Gary Singh topped a three-way field of candidates to become Union City’s mayor, replacing Carol Dutra-Vernaci, mayor since 2012. Emily Duncan trailed him by nine points. Singh has served two four-year terms with the City Council, representing District 1. Before that, he served as Planning Commissioner from 2006 until 2014. His campaign prioritizes increasing affordable housing, reducing crime and supporting small businesses.
A resident of Union City for 30 years, Singh is also the founder and CEO of Bay Star Auto, and is on the boards of the Union City Friends of Sister Cities Alliance and of Daily Bowl, a nonprofit that fights food waste. In 2018 he initiated an audit into the Union City city departments.
Lance Nishihira, was the top vote getter amongst the three contenders for Union City’s District 1 Council seat with 55% of votes. A trustee for New Haven Unified School District, Nishihara has also served on the Economic Development Advisory Team and General Plan Advisory Committee. His campaign prioritized issues around public safety, transportation, and homelessness.
Nishahara beat Wendy Huang (37% of vote), a real estate investor whose campaign was marked by mass emails relating incidents of Asian hate and misogyny against her.
Both Singh and Nishihara will begin their terms on Dec. 10, 2024.
Wow, they just elected a criminal to the mayor’s seat!!!
Corrupt UCPD and now a criminal mayor heading the city!!! WOW!!!
He tried to kill a man by bumping him off the road on his motorcycle. He planned the kill and got away with it as UCPD didn’t investigate the case and pulled it under rug.
This is not going to end well!!!
Gary Singh thinks he can play god by bumping people off the road. This criminal should be in jail not getting high paying salary as a mayor of the city!!!
Where is FBI? Why is this criminal being allowed to be city’s mayor? FBI should investigate motorcycle accident on Decoto Rd close to Mission Blvd intersection in front of Mission Liquor store. The investigation will lead back to Gary Singh and he should be tried for attempted murder and UCPD officers involved in the cover up should be put behind bars.
This guy is getting away with attempted murder and going to enjoy tax payers money. What a corrupt city government. He is like a fox watching the hen house. He should be behind bars for rest of his life!!!
The accident (or at least it was made to look like accident) happened on 08-13-2020. All private investigation lead straight to Gary Singh and his close friend Jas Gill (living on Gem St, Union City).
Jas Gill’s son Perminder Gill invited his friend for a motorcycle ride. Jr. Gill had been observing the man riding behavior for months and given him several hints that he is going to do something ill. Sensing this the man stayed away from Jr. Gill for over six months. Jr. Gill called him after six month to go on ride to 84 and also brought beers and marijuana along to offer the man so when he is taken down on 84, it can be made to look like an accident of a man under influence.
The man refused to go on ride on 84 sensing Jr. Gill is up to no good and suggested to go to a local park in stead for the ride on the highway. A car pulled along the man’s bike and scared him to turn his bike towards to curb. Trying to avoid the car, he turned his motorcycle the other way and ran into the curb. He got injured badly and barely survived the accident.
These guys were paid or for some other reasons, these people planned to kill the man. FBI should investigate and put this man behind bars. He can’t play god to people and get away with it. He won’t get away with it!!!
Gary Singh and his long time friend Jas Gill (Gem St, Union City resident) will pay for their crimes along with Jr. Gill who betrayed his own friend to either gain financially or by other means. These corrupt people will try to gain financially from city government’s money by hook or crook. It must not happen or American beliefs, system, and law will be crying that these criminals establishing themselves in the public system. They must be rooted out or someone will play their God unless the law takes these criminals out of the system and behind bars!!!