Manisha Pathak
Candidate for City Council Member, Fremont, District 4 · Educator/Nonprofit Executive
Manisha Pathak has lived in the Mission San Jose and South Fremont area for more than 20 years, where she raised her family. She has approximately 20 years of experience in the Silicon Valley technology industry across engineering, product, operations, and executive roles. She currently serves the City of Fremont as a Senior Peer Counselor, sits on the Fremont Human Relations Commission, and founded a Fremont-based nonprofit supporting community connection, cultural education, and educational opportunities for underprivileged girls.
Positions in brief
Pathak's platform emphasizes public safety through community collaboration, mental-health and homelessness services, environmental sustainability, and community engagement.
Pathak supports stronger collaboration among residents, schools, law enforcement, first responders, mental-health professionals, and neighborhood groups, along with traffic safety and emergency readiness. On homelessness, she supports connecting unhoused residents with mental-health services, addiction treatment, housing resources, and employment assistance. She also supports expanding green space and encouraging sustainable development.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Supports stronger collaboration among residents, law enforcement, first responders, and mental-health professionals.
“Stronger collaboration among residents, schools, law enforcement, first responders, mental health professionals, and neighborhood organizations.”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports connecting unhoused residents to mental-health, addiction-treatment, housing, and employment services.
“connecting unhoused residents with mental health services, addiction treatment, temporary and supportive housing resources, employment assistance, and other programs that can help people achieve long-term stability.”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports expanding green spaces and encouraging sustainable development.
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