Union City Residents Directory is not a government office or records custodian. This private reference cannot retrieve or certify a record, establish who lives at an address, or alter an official roll. Send those requests to the agency or court that keeps the file. Call 911 for an emergency; contact Union City Police if you believe stalking or harassment is occurring.
Where a Record Request Belongs
The proper contact depends on the record and the office that created or stores it. For Union City and Alameda County, these routes are the most useful:
- Street and parcel questions: start with the Union City street records route, then use the county assessor or parcel viewer before asking the recorder for a named-party search
- Older directory volumes and past households: use the Union City city-directory collections route, including library and East Bay history sources
- One-person research: follow the Union City resident lookup path, which separates ownership, court, vital, and historical evidence
- Municipal records: contact the City Clerk or submit an identifiable request through the Union City public-records portal
- County records: use the Alameda County Official Public Records route for deeds and recorded documents, and the Clerk-Recorder for certificates and filings
Union City Hall and City Clerk
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road
Union City, CA 94587
Main: 510-471-3232
City Clerk Thai Nam Pham: 510-675-5448
Alameda County Clerk-Recorder
1106 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94607
1-888-280-7708
Land documents, certificates, fictitious business names, and related filings
For city agendas, packets, video, and official-copy instructions, consult the Union City City Meetings and Video page. The City staff directory helps route a question to the Clerk, Building Division, Planning, Public Works, or another municipal custodian. When no purpose-built city search exists, name the department, record type, address or person/business, and a bounded date range in the NextRequest submission.
California's Public Records Act is Government Code Division 10, §§7920.000-7931.000. Under §7922.535, an agency generally makes a disclosure determination within ten calendar days; unusual circumstances can support written notice of up to 14 additional days. That is a determination deadline, not a guarantee that copies will be produced within ten days.
The Clerk-Recorder's official-record index reaches back to 1853, with electronic party indexing from 1969 forward and pre-1969 microfilm work at the Oakland office. The online copy-order path requires an instrument number, so search the index first. For county agency records outside a dedicated portal, use the Alameda County GSA public-records request form; for certificates and county clerk services, begin at the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder information page. Verify current hours and fees with the custodian before visiting or mailing a request.