After announcing two separate bids for higher office, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran has decided to renew focus on his beloved hometown.

Yet another Milpitan jumped into the 25th Assembly District race to succeed Assemblyman Kansen Chu.

The city manager will resign after barely a year-and-a-half on the job, marking the fourth time in two years that the position has been vacated.

Rich Tran says he’ll withdraw from the Santa Clara County supe race to pursue an even higher office.

Kansen Chu sent local pols scrambling to rethink their 2020 plans when he opened up about his decision to eschew another term in the Assembly.

Tom Williams, who threatened to sue his own city for $1 million, will apparently walk away with just $1,372 and change.

In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!”

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.

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.

With 55 percent of the ballots counted Thursday, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran is on track for an easy victory.

A mailer painting Rich Tran as a communist backfired by drawing fierce condemnation on whoever sent the offending literature.

The former manager billed taxpayers for his own legal fees and then tried to cover his tracks, according to a newly released report.

The public’s right to know about a former Milpitas official’s alleged misconduct outweighs his right to privacy, according to a court ruling.

Tom Williams, who resigned amid controversy as city manager of Milpitas, found a new job as chief administrator in his hometown of Millbrae.

A Santa Clara County judge heard oral arguments from both sides on Monday and is expected to issue a ruling in the case within 90 days.

Thousands of students throughout the Bay Area walked out of their classes on Wednesday to take a stand against gun violence.