:Tri-City Voice
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{{Infobox newspaper
| type = Weekly newspaper
| owners = What's Happening Inc.
| publisher = William Marshak
| foundation = 2002
| headquarters = Fremont, California, United States
| oclc = 49056272
| website = {{URL|https://tricityvoice.com/}}
}}
The Tri-City Voice is a weekly San Francisco Bay Area newspaper based in Fremont, California, and covering the cities of Fremont, Newark, Union City, Hayward, Milpitas and Sunol.{{Cite web|url=https://tricityvoice.com/about/|title=About Us|website=Tri-City Voice|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn2008060152/|title=About What's Happening's Tri-City Voice. (Fremont, Calif.) 2002-current|website=Library of Congress: Chronicling America}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sccl.org/About/Contact-Us/Obituary-Search-Assistance/Bay-Area-Newspapers|title=Bay Area Newspapers|website=Santa Clara County Library District|access-date=2018-08-20}}
History
It was founded in 2002,{{Cite news|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49056272|title=What's Happening's Tri-City Voice|work=OCLC WorldCat|oclc=49056272 |access-date=2018-08-20|language=en}} and went online at tricityvoice.com in 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://tricityvoice.com/|title=tricityvoice.com on the Wayback Machine|website=Wayback Machine|language=en|access-date=2018-08-20}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://tricityvoice.com/ |date=* }}
The paper covers local news, arts, history, and entertainment.{{Cite web|url=https://museumoflocalhistory.org/tri-city-voice/|title=Tri-City Voice Articles|website=Washington Township Museum of Local History|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-20}} It is designated a newspaper of general circulation by the cities of Fremont{{Cite web|url=https://www.fremont.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/372|title=Fremont City Council Meeting, February 21, 2012|date=February 21, 2012|website=City of Fremont|page=4}}{{Cite web|url=https://fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1272/PLN2009-00171-Exhibit-A?bidId=|title=Draft Ordinance No. XX-2009|date=2009|website=City of Fremont|page=1}}{{Cite web|url=https://fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3300/Enc-34-Draft-Ordinance?bidId=|title=Draft Ordinance No. XX-2010|date=2010|website=City of Fremont|page=2}} and Union City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unioncity.org/DocumentCenter/View/2046/FY-18-19-CDBG-Action-Plan?bidId=|title=Union City Action Plan: Community Development Block Grant FY 2018|date=2018|website=Union City, California|pages=37–38|format=PDF|access-date=2018-09-21}} Print copies are made available primarily through free distribution, as well as paid subscriptions.
The Tri-City Voice is owned by What's Happening, Inc.{{Cite web|url=https://fremont.gov/3093/Publication-Public-Advertisements-Legal-|title=Publication-Public Advertisements & Legal Notices|date=2017-12-20|website=City of Fremont|language=en|access-date=2018-08-20}} Founding publisher and editor William Marshak retired in June 2024, announcing, “Father Time has given us clear signals to spend more time with family, especially our new great-granddaughters.”{{Cite news|url=https://tricityvoice.com/7-31-18/|title=Tri-City Voice masthead|date=June 18, 2024|work=Tri-City Voice|page=29}}{{Cite news|url=https://tricityvoice.com/archives/2024/TCV-240618.pdf|title=Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em|date=June 18, 2024|work=Tri-City Voice|page=21}}
Recognition
The paper was given the 2018 "Media of the Year" award by the Indo-American Community Federation,{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/community-members-from-all-backgrounds-join-in-celebrating-iacf-s/article_6bfb5f50-3920-11e8-b8b1-2382182d7708.html|title=Community Members from All Backgrounds Join in Celebrating IACF's 17th Annual Unity Dinner|last=Albanese|first=Giovanni|work=India West|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}} and is one of 72 American newspapers being archived by the Princeton University Library for its coverage on African American communities.{{Cite news|url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/09/05/princeton-university-library-builds-collection-newspapers-published-african|title=Princeton University Library builds collection of newspapers published for African American audiences|work=Princeton University|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}}