Around Fremont

Okay, now that Navlet's is gone, where do you buy ladybugs?

(Gardeners know what I mean...)

EDIT: Answered, thanks!

News is still breaking; here are links..

CHP advises avoiding 580 between 205 interchange and I-5 due to smoke.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/twitter/topics/contributor?q=abc7newsbayarea

Anyone else renewed their registration online with the Fremont DMV and not gotten their tags in the mail?

I guess I should have known better--I was just so excited to not have to smog my car FOR ONCE that I thought I'd try it.

They never sent me the tags, and I was so busy the last couple of weeks (out of town guests, medical appointments, blah blah) that I forgot to follow up. So guess who just got a pile of (fix-it) tickets form the Sunnyvale police? :/

I'll go to the DMV on Monday, but ... yeah, I'm pretty unhappy.

You may have read about the plan to close almost all state parks and beaches. If not, you can read about it here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/30/MNJO17TG6U.DTL
and look up your favorite parks and beaches here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/05/30/stateparks.DTL
The Tri-City area's parks are part of EB Parks, etc., and aren't (currently) under threat, but many popular escapes would be closed under this plan, such as pretty much everything you can get to when you drive over to Half-Moon Bay and go south, the various redwood parks, etc., including Ano Nuevo, Big Basin, Gray Whale Cove, Half Moon Bay Beach, Natural Bridges, Henry Coe, Moss Landing, etc. Only a small number of NorCal spots would escape closure under the plan.

If you are interested in trying to find a way to do something to prevent this, despite the budget problems, you can visit
http://www.savestateparks.org/
Here's their statement about a current budget conference committee attempt to save the parks.

The Fremont/Alameda County Library has not just the typical summer reading programs for children and teens, but also one for adults--read Bay Area-related books and enter to win prizes. Nifty.

Of course, there are other summer events at the library, too.

Until recently I've been getting my hair cut at a local barber shop. On my last visit, I learned that the barber was a big fan of Proposition 8.

I'd rather give my business to a barber shop more in line with my personal beliefs. Any chance anyone here knows of a barber shop around Fremont which is a bit less discriminatory?

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June 13, 2009 is WWKIP day. The Fremont Ravelry knitters group will be meeting at Panera Bread on Mowry and Paseo Padre at about 2:00pm. Feel free to stop by and knit with us, ask questions, or just stop by and say hello. If you can't stop by, please remember to go out and knit somewhere besides home!

City Council votes on FY 09/10 budget and budget cuts – tomorrow, June 9 At 7pm, June 9, the Fremont City Council and Redevelopment Agency will hold second hearings on and adopt the following: the City’s FY 09/10 Operating Budget, the City’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan, and the Redevelopment Agency’s FY 09/10 budget. City Council Agenda: pdf | RDA Agenda: pdf

Got this from the Chamber of Commerce weekly ezine.
 

I'm pretty sure the answer to this is no, but:

Does anyone know a repair place that has a 17" screen IN STOCK for an Alienware laptop (m9700, I think) and could do a repair ASAP for an out-of-town friend? It has to be done ASAP because he's leaving Monday afternoon. We checked with our regular guys and another place, and it'd take 3 days to get the screen in. :/

Figured it was worth a shot...

Hi! My fiance and I are looking for someone to take over our apartment. We are moving to SF and need to be in the new place in 2 weeks. So if anyone is interested in moving in soon that would be great!
The rent is $1025mo,and if you can move in soon, no deposit. Also I think if you decide to sign a new lease rent goes down around $995mo.

The apt is located in fremont, on fremont blvd near the brookvale shopping center. It is a good size for a couple, being about 760sq ft. 1 bd rm, 1 bathrm, small kitchen, large living room. Has a small balcony, dishwasher, gas stove, large pantry closet.
Apt complex has a pool as well.

If anyone is interested or has questions please msg me.

I live on a fairly high-traffic street, and recently people have begun parking their "For Sale" vehicles right in front of my house all day. Unfortunately, we kind of need the street parking for our own vehicles!

Does anyone know if there is some kind of ordinance against this in Fremont, or do I just have to deal with it as people try desperately to sell off their gas-guzzlers in a tanking economy? I suspect that it is considered a public space, and that there's not much we can do unless it sits there for 72 hours. :(

Any info is appreciated, web searching hasn't turned up much that is Fremont-specific. Thanks!

No, not in a metaphoric sense. Can anyone recommend a business to sharpen my kitchen knives? Other than supermarket meat depts. Thank you.

Hayward woman arrested in string of bank robberies--most were in Fremont, but there were also robberies in Union City, Newark, and Hayward.

Unsettling:

FREMONT, Calif. -- A drive-by shooting outside of a Fremont chapel injured at least two people in a crowd of mourners exiting a funeral Wednesday night, according to police officers investigating the incident.

Officers said gunfire erupted at around 8:45 p.m. in front of the Chapel of the Angels on Fremont Boulevard. Police cordoned off two blocks between Chapel and Washington as officers gathered evidence at the scene of the crime.

Anyone know what happened this evening on Peralta between Fremont and Paseo? I tried driving through at around 7pm and there was a lot of police/firetruck action and the road was completely blocked by the vehicles.

Mercury News: Two arrests in Fremont I-680 pellet gun shootings. I hope they got the right guys!

The channel 4 news was reporting on an Alameda measure this morning and I was like "Huh? We didn't get to vote on that." I live in Union City and my husband still had his mock ballots and stuff that gets mailed out so we double checked and there was nothing but the A-F state-wide votes. He said "Well it IS the channel 4 news (which we like to call the "fake news" since it's mostly reading things off the internet and people's Tweets + traffic and weather) so maybe they got it wrong." Or DID Union City get screwed out of voting on an Alameda ballot measure?

Find your polling place for today's vote:

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ppl.htm

An internet search yields so many storage unit places in the north Fremont/Newark area - how do I know which one is good?

Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with any of the local storage places? I'm looking to store most of my worldly possessions for about 3 months and, above all, I need it to be safe.

Thanks!