Fire
Vegetation Fire on South Milpitas Blvd. and Garden St.
At 2:30 this afternoon, Milpitas Fire personnel showed up to address a vegetation fire at the corner of South...
Crime
Milpitas Police Arrest Suspected Burglar on Lassen Ave.
Last Saturday, June 1, a Milpitas resident on Lassen Avenue’s 1300 block heard some strange sounds in her home…...
Government
Milpitas City Manager Resigns
Milpitas City Manager Julie Edmonds-Mares has resigned. In recent weeks, her job performance has been under review by City...
Letters to the Editor
Per Mayor Rich Tran’s Request, The Milpitas Beat Verifies Facts in Letter to the Editor
At the request of Mayor Rich Tran, The Milpitas Beat has double-verified the author and factual content of its...
Business
Big Al’s Comes to Milpitas
If you half feel like you’ve heard of Big Al’s before, and half feel like it’s completely unknown to...
Non-Local
Opinion: The One Tactic Required to Defeat Trump in 2020
OK, enough fooling around: How do we beat this freakin’ guy? I’ll assess this tactically, not politically. Politically, the...
Business
Opinion: The Future Comes at the Expense of the Past
Toward the end of last month, on Wednesday, April 24, the Milpitas Planning Commission arrived unanimously at a historical...
Business
High Levels of Lead Found in Two Milpitas Businesses
Authorities revealed late on Friday that they found high levels of lead in two long-running Milpitas businesses: Target Masters...
Food
Crawdaddy Emerging as Milpitas Hot Spot
To get to the restaurant, you have to curve off the beaten path. It’s not going to pop out...
BART
Milpitas Police Department Eyeing BART Contract
At April 2, 2019’s City Council meeting, Milpitas Police Chief Armando Corpuz addressed the City Council in regard to...
Crime
Man Robbed in Milpitas Chili’s Parking Lot, Suspects Arrested
This happened in the Chili’s parking lot, over on West Calaveras… Two men approached another man, asking if he...
Schools/Education
Milpitas Xtreme Robotics Hosting Competition
Coming up on May 24, 2019, in the large gym at Milpitas High School, MHS’s official robotics club, Milpitas...
Art
Milpitas: Get Creative at Paintilicious Art Studio
When you walk into Paintilicious Art Studio (63 Dempsey Rd.), the first thing that strikes you is the sense...
Crime
Woman Charged with Murdering 3-year-old Grandson
Milpitas Police encountered a shocking crime scene this past Monday, April 15. It was a quarter to 5 in...
Police
Over the Weekend: Vehicle Flees from Police
This past Saturday, April 13, at about a quarter past 11 at night, the Milpitas Police Department got a...
Government
Resolved: Tom Williams VS. City of Milpitas
It’s been a long road for ex-Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams. In 2016, Mayor Rich Tran ran for his...
Police
Milpitas, Don’t Drive Distracted
In an age when the use of cell phones and mobile devices leads to an alarming amount of car...
Community
Milpitas Police Academy Springing into Gear
Attention: Want to know what it takes to be a cop? Want to know how a Police Department runs,...
Environment
Futuristic Transit Loop in Milpitas’ Future?
This past Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Milpitas resident and activist Rob Means brought a preliminary plan for a high-tech...
Crime
Milpitas Police Department Arrests Kidnapping Suspect
Usually, the words “domestic disturbance” spur images of violent incidents in people’s houses. But this past Sunday, March 10,...
Investigation
Santa Clara County Medical-Examiner Coroner’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Identifying Unidentified Man
The Santa Clara County Medical-Examiner Coroner’s Office has put the word out that it’s looking to the public for...
Crime
Burglar Vandalizes 3 Milpitas Stores, Enters 1, Gets Arrested
It was just after midnight on March 14. An alarm was going off at Victoria Liquors at 22 S....
