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Milpitas Adult Education to host 5th Annual Job and Resource Fair on October 15

Milpitas Unified School District’s (MUSD) Adult Education is hosting its 5th Annual Job and Resource Fair on October 15. Located at the new Milpitas Innovation...

Residents hold Candlelight Vigil in Milpitas for Charlie Kirk

Last night, October 1, from 6pm to 9:30pm out front of Milpitas City Hall, a group of residents gathered for a candlelight vigil for...

Messages to the future: MUSD buries time capsule of present-day artifacts

On September 19, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) held a ceremony to bury a time capsule into the ground of the Innovation Campus...

Marching forward: Milpitas High NJROTC program rebuilds, recruits, and rises

Milpitas High School’s (MHS) ​​Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) program is still going strong.  Last year, the Beat reported that the program was...

$2.77 million grant to expand Milpitas SMART rideshare

Milpitas SMART (Simple, Mobile, Access to Reliable Transit), our city’s own on-demand rideshare provider, is becoming more and more of a staple in our...

Supervisor Otto Lee sounds alarm bell on how federal budget cuts are impacting Santa Clara County

“We can’t let a good crisis go to waste.” These words were spoken by Marie Bernard, Executive Director of Sunnyvale Community Services, on Thursday night,...

TEDx Milpitas debuts September 28 with theme of resilience

Months back, Milpitas resident Adesh Mehta was talking to a friend about how the Silicon Valley didn't seem to have any kind of ecosystem...

From passion to purpose: How Orangetheory Fitness is energizing Milpitas

Step into Orangetheory Fitness in Milpitas (1317 McCandless Dr.) on any day of the week, and you’ll find passionate members engaging in strength training,...

Sutter Health opens a new primary care center in Milpitas

Sutter Health is in the midst of a bold expansion plan.  Earlier this month, the not-for-profit healthcare system opened one of its newest locations –...

Federal budget cuts could deepen homelessness crisis, Milpitas nonprofit warns at conference

This past Saturday, August 23, at the Milpitas Police Department (1275 N. Milpitas Blvd.) conference room, local nonprofit Hope for the Unhoused (H4U) hosted...

Milpitas City Attorney Michael Mutalipassi, who helped shape key city policies, dies at 48

Michael Mutalipassi, who served as Milpitas’ City Attorney since April 2022, has died. He was 48 years old.  Before coming to Milpitas, Mutalipassi served as...

TownPlace Suites by Marriott Milpitas Silicon Valley undergoes a major upgrade

TownPlace Suites by Marriott Milpitas Silicon Valley (1428 Falcon Drive) has undergone a major upgrade. The two-story hotel, which has 142 suites, now boasts fresh...

Slice House pizzeria is coming to Milpitas in October 2025

Slice House by Tony Gemignani, a world-famous pizza franchise, will be setting up shop in Milpitas come October 2025.  The pizza place will be located...

Court denies Karina Dominguez’s request to dismiss Councilmember Hon Lien’s lawsuit

Last week, Judge William J. Monahan of the Superior Court of California County of Santa Clara denied a request submitted by former Milpitas Vice...

Bodhi Meditation marks 34 years with community celebration in Milpitas

Coming up on August 3, 2025, Bodhi Meditation Silicon Valley (919 Hanson Ct.) will be hosting a gathering called Cultural Unity in Wellness: A...

Milpitas celebrates renaming of library in honor of former mayor Jose Esteves

Last September, the Milpitas City Council voted to rename the Milpitas Library after former Mayor Jose Esteves.  This past weekend, on July 19, hundreds of...

Great Mall welcomes 18 new retail and dining options in 2025

2025 has already been a big year for The Great Mall (447 Great Mall Drive)… Since the beginning of this year, they’ve opened a total...

Assemblymember Alex Lee on Trump’s immigration policies & how California is fighting back

As the Trump administration carries out widespread crackdowns on our nation’s immigrant population, The Milpitas Beat this week caught up with California State Assemblymember...

Milpitas High School theatre students complete production on horror film

Milpitas High School (MHS) theatre students crewed and starred in a short horror film titled “RASH” that was released on June 5. The production...

Milpitas woman arrested after falsely reporting 9-year-old son missing

On the morning of July 3, Rohnita Prasad reported her 9-year-old, Harshail Kumar, as missing.  But after the Milpitas Police Department investigated, they found that...

Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano delivers 2025 State of the City address

Last week, on June 26, Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano delivered a State of the City address to a packed audience at Milpitas City Hall.  Montano...

Milpitas residents rally against Trump policies in nationwide day of protest

On Saturday, June 14, over 5 million people across the U.S. participated in No Kings protests to show their opposition to President Donald Trump...

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