October 26, 2020 Gov. Newsom Announces Project HomeKey Funding, Including $56 Million for Bay Area Projects By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Project HomeKey is a statewide initiative that buys different motels, hotels or apartment buildings and transforms them into housing. Read More 3
October 16, 2020 Milpitas City Council Asks Santa Clara County to Withdraw Plans for Homeless Housing Project By Grace Hase City leaders want the county to withdraw the project over what they say is a lack of transparency and a hasty timeline. Read More 15
October 14, 2020 PG&E to Cut Power for 2,000 Customers in Santa Clara County By Grace Hase Residents living east of Milpitas near the Calaveras Reservoir are expected to lose power at 8pm. Read More 3
October 14, 2020 Measure T Would Extend a 2014 Parcel Tax to Preserve Santa Clara Valley’s Open Space By Emanuel Lee The proposal would lengthen but not increase the tax set by Measure Q, which county voters overwhelmingly approved six years ago. Read More 3
October 8, 2020 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran May Sue Over Project HomeKey By Grace Hase Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran is concerned that residents won't have a fair chance to provide feedback due to the accelerated timeline. Read More 10
September 22, 2020 Project HomeKey to Flip Milpitas Motel into Long-Term Housing By Grace Hase The $29.2 million in state funds will pay to convert a 146-room Extended Stay America into 132 apartments for homeless residents. Read More 25
September 21, 2020 New Website Schedules Covid Tests Up to a Week in Advance By Silicon Valley Newsroom Getting tested for Covid-19 in Santa Clara County just got easier thanks to an updated web portal that lets you reserve spots well ahead of time. Read More 0
August 23, 2020 East SJ Residents Urged to Pack Bags Following New Evac Orders By Silicon Valley Newsroom Officials announced new evacuation decrees for the SCU Complex of southbound fires burning to the east of San Jose. Read More 0
August 21, 2020 Overnight Growth Makes SCU Complex California’s Biggest Fire By Jennifer Wadsworth In three major clusters, they darkened skies, forced thousands to flee home and pushed California’s firefighting capacity to the brink. Read More 0
August 20, 2020 Evacuation Orders Expanded in Eastern Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom Cal Fire announced new evacuation orders for the eastern edge of Santa Clara County, where the SCU Complex keeps growing. Read More 0
August 20, 2020 SCU Complex Grows to 140,000 Acres; Just 5 Percent Contained By Jennifer Wadsworth The skies may have cleared up, but evacuation orders and advisories remain in effect today as the SCU Complex continues to rage. Read More 0
August 19, 2020 Santa Clara County Opens Resource Hub for Fire Evacuees By Jennifer Wadsworth Resident ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm. Read More 0
August 15, 2020 It’s Official: Here’s Who Qualified for South Bay’s Fall Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Voters have a lot of important decisions to make this election cycle, which features a host of consequential local, state and national races. Read More 3
July 8, 2020 Milpitas Councilwoman Under Fire for Facebook Post About George Floyd Protests By The Fly Residents felt that the Milpitas councilwoman likened the protestors to “hoodlums.” Read More 20
July 7, 2020 Milpitas Mayor, Former Council Ally Clash On Facebook By Grace Hase Milpitas Councilwoman Karina Dominguez says she and Mayor Rich Tran have not been on speaking terms for a while. Read More 11
June 4, 2020 Assembly Candidate Alex Lee Says Arrest Shows Need for Meaningful Police Reform By The Fly After his first brush with the law, the Assembly hopeful said he’s even more motivated to bring “deep reform of our policing” to Sacramento. Read More 21