PM where they will get an in depth look at the City’s long-term financial forecast. The Council will be presented with detailed informatio...
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City News
Posted on: July 24, 2020
Union City, CA – The COVID-19 crisis has dealt a devastating blow to Union City’s local economy and the City’s budget, with shelter-in-place restrictions causing substantial declines in sales tax, hotel tax, parking revenues,...
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City News
Posted on: April 10, 2020
To further support and reinforce Alameda County’s Shelter-in-Place order, City Council meetings, beginning with the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 14, will now take place virtually with the Mayor and City Council and Cit...
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City News
Posted on: February 14, 2020
On Saturday November 23, 2019 at approximately 01:26 AM, Union City Police Department received multiple 911 calls from citizens reporting gun shots heard in the area of Sherman and Colgate Drive in Union City. Officers responded to the area and located tw...
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City News
Posted on: February 3, 2020
California’s Primary Election date has moved from June to March, a decision approved by voters in 2019. In addition to the Presidential Primary, Measure U, a dedicated public safety parcel tax, will be on the ballot. Measure U is a proposal to r...
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City News
Posted on: January 31, 2020
The City of Union City is starting the year off with a Strategic Plan, which sets city goals through the year 2025. The Strategic Plan contains a renewed mission and vision for the City, along with five multi-year goals that will guide decision-making and...
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City News
Posted on: January 13, 2020
Fire Station 30 operated by the Alameda County Fire Department is set to close Wednesday, January 15. The decision to close Fire Station 30 was made by the City Council in July 2019 after an independent study showed that the station was handling on averag...
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City News
Posted on: December 10, 2019
Union City Among Best in Region for Pavement Condition
Union City continues to rank among the best cities in the Bay Area for quality of pavement on local streets and roads.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission released an annual report analyzing pave...
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City News
Posted on: October 28, 2019
Bay Area Weather System Update
Air Quality Update
Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air Alert to go into effect tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29 for the entire San Francisco Bay Area. This means that the air quality will be especially...
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City News
Posted on: September 23, 2019
We have been conducting media interviews all day today in an effort to update the public about the impacts of a computer virus that has infected the organization. As it stands today, three full days into it, online services are still currently shut down. ...
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City News
Posted on: September 22, 2019
City I.T. Services Significantly Impacted by Computer Virus
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, City servers went down due to the impact of a computer virus that infected the system. City staff is currently working closely with cyber security experts to resto...
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City News
Posted on: September 9, 2019
The City of Union City will not be holding a ceremony on September 11 at the Flight 93 Memorial this year. Union City's Flight 93 Memorial is located at Sugar Mill Landing Park at the corner of Alvarado-Niles Road and Dyer Street. A change was made last y...
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City News
Posted on: July 17, 2019
The City Council held a study session last night to receive the findings of a recent analysis conducted on the efficiency of fire services in Union City and to discuss amendments to the City's contract with the Alameda County Fire Department. An independe...
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City News
Posted on: April 25, 2018
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...
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City News
Posted on: February 13, 2018
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...
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City News
Posted on: January 2, 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...
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