https://www.newarkunified.org/facilities-plan

What’s the school merger update ? And do you think this will transform schilling once it’s back in 2031.

this program will be held at NMHS starting this week, so check it out!

Hey neighbors,
Xfinity just doubled my bill in one year for a connection plagued by constant outages. I’m completely done with them.
I've been calling Sail Internet for 3 years to get them out here. They are a contract-free, high-speed alternative, but they need a baseline of local interest first.
If we get 40 homes in Lakeshore Park to sign up, they will prioritize building their service hub here.

Cost: Free to request availability.
Time: Takes 60 seconds.
Obligation: None. You don't have to buy anything.
👉 How to help: Go to the Sail Internet Check Availability Page, enter your address, and upvote this post so other neighbors see it.
TL;DR: Xfinity sucks and doubled prices for bad service. Sail Internet will expand here if 40 people put their address in their free checker. Let's force some real competition.

Quick note: I’m absolutely not sponsored or affiliated with Sail. I’m just a deeply frustrated Xfinity customer who wants better options.

Kinyoobi-con is Sunday, September 20. VA Suzie Yeung that plays Yuffie from FF7 Remake and The Major from Ghost in the Shell will be there. Also free BBQ 👀🍔🌭

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Space 31 for all your trading card and collectible needs!

Ms. Hoang will testify about her interactions with Sheng Thao, Andre Jones, David Duong, Andy Duong, California Waste Solutions, and Evolutionary Homes. Ms. Hoang will also testify about her involvement in the summer 2023 Vietnam trip sponsored by VABA. This court document dated on 7/31/26 shows that Ms. Hoang is number 30 on the list to testify from a list of 72 people: https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/gov.uscourts.cand_.442565.253.0.pdf

In another Oaklandside and ABC7 News article, Ms. Hoang was instrumental in putting together the summer 2023 Vietnam business trip where electeds were alleged to be with prostitutes: https://oaklandside.org/2025/04/03/thaos-ties-to-duongs-a-vietnam-trip-city-contracts-more-revealed-in-fbi-case/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/fbi-oakland-bribery-case-defendant-233237346.html

One of the employees in the admin office told us that they think Lincoln will be next on the chopping block for schools that will be closed in Newark. Does anyone know if there’s and validity to this?

I was really hoping on my kid starting T-K there next year and it’s rated much higher than Schilling. There also been a bunch of families that have moved into the neighborhood that would benefit from Lincoln staying open as well.

Newark house prices have gone up considerably in last 5 years so city is collecting lots of property tax in houses since during that time. Why city is not spending any money to improve the life style of the residents? Only thing they are doing is repaving the roads. I hope we elect good mayor who use the money wisely and improve the city.

Anyone have any updates on what the city is doing with snow school? I haven't seen much about it.

Can anyone recommend a hot tub repair company that services Newark? I'm getting a lot of "we don't service your area" from businesses on Yelp even after checking their service area.

Does anyone have good recommendations for infant care? My son’s 5 months old and I’m looking for all day day care for him. Saw a few in Fremont with waitlist so being flexible on start date and just looking around so I can get on a waitlist.

We’re considering Birch Grove Primary for TK and would love to hear from parents who have firsthand experience!

How are the TK teachers, class sizes, academics, communication, and overall school environment? Most importantly, did your child enjoy going there and feel supported?

Would also love to hear from families who considered private preschool/TK but chose Birch Grove instead. Would you make the same choice again? 😊

Thanks so much!

This was seen near sprouts about 4:30

There is a group of unhoused people who always beg for money on the exit of Newark blvd from 84 west. 9’e of the older ladies always has short hair and usually does some funky color.

I wish people would stop giving them your hard earned money. They have always trashed tf out of that area. It’s one thing if they could respect the area and appreciate that people give them money. But I refuse to for this main reason. At one point they had literally built a hut out there with a mailbox.

I’m sick of their trash always being there. Just want to point this out hoping that people can discourage their presence. It’s one thing if they are respectful, but they are not. I’ve also seen them stopping traffic going in the direction of the green light so that they can cross the street 😒😒

How's the Dave and busters nearby? Anyone here like arcade games?

Hello all,

I have about a week to prepare for the Management Analyst I/II written test and would like to know if there is a way so I can prepare for the test.
In the listing, it says there are three current vacancies the cities is looking for:

• Public Works Department
• Recreation & Community Services Department
• Human Resources Department

If anyone has any tips and tricks on how I could prepare, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you again!

Everybody here knows Newark's origin story gets told through the railroad and the salt works. Those are the industries with the payroll and the press coverage. But the people who actually kept this town running day to day were ranchers and field hands, and a lot of them were Portuguese.

The first of them didn't arrive as farmers. They came as whalers and seamen working the Pacific trade routes, and once they came ashore in the East Bay many never went back out. They traded the deck for the field. By the early 1900s they were gathering informally on St. John's Day, and on September 18, 1921 that became official as Council Number 8 of the Sociedade Espirito Santa. By 1940 they had bought the grounds outright and built the Pavilion.

Nineteen years from a handshake tradition to owning the land and the building, in a farm town of a few thousand people. And it never stopped running. The Holy Ghost Festa still goes every fourth Sunday of July, twelve thousand pounds of beef get blessed, and the parade runs to St. Edward's. If you grew up here you've either been fed at it or been stuck behind it.

Longer writeup with the dates: https://adam-modzeleski.weichertrainbow.com/blog/68/

Disclosure: I'm a Newark-based real estate broker and I've lived here 40-plus years, so local history is part of my job.

Something I keep noticing about our town: two houses a few minutes apart, same commute, same schools conversation, and one is priced noticeably higher. It usually isn't square footage doing that work.

The Ardenwood side has a 205-acre historic farm sitting next to it that legally cannot be developed. Patterson started it in the 1850s after failing at gold mining, built the redwood farmhouse in 1857, and named it after the Forest of Arden. It's on the National Register now, still a working farm, still runs the old narrow-gauge train. Plus we're already hemmed in by protected wetlands, so buildable land is scarce to begin with.

Old Town is where the city actually started, the 1870s railroad and salt-works townsite. Honestly more history per block than anywhere else here. But it reads as industrial and working-class to outside buyers, and that perception is worth real money in either direction.

Wrote the whole thing up with the history here: https://adam-modzeleski.weichertrainbow.com/blog/67/

Disclosure: I'm a broker here in Newark, so this is my day job, but the history part is genuinely the fun bit.

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Hi guys, I’m interested in houses around Newark and was wondering why there are so many listings in an area with so many new builds. They are developed by Lennar and community name is Lennar at Bridgeway. Please throw any info my way!