December 27, 2018 2018: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!” Read More 1
December 19, 2018 Santa Clara County OK’s $123M for 1,000 New Affordable Homes By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Board of Supervisors authorized $123 million in Measure A funds for hundreds of below-market-rate housing units in six local cities. Read More 7
December 19, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Eyes 2020 Run for Santa Clara County Supervisor By The Fly On the eve of his swearing-in to a second two-year term as Milpitas mayor, Rich Tran is now expanding the scope of his political ambition. Read More 3
November 14, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Vows to Follow Through on Recall Threat By The Fly After years on the defensive, the Milpitas mayor is flexing his political muscles, threatening to make good on a threat to oust a political foe. Read More 15
November 8, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Coasts Toward a Second Term By The Fly With 55 percent of the ballots counted Thursday, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran is on track for an easy victory. Read More 6
November 5, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Condemns Malicious Ad Linking Him to Communist Vietnam By Jennifer Wadsworth A mailer painting Rich Tran as a communist backfired by drawing fierce condemnation on whoever sent the offending literature. Read More 15
September 19, 2017 Tom Williams Resigns as Milpitas City Manager to Avoid Arbitration By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams has resigned after more than a decade on the job and four months on paid leave. Read More 6
July 20, 2017 Woman Who Shot Ex Husband in Costco Parking Lot Speaks Out By Seth Hemmelgarn The transgender woman who allegedly shot her ex in a Costco parking lot said she hadn’t been trying to kill him. Read More 27
March 15, 2017 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Tweaks City Manager on Facebook; ‘I’m going to give the people the truth’ By The Fly Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran announced on Facebook that he intends to call for an independent performance review of the city manager. Read More 9
March 8, 2017 FPPC: Former Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves Paid Himself $20K from Campaign, Lacks Receipts By The Fly State political watchdogs unearthed suspicious activity from the 2012 campaign of former Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves. Read More 2
January 18, 2017 Milpitas Mayor Admits Brown Act Violations, Vows to ‘Go Viral’ By Jennifer Wadsworth The new mayor of Milpitas apologized for breaking open-meeting laws by sending emails to the entire City Council. Read More 10
December 28, 2016 New Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Doubles-Down on Plagiarizing Obama Speech, Vows to Go Viral By The Fly The most gratuitous plagiarism of Obama in 2016 now belongs to newly elected Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran, and he couldn’t be more proud. Read More 28
December 16, 2016 Shift of Power in Milpitas: Old Guard Replaced by Young Bloods By The Fly The election provided an injection of youth to Milpitas’ elected offices, and the city has a chance to move beyond its entrenched establishment. Read More 0
February 19, 2016 Ex-City Attorney Sues Milpitas By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas’ former city attorney has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the city for what he calls a wrongful, retaliatory termination. Read More 4
December 8, 2015 Ex-City Attorney to Sue Milpitas for ‘Retaliatory’ Firing By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas’ former city attorney, whose entire office was outsourced to a private law firm this past summer, plans to sue the city for retaliation. Read More 7
November 10, 2015 Jails Commission to Continue Probe Despite Additional Inquiry By Jennifer Wadsworth An oversight board tasked with examining Santa Clara County jails decided against disbanding, despite concerns that a parallel probe would undermine its work. Read More 4