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Kelly Yip-Chuan hopes to keep moving MUSD forward with third term

Kelly Yip-Chuan has been serving on the Milpitas Unified School District’s (MUSD) Board of Education for the past eight years; and as we get...

Anuradha Sankaran seeks MUSD board seat, emphasizing academics and AI literacy

Anuradha Sankaran has always been passionate about education.  When she was a child growing up in India, her parents sent her to boarding school because...

Watch the Video: Milpitas City Council Candidate Forum

On October 8, the Milpitas Candidate Forum for City Council was held at the Milpitas Library. The Milpitas Beat worked in partnership with the...

Jennie Ha Phan pledges to put residents first in Milpitas City Council bid

Jennie Ha Phan believes that change is possible. That belief is what led to her decision to run for Milpitas City Council in the...

Watch the Video: Milpitas Candidate Forum for Mayor

On October 8, the Milpitas Candidate Forum for Mayor was held at the Milpitas Library. The Milpitas Beat worked in partnership with the League...

Garry Barbadillo makes his case for another term on the Milpitas City Council

Garry Barbadillo is running for reelection to the Milpitas City Council, squaring off against opponents Bill Chuan, Seema Kanani, Dipak Awasthi, and Jennie Ha...

Franchesca Lacanlale is running for a seat on MUSD’s Board of Education

Franchesca Lacanlale is running for one of three open seats on the Milpitas Unified School District’s (MUSD) Board of Education.  “I want to give back...

Dipak Awasthi promises to make his voice heard if elected to Milpitas City Council

Milpitas Planning Commissioner Dipak Awasthi is running for City Council, adding his name to a race that includes Bill Chuan, Seema Kanani, Jennie Ha...

Santosh Sahoo brings “wild card” energy to Milpitas Mayor race

Santosh Sahoo isn’t your typical mayoral candidate.  When it came time to gather 30 signatures from Milpitas voters to complete the nomination process, Sahoo decided...

Voltaire Montemayor launches sixth campaign for Milpitas mayor

Voltaire Montemayor announced his sixth run for Milpitas mayor this upcoming election cycle, competing with incumbent Mayor Carmen Montano, City Councilmember Hon Lien, and...

Councilmember Hon Lien launches campaign for Milpitas Mayor

Councilmember Hon Lien will be running for Milpitas mayor in this year’s upcoming election on Nov. 3. Lien is currently one of three candidates...

Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano announces she will run for re-election

Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano has announced her campaign for re-election this coming November. If she wins this coming November, it would be her third...

Seema Kanani is running for Milpitas City Council

Seema Kanani has entered the race for Milpitas City Council.  Although she’s a newcomer to the Milpitas political scene, Kanani is no stranger when it...

Assembly District 24 Candidate Max Hsia seeks to break Democratic stronghold

In the last few months, Max Hsia estimates he has knocked on at least a couple thousand doors. As a newcomer to politics who...

“I don’t give up easily”: Bill Chuan announces run for Milpitas City Council

Bill Chuan has announced that he will be running for Milpitas City Council in the November 2026 election.  Chuan first ran for a spot on...

Scott Sakakihara launches campaign for State Senate District 10

Democrat Scott Sakakihara has thrown his hat into the California State Senate District 10 race, the winner of which will represent Milpitas, Fremont, Fairview,...

UPDATE: Latest Milpitas 2024 Election Results

With most of the ballots in Santa Clara County counted as of 5pm this evening, we have the latest Milpitas election results:   Currently with 8,282...

Current Milpitas election results

In Santa Clara County, 44.66% of the votes in the 2024 elections have been counted. Here’s where things stand currently with Milpitas… Carmen Montano is...

Milpitas Election Guide

Tomorrow is Election Day. If you're still on the fence about who and what to vote for, we've compiled all of our election-based articles...

Understanding Measure Q and its impact on MUSD schools

With Election Day just a couple days away, The Beat is still getting some questions on what exactly Measure Q is and how it...

Bob Brunton’s not backing down

With Election Day two days away, Bob Brunton is hoping for an upset. This is Brunton’s sixth time running for the California State Assembly to...

How would Measure J impact Milpitas, if passed by voters?

The Beat recently had an opportunity to sit down with Milpitas City Manager Ned Thomas and Assistant City Manager Matt Cano to discuss Measure...

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