March 29, 2021 Milpitas: Hundreds Rally Against Anti-Asian Violence By Bay City News A diverse crowd of protesters, young and old, marched down Calaveras Boulevard in Milpitas to City Hall Sunday. Read More 9
December 8, 2020 Milpitas Police Chief Armando Corpuz to Retire at Month’s End By Emanuel Lee The veteran law enforcement official started his career as a Milpitas reserve officer in 1990 and climbed the ranks to top cop in 2017. Read More 0
November 18, 2020 Judge Rejects Motion to Halt Project HomeKey Development By Grace Hase Judge Patricia Lucas, meanwhile, has asked the plaintiffs to return to court next month with a new appraisal on the property in question. Read More 11
November 18, 2020 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Flip-Flops on Proposal to Assess Homeless Residents By The Fly The mayor went from being ecstatic about the proposal to effectively opposing it by abstaining from the otherwise unanimous vote. Read More 22
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 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 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Tightens Testing Order for Private and Nonprofit Healthcare Providers By Silicon Valley Newsroom County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody issued the revisions to the mandate, saying private providers need to step up to the plate. Read More 6
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
May 27, 2020 It’s Official: Milpitas Hires Steve McHarris as City Manager By The Fly Steve McHarris sheds the “interim” part of his title just as the city faces one of the worst recessions in several generations. Read More 2
March 4, 2020 Kansen Chu, Otto Lee Headed to Runoff in County Supe Race By The Fly Kansen Chu garnered more than a third of the total vote count, a haul of 13,135 ballots, while Otto Lee hung back at 28 percent. Read More 3
January 8, 2020 Milpitas Swaps Vice Mayors By Grace Hase Bob Nuñez’s vice mayorship will last through the end of the year. His predecessor, Karina Dominguez, was none too happy about the decision. Read More 18
December 13, 2019 Milpitas Councilman Anthony Phan Joins Crowded AD25 Race By Grace Hase Just days before the filing deadline, Phan decided he’d give Sacramento a go in a bid to replace Assemblyman Kansen Chu. Read More 6
December 5, 2019 Karina Dominguez Remains Vice Mayor as City Solicits Public Input on Shortening Term By Grace Hase The council voted 4-1 to bring the issue back in January and examine the role of the mayor and vice mayor before making any changes. Read More 5
November 27, 2019 Milpitas’s Top Elected Official Wants a New Vice Mayor By The Fly Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran and Vice Mayor Karina Dominguez have been at each other’s throats for a while now. Read More 9
September 30, 2019 Milpitas Councilwoman Carmen Montano Joins AD 25 Race By Silicon Valley Newsroom Montano’s candidacy brings the number of contenders for Assemblyman Kansen Chu’s seat in the March 2020 primary to seven. Read More 4