r/NewarkCA

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?

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!

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.