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Greetings Fremont! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Bay Area flag football powers just knocked off Fremont's squad?
  • Why did Fremont and Union City abandon a $2.6 million system?
  • How a laid-off Tesla Fremont worker saves $1,500 a month

Also on today's calendar: Celebrate International Grenache Day Weekend Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. High school flag football rankings Sept. 16, 2026: Bay Area News Group Top 15 (eastbaytimes.com) — Bay Area girls flag football rankings are out, and local teams are jostling for position as league play heats up. Milpitas' surge up the list includes a recent win over Fremont, while James Logan cracks the Top 15, giving Fremont-area fans plenty of nearby matchups to watch this week.
   

2. 'Fire is out': Leon commissioners updated after chaos in the courts (tallahassee.com) — Leon County, Florida officials say their court-records IT crisis is now contained after a problematic software upgrade, and they're auditing millions of records for errors. As they weigh what to do next with vendor ProPhoenix, they point to Fremont and Union City's decision to abandon a similar $2.6 million ProPhoenix dispatch system after serious reliability issues.
   

3. California man who's spent the last two years living in his Tesla and paying no rent shares how much he's saved (supercarblondie.com) — A former supervisor at Tesla's Fremont factory, laid off in 2024 and forced to sell his $1.2 million home, has spent the last two years living full-time in his Model X. By relying on 24-hour gyms and careful parking choices, he says he's cut rent and utility costs enough to save about $1,500 a month in high-cost California.
   

4. Why did a California white man call a Black father a racist? (themarysue.com) — A Fremont father says a white man confronted and yelled at his daughter while she practiced driving near the local DMV, sparking a tense exchange over public-road use and race. The viral video has drawn mixed reactions online, with some residents defending the family's right to practice there and others debating whether calling out "white privilege" was itself racist.
   

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  • NINE LIVES in Redwood City has free spay/neuter on Sept.
    25 & 26! Here's the newsletter they sent me today in an email -- please read it thoroughly for the details (see below). *NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR NINE… (Nextdoor Cabrillo)
  • These cuties will get fixed next week and finally ready to find a family through tri-city animal shelter 🥰
    I've fostered for many years and this will be my hardest goodbye. These are so adorable, have the best personalities and are so fun! Whoever that… (Nextdoor Grimmer/Irvington)
  • Danaher Corporation posted a job opening for Senior Automation Controls Engineer in Newark. Apply here.
  • Cargill Corporation posted a job opening for Refinery Superintendent in Newark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fremont here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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