🌱 Patch AM: Will Fremont’s bison rancher have to reopen the road to Vargas?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Fremont’s bison rancher have to reopen the road to Vargas?
• Why a fake Hooters sign has Bay Area towns buzzing

Also on today's calendar: Pick Your Pour: The $99 Case Event and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 37 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 39.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fremont rancher refuses to remove gate after city claims it blocks park access (eastbaytimes.com) — Access to Vargas Plateau Regional Park from Morrison Canyon Road in Fremont is at stake as a local bison rancher appeals the city’s order to remove a newly built gate officials say blocks a public right-of-way. The dispute involves potential daily fines, decades of public use claims, and long-running tensions between the George family, park users, and environmental advocates.
   

• A prank Hooters sign in Mill Valley sparked outrage, confusion, and memes after the town lost its Whole Foods (sfstandard.com) — Fremont gets a brief shoutout in a quirky story about a fake Hooters sign in Mill Valley, which stirred confusion after a Whole Foods closed. The article notes that a former Hooters in Fremont shut down years ago, as the writer investigates whether the supposed new Mill Valley location is real or just a prank.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fremont

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Pick Your Pour: The $99 Case Event
  274 Lindbergh Ave, Livermore
  11:00 am
• Fenestra Winery's Annual Soup and Wine Event
  83 Vallecitos Rd, Livermore
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• Serve Up Some Fun: Adult Tennis Winter 2026 in Menlo Park
  Willow Oaks Park, 490 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
  8:45 am
• Fun from the Start: Winter 2026 Mommy & Daddy Me Tennis
  Willow Oaks Park, 490 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
  9:45 am
• Serve, Swing, Shine: Winter 2026 Youth Tennis in Menlo Park
  Willow Oaks Park, 490 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
  10:15 am
• Rising Stars on the Court: Winter 2026 Kids Tennis in Menlo Park
  Willow Oaks Park, 490 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
  11:00 am

Monday January 12

• Fun After-School Tennis Program at Duveneck Elementary School
  705 Alester Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
  2:15 pm
• Step into the Spotlight: After-School Dance Lessons at Juana Briones School
  Juana Briones Elementary School, 4100 Orme Street ​, Palo Alto, CA, 94306
  2:25 pm
• Step Into the Flow: After-School Yoga at Addison Elementary School
  650 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  2:25 pm
• Fun After School Tennis Program at Ohlone Elementary School
  Ohlone Elementary School, 950 Amarillo Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
  2:25 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Tai Chi with Nelson Ng
  Palo Alto City Library , 1213 Newell Road , Palo Alto
  10:00 am
• Gentle Flow Yoga
  Milpitas Community Library , 160 North Main Street , Milpitas
  10:15 am
• Neurosphere: Neuroscience and More! Grades 3-8
  Mitchell Park Library , 3700 Middlefield Road , Palo Alto
  11:00 am
• EPA YMCA - Free Weekends at the EPA YMCA!
  Lewis and Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA , 550 Bell St , East Palo Alto
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MFMII's Got Talent 2026 —Veera Kazak Read on Patch

• LOST DOG ALERT!
  Have you seen this pet? Crash was lost on January 06, 2026 and was last seen near Fremont, CA If you have information on their location, please… (Nextdoor Irvington)
• Wednesday 01/07 I don't know where or what time it was but I would like 2 thank the person or persons that helped a young man that nite for saving my son he OD and was blue but whom every it was the called 911 just in time and because of your
  kindness I not buring my son. I thank whomever u may be my family and me want to thank whomever it was from the bottom of heart thank. (Nextdoor Cabrillo)

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