Fremont mayor prioritizes affordable housing, hiring more cops and firefighters in final ‘State of the City’ address

FREMONT — In her last “State of the City” address, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei on Wednesday said building more affordable housing, hiring more police officers and firefighters and pursuing greater environmental sustainability are among her top priorities as she exits office.

Mei, who became mayor in 2016 and is termed out at the end of this year, said there are hundreds of affordable housing units in the pipeline and while homelessness in the city has declined by 21 percent, according to the city data...