How come that Newark, CA is an enclave surrounded by Fremont?

I did not live either in Newark or in Fremont during the formation of these cities. So, I do not have first-hand knowledge of the formation of these cities. But the website of Newark city mentions these facts: A gentleman by the name of E. Beard s... read more

Subsequently, in 2010, a proposal brought in by the former Fremont Mayor Gus Morrison to merge all the three tri-cities, Fremont, Newark and Union City did not fructify as the mayors of those cities at that time opposed it. read more

Newark is an enclave, surrounded by the city of Fremont. The three cities of Newark, Fremont, and Union City make up the "Tri-City" area. Its population was 44,205 in 2015 making it the third largest city in the US named Newark after Newark, Ohio, and Newark, New Jersey. read more