‘Pump the brakes’: Fremont residents ask City Council to pause charter city initiative

Fremont residents packed City Hall on Tuesday for the second and final public hearing to discuss whether the city should remain a general law city beholden to state laws or transition to a charter city with its own local constitution.

“At its heart, this initiative is asking one question,” said Mayor Raj Salwan. “Who should write the rules of how Fremont governs — Fremont or Sacramento?”