Traffic signals and the heat drive wait times in Fremont
A Fremont reader describes 90 to 105 second waits at crosswalks and signals, citing City Traffic Engineer Myron Harmon on variable cycle lengths, heat effects, and sensor driven timing. He notes long lights at Fremont Washington and three locations with advanced loops, plus pedestrian button skepticism and hopes for improved reliability.
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Mowry Avenue
Fremont Boulevard
Tilere
Tere
Myron Harmon
Fremont
Washington
Chet Point
Alec
Harmon
Blacow
Central
Stevenson
Paseo Padre
Mowry
Local boards set meetings on city planning and services
Ore Loma Sanitary District directors meet at 7 40 p m tomorrow at 2600 Grant Ave San Lorenzo to discuss plant regulations under Family Service Agency sponsorship. Union City Planning Commission meets at 7 30 p m tomorrow in council chambers 1164 Whipple Road to review McKeon Construction rezoning 13 acres along Alvarado Miles Road between Hop Ranch and Baker pads. A Lions Club sponsored vision screening event runs 5 to 8 30 p m tomorrow through Saturday at Southland shipping center May ward with a mobile unit for minor vision defects at no charge.
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Ore Loma
Grant Ave
San Loreno
Family Service Agency
Union City Plannisg Commission
Council Chambers
Whipple Road
McKeon Constrictinny Co
Alvarado-Miles Raii
Hop Ranch
Baker Pads
Sniy Lorenzo ‘Lions Club
Soutbland Shipping Center
Ward
Moble
Fremont Council Approves 1.6 Million Road Projects
Fremont city council approves a 1.6 million dollar slate of street construction for 1971 72 adding a 30000 signal project on Fremont Boulevard Tamaya Street. Budget shifts reduce funds for cooperative improvement with property owners as plans for landscaping and city entrances are debated.
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Fremont
Geoffrey Steel
Centerville
North Centerville
McCain
Fremont-Newark Community College
Joseph McCord
Don Driggs
Fremont Boulevard
Tamaya Street
Fremont Firefighters Open Temporary North Centerville Station
Firefighters Ed Hanser, William Kaske, and Lt. William Wellman began operating from a house at 3723 Darwin Drive in the North Gate subdivision. The temporary North Centerville station opened last Sunday, with shrubs installed by the city parks staff. The house will serve as a station until permanent facilities are ready on a nearby site.
Anti-fluoride petition goal reached in Silicon Valley area
In Fremont Newark and Union City the county elections office ruled petitions for fluoridation were 519 short of the required 4 322 signatures. An additional 728 signatures submitted yielded 858 valid. Directors of Alameda County Water District plan a vote on fluoridation and a $9.75 trillion bond on November 2.
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Fremont
Yesteriay
Newark
Union City
Ala
Meda County Water District
Board of Directors
Hement Area Association For Clean Environment
Blaven Miller
Tri-City
Dental Heath
Fremont Unified plans 4.1% cost of living raise for staff
Fremont Unified School District trustees are urged to approve a 4.1 percent raise for non teaching staff and teachers, with a tentative agreement in place and health and dental benefit increases tied to additional state aid. Negotiations hinge on how extra state funds are spent. The plan, based on the 1970-71 index, would cost about $820,000 plus increased health costs and a $7.02 monthly dental plan contribution. A district meeting at 7:00 p.m. today will decide on raises and administrator salaries.
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Fremont
Fremont Unified School District
Kranawitter
Kranawitler
Fremont Blvd
Branawitter
Hayward Panel backs targeted earthquake cautions not a blanket ban
Hayward Planning Commission subcommittee said no wholesale building ban due to quake danger. They pressed for identifying extreme hazard areas first and requiring soil and site tests before permits. Developers would bear responsibility. city would not ban construction except on the early quake fault. Final goals to be adopted at next meeting aimed for August 25.
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Hayward
Brichfield
Blrehfield Aldol. Mo
Gary Chonkin
Paaner
Ity
Taory Cs Clty
Inei Ig Huse
Enanei
City to bill railroad for derailment emergency services
Fremont officials said they will bill Western Pacific Railroad for special city services during Saturday’s derailment of 25 freight cars into homes along Old Canyon Road in Niles. Costs include guards, barricades, meals for evacuees, and fire and inspection operations. one unidentified incident caused about 600000 dollars in damage with no injuries reported.
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Fremont
Western Pacific Railroad
Old Canyon Road
Niles
Robert Nelson
Fire Department
Nelson
Western Pacific
Red Cross
Fremont delays fire chief selection amid withdrawals
City Manager Don Driggs said the search for a new fire chief is on hold with a decision expected in two weeks. About a dozen candidates were interviewed, four withdrew, leaving two or three finalists. The post has been vacant since February after Fire Chief Thomas Estudilla resigned.
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Fremont
Don Driggs
Driggs
Ute
Yeasall
Ney Driges
Chang
Considera
Thomas Estudilla
Temporary leader named for Amador Valley and Pleasanton districts
Tom Hart was appointed acting superintendent for the Amador Valley Joint Union High School District and Pleasanton Elementary School District. The board also engaged Dr. Jay McPherson and staff to aid recruiting and evaluation, aiming for a permanent appointment by early next year, with possible delay to February or March. Hart has 21 years with the district and previously served as director of personnel and a former Pleasanton Elementary principal.
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Pleasanton
Amador Valley Joint Union High School District
Tom Hart
Amador Valley
Measanton
Start
Oreaniaaliong
Jay McPherson
Prs
Robert Cook
Alincel
Kay Tinskell
Ims
Pakistan
Haskell
Ag Superiilerndart
Tiard
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