Specter of scandals, calls for change hang over competitive Fremont mayor’s race

FREMONT — Fremont mayoral candidates face a competitive field in November, as current Mayor Lily Mei terms out and the contenders seeking to replace her stake out their arguments about how much the culture of city government needs to change. Four candidates made the filing deadline this year, making for a tightly packed race for the seat. Candidates include Vinnie Bacon, Rohan Marfatia, Hiu M. Ng and current councilman Raj Salwan. Salwan, the city’s current District 5 councilman, hopes to vacate his current seat and ascend into Mei’s job as her eight-year tenure ends. He vowed to refuse money from “any [...]

FREMONT — Fremont mayoral candidates face a competitive field in November, as current Mayor Lily Mei terms out and the contenders seeking to replace her stake out their arguments about how much the culture of city government needs to change. Four candidates made the filing deadline this year, making for a tightly packed race for the seat. Candidates include Vinnie Bacon, Rohan Marfatia, Hiu M.

Ng and current councilman Raj Salwan. Salwan, the city’s current District 5 councilman, hopes to vacate his current seat and ascend into Mei’s job as her eight-year tenure ends. He vowed to refuse money from “any [.

..].