Kyle Martin

2 days ago | siliconvalley.com | Kyle Martin

FREMONT — A housing development along East Warren Avenue is on hold after neighbors brought traffic and privacy concerns to the attention of the city’s planning commission. The planning commission this month delayed approving the Warren Place Development — a plan for six, two-story homes on undeveloped land formerly owned by Caltrans — after several residents complained the road is already too dangerous and the new neighbors would be able to see into their backyards from their second story homes.

2 days ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

FREMONT — A housing development along East Warren Avenue is on hold after neighbors brought traffic and privacy concerns to the attention of the city’s planning commission. The planning commission this month delayed approving the Warren Place Development — a plan for six, two-story homes on undeveloped land formerly owned by Caltrans — after several residents complained the road is already too dangerous and the new neighbors would be able to see into their backyards from their second story homes.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

PLEASANTON — There is a garden hose running from Rick Hempy’s house to his neighbor’s homes, supplying them with water to shower, bathe or wash dishes. The web of hoses, which includes the one from Hempy’s home, was the unincorporated neighborhood’s latest water troubles. Last summer, a line supplying at least six homes broke, forcing the city of Pleasanton to feed water to the homes through a fire hydrant.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

FREMONT– Following weeks of negotiations, the Fremont Unified School District and its teachers union have agreed on a new three-year contract, ending the threat of a possible strike. The new contract inked Wednesday includes salary and benefit increases but did not address the Fremont Unified District Teachers Association’s complaints of overcrowded classrooms.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Kyle Martin

DUBLIN — A former Dublin knife store owner claims police harassed him after authorities raided his shop and seized $2 million in firearms and other weapons, a federal lawsuit filed this week says. Deepak Chopra alleges police illegally searched and seized inventory and weapons from his previous business, Dublin Knives, in 2023.