The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is an unprecedented economic event with inevitable disruptions to businesses across virtually all industries. The effects on our local, national, and global economies will be temporary and transitory, and businesses must put contingency plans in place now to mitigate the impact and prepare for recovery. To assist businesses in […]
Fremont’s General Plan, a long-range planning document adopted in 2011, outlines a vision to make the city more strategically urban. Appropriately, much of today’s planning conversations focus on “all things urban.” As the second largest city in the Bay Area (90 square miles!), Fremont has made great strides in accomplishing this goal. Over the years, […]
Last week, the City of Fremont and autonomous technology company Pony.ai launched a pilot program offering rides to and from the Fremont Amtrak/ACE Station and City Hall as well as the City of Fremont Development Services Center for a group of City employees via Pony.ai’s shared, on-demand, autonomous last-mile service. This public-private partnership is one […]
The annual State of the Valley Conference is always a highlight of our year, and this time was no exception. Now in its 16th year, the event featured renowned journalist Dan Rather as the keynote and a series of inspiring speakers ranging from urban planning thought leaders to leading tech experts. Regular attendees of the […]
Fremont being an entrepreneurial city (with more startups per capita than any other city in the nation!), we take supporting the growth of startups very seriously. A perfect platform that helps us accomplish that is Startup Grind, a community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Our local chapter hosts monthly meetups in Fremont featuring […]
Introducing the Inaugural Energy Resiliency Business Symposium In the final months of 2019, the Bay Area was rocked by a series of sporadic, wide-sweeping, and highly disruptive public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events. Though most Fremont residents and businesses were fortunate enough to avoid disruption, the incidents left many wondering what they could do to […]
Your participation matters! The 2020 Census begins in mid-March, and will have a major impact on our community. The census provides crucial data about our area that informs the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funding for essential services such as healthcare, school programs, housing, transportation, and social services. The census also determines the […]
Carolina Miranda is the founder of Cultivating Capital and can help your small business improve its sustainability practices. As a Consultant with the Alameda County Green Business Program, she has helped hundreds of small-to-medium sized businesses throughout the county reduce waste, conserve water, minimize pollution, and save energy. What is the Alameda County Green Business […]
The first StartUp Grind event of 2020 was a smashing success! I had the pleasure of hosting a fireside chat with Prem Talreja at our Startup Grind Fremont Chapter. Prem Talreja has lived in Silicon Valley since the 80’s and has spent time in the technology ecosystem as a marketing and management executive. Currently, he […]
