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July 18, 2025

Upcoming Interstate 680 Closures in Fremont

Caltrans will fully close segments of Interstate 680 in Fremont near the Mission San Jose (State Route 238) Overpass for critical bridge and pavement work—southbound lanes from July 25 at 10:00 pm to July 28 at 5:00 am, and northbound lanes from August 8 at 10:00 pm to August 11 at 5:00 am. During closures, traffic will be detoured via Mission Blvd/State Route 238 and State Route 84. Expect delays and plan alternate routes. Work is weather-dependent. For updates and detour maps, visit Caltrans, 511 SF Bay, or QuickMap.

Waste Collection Service Alert

As the current waste collection service disruption from Republic Services continues, the City is providing another update to keep our community informed.

• Republic Services is continuing to collect garbage carts (black carts) that residents previously reported as missed.
• Republic Services has started collecting residential recycling carts (blue carts) and organics/yardwaste carts (green carts) from Tuesday customers.
• Tomorrow, July 19, Republic Services will begin to collect residential recycling carts (blue carts) and organics/yardwaste carts (green carts) from Wednesday customers.
• If you are a residential customer with a Monday through Thursday route that still has not received a garbage pickup, please email your address to environment@fremont.gov. Our team will forward your information to Republic Services. Due to the large volume of emails and calls we are receiving, you may not receive an individual reply. However, please be assured your address will be shared with Republic Services. It is not necessary to call and email the City and also contact Republic Services. Please only contact us one time to expedite service.
• If you have a bulky pickup scheduled, please do not set out materials. Contact Republic Services to reschedule your appointment.
• City of Fremont Maintenance Operations staff is working to clear the streets of bulky materials that were placed out but not collected last week and emptying public litter containers throughout the city.
• For commercial customers with shared dumpsters, which may include apartment/condo/townhome complexes, Republic Services is continuing to expand the number of routes in service. The City is deploying additional crews to help with this effort.
• Remember that you can continue to drop-off your normal household trash, recycling, and organics/yardwaste for free at the Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station, located at 41149 Boyce Rd. Please bring any type of proof of Fremont residency/business. The Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station is open to the public from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm. The wait time is generally 15 minutes.

Please note that another update is expected this evening. That update and all future updates will be available on the City’s webpage at  city.fremont.gov/wastecollectionservicealert.

Council At A Glance

Catch up on July 15 City Council Special Meeting

Did you miss this week's Special Council Meeting? View the webcast or the agenda.

Catch up on July 15 Council Meeting

Did you miss this week’s City Council Meeting? Catch up on the webcast for updates on the FY 2025–2028 Human Service Grant Recommendations – Referrals from the Human Relations Commission; approve recommendations for FY 2025–2028 Human Service Grant funding and authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with non-profit agencies, and General-Purpose Revenue Measure Viability Survey – Authorize the City Manager to commission a baseline survey regarding the viability of a general-purpose revenue measure, and more or view the agenda. The next regularly scheduled council meeting is on September 2, 2025.

Fremont Festival of the Arts: August 2 & 3

Join us at this year’s annual Fremont Festival of the Arts on August 2-3, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Downtown Fremont! The Festival is produced by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy activities and entertainment for the entire family including artist and food booths; food trucks offering a variety of delicious street eats; artisanal prepackaged food sales at the Gourmet Marketplace; live performances; Kid City filled with rides and, games, and street performers, including face painters, henna tattoos, and more! Admission is free.

Stop by our City of Fremont booths to chat with our staff about current projects and job opportunities.

Save the Date! Downtown Dog Days Coming August 30

Fremont’s Transition to 100% Renewable Energy

Fremont residents, your electricity service will switch to 100% renewable energy this August! This energy will come from clean sources like wind and solar.

Renewable 100:

The City of Fremont and Ava Community Energy (Ava), Fremont’s electricity provider, will designate Ava’s Renewable 100 plan as the default electricity service plan for residents. This plan is priced slightly above the other available service plans, costing about $3–$6 more per month than Ava’s Bright Choice plan (Fremont’s default plan since 2018) and $1–$4 more per month than PG&E.

The transition to Renewable 100 will occur this August for residential customers and in August 2026 for commercial customers. CARE, FERA, Medical Baseline, and customers who have opted out of Ava service to PG&E will not be transitioned.

Even with Fremont’s transition to Renewable 100, you'll still have the same plan options you have now, but you’ll need to take action if you don't want your plan to change. To remain on Fremont’s current default service plan, Bright Choice (5% below PG&E rates), or opt out of Ava service and select PG&E, visit AvaEnergy.org/Fremont by Wednesday, July 23. You can still change your plan at any time after this date, but it will take one to two billing cycles for a change to take effect, so you will see charges for the Renewable 100 plan on your bill until your change is active.

The transition to Renewable 100 is outlined in Fremont’s Climate Action Plan, as it will provide cleaner energy to residents and businesses and achieve the high-priority goal of reducing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions.

Ava Community Energy:

Ava Community Energy (Ava) is a not-for-profit public agency that provides electricity generation service for Alameda County and parts of San Joaquin County. While PG&E still handles the delivery of electricity to your home—including maintaining the electric grid, handling billing, and resolving outages—Ava is responsible for sourcing and supplying the electricity that PG&E delivers.

For more information, visit AvaEnergy.org/Fremont or contact Ava’s customer support team at 833-699-3223 (weekdays 9:00 am. – 5:00 pm) or customer-support@AvaEnergy.org.

Upcoming Events

Every Friday Through October 24: Fremont Street Eats, every Friday from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at the Downtown Event Center, 3500 Capitol Ave. Produced by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Food Truck Mafia. 

May 26 – September 1: Aqua Adventure Waterpark open, 40500 Paseo Padre Pkwy.

Saturday, July 19: Niles Dog Show, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at Niles Community Park, 37671 3rd St. Produced by the Niles Main Street Association.

Thursday, July 24: Summer Concert Series, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at Central Park Performance Pavilion (next to 40204 Paseo Padre Pkwy).

Friday, July 25: Aqua Adventure Family Fridays, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at Aqua Adventure Waterpark, 40500 Paseo Padre Pkwy.

Friday, July 25: Pacific Commons Summer Concert Series, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, The Block at Pacific Commons.

Thursday, July 31: Summer Concert Series, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at Central Park Performance Pavilion (next to 40204 Paseo Padre Pkwy).

Saturday/Sunday, August 2 & 3: Fremont Festival of the Arts in Downtown Fremont, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Produced by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce.

Tuesday, August 5: Fremont Police Department’s National Night Out, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm throughout Fremont.

Friday, August 8: Aqua Adventure Family Fridays, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at Aqua Adventure Waterpark, 40500 Paseo Padre Pkwy.

Sunday, August 10: Hot August Niles Car Show, along Niles Boulevard and J. St, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Produced by the Niles Main Street Association.

Friday, August 15: Movie Under the Stars. Movie starts in the evening after sunset, at the Central Park Performance Pavilion (next to 40204 Paseo Padre Pkwy).

Saturday and Sunday, August 16-17: Festival of India Mela and Parade, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 39439 Paseo Padre Pkwy. Produced by the Federation of Indo-Americans of Northern California.

Friday, August 22: Pacific Commons Summer Concert Series, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, The Block at Pacific Commons.

Saturday, August 30: Downtown Dog Days, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Downtown Event Center Plaza, 3500 Capitol Ave.

Sunday, August 31: Niles Antique Faire & Flea Market, from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Niles Town Plaza, 37482 Niles Blvd.

Friday, September 19: Casino Night Fundraiser, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Age Well Center at South Fremont, 47111 Mission Falls Ct.

Friday, September 19: Movie Under the Stars. Movie starts in the evening after sunset, at the Central Park Performance Pavilion (next to 40204 Paseo Padre Pkwy).

Saturday, September 20: Coastal Cleanup Day, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Cleanup events throughout Fremont.

Friday, September 26: Pacific Commons Summer Concert Series, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, The Block at Pacific Commons.

Don’t miss your chance to score a rebate on a new e-bike with Ava's Bike Electric Program.

Summer Camps are in full swing but there is still time to join in on the fun.

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