Children
A Conversation on Preventing Gun Violence in Milpitas
In 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newton, Connecticut, claimed the lives of 20 children and 6...
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Children
Milpitas Teen Center off to a Robust Start
On the evening of Friday, February 15, the Milpitas Teen Center hosted Friend’s Day, an event to which their...
Community
New Year’s Resolutions for Milpitas
As January draws to a close, I realize I had better engage in my annual ritual of coming up...
Community
10 Things I Learned from Chatting with New Milpitas Fire Chief Brian Sherrard
The Milpitas Fire Department’s new Chief Brian Sherrard started work at his post on November 26, 2018, but from...
Children
Cricket is in Milpitas, and it’s Aiming to Take Over the Country
It’s not often a world championship trophy comes to Milpitas. But it’s even more unusual for a sports-crazed nation...
Children
Milpitas Rotary Club Presents $10,000 Check to School District
At this past Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, representatives from the Milpitas Rotary Club came to present a $10,000...
Opinion
Open Letter to Mayor and City Council on Cannabis
Dear Mayor and City Council, Tonight you will vote on a “permanent ban” on marijuana businesses in Milpitas. Are...
Community
A Special Opportunity to Study Vietnamese Women in the U.S.
Come January, the Milpitas Extension will be offering a new course for the Spring semester: It’s called Vietnamese...
Children
Women are Winning: A Profile of New School Board Member Kelly Yip-Chuan
This past November’s election was a historic one for women. A record number of 116 women took seats...
Community
The Beat’s Week in Photos from Social Media 12/1-12/7
Enjoy this week’s round-up of photo content from The Beat’s Facebook and Instagram feeds: ...
Milpitas Unified School District
Milpitas All-Girls STEM Club Visits Google Campus
Last week, 15 Milpitas High School girls visited the Google campus in Mountain View. The students are all...
Community
Milpitas Nonprofits to Support this Holiday Season
Looking for a local nonprofit organization to support this holiday season? Many worthy local nonprofits can be...
Milpitas Unified School District
Milpitas Unified School District Cancels School for Monday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/20
This afternoon, Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) Superintendent Cheryl Jordan distributed an email alert informing Milpitas families of...
Opinion
Opinion: In Support of Selling Cannabis in Milpitas
It won’t come as a surprise to anyone reading this opinion piece that much has changed in the City...
Affordable Housing
Families in Milpitas are being Evicted from their Homes
In mid-September, an unfamiliar woman approached Ana Naranjo’s apartment door. She then handed Naranjo a sheet of...
Children
Opinion: Students Thrive at Community College Extension in Milpitas
Nearly 60 Milpitas High School (MHS) students completed a college-level geometry course recently as part of a summer accelerator...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Reasons to Vote YES on Measure AA for Milpitas Schools
Earlier this year, the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education decided to ask voters to invest...
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The Milpitas Beat’s Exclusive Video Interview with 2018 MUSD School Board Candidates
Scroll right down to see host Francie Soito interview 2018’s line-up of MUSD School Board Candidates. They were all...
Elections
One Last Thing: The Milpitas City Council Candidates’ Parting Words (6 of 6)
What do you want Milpitians to know? Timothy Alcorn: A lot. I’ll do my best to summarize. I could talk for...
Milpitas Unified School District
Sinnott Elementary’s PTA Book Fair Sells 1,800 Books
Editor’s Note: We’d like to welcome our newest reporter and official PTA Liaison, Nerriza Besabe Manongdo. In an...
Elections
Let’s Get Right Down To It: What do THESE GUYS bring to the table that their city council opponents do not? (Part 5 of 6)
What do you bring to the table that the other candidates do not? Timothy Alcorn: I’m bringing a...
Elections
New Housing Developments Will Bring Thousands of New Residents to Milpitas. How will our City Council Candidates handle the growth? (Part 4 of 6)
Milpitas is at the heart of Silicon Valley. A lot of tech companies and tech workers with families live,...
