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Siren Sounds for Feb. 10

Laptop stolen from teen outside Great Mall On Feb. 1 at 5:15 p.m., Milpitas Police Department officers responded to a strong-arm robbery outside Great Mall.

Milpitas Unified crab feed raises more than $20,000

The atmosphere at the India Community Center was electric as a crowd of more than 385 people came together Friday to enjoy fresh Dungeness crab and lively music to raise funds to...

City of Milpitas to purchase Midtown properties

Milpitas City Council, convening as the city's Economic Development Corp., voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize a $4.

Moratorium on Milpitas land conversions

City officials moved quickly this week to thwart developers from buying up inexpensive, vacant buildings in Milpitas' industrial areas and converting them into housing...

City of Milpitas hires consultants to conduct tax measure survey

City officials want to gauge how Milpitas voters feel about adopting a new tax or other revenue-generating measure this year.

Report shows private investigator financed Milpitas referendum

A San Jose private investigations firm solely funded the referendum petition to repeal the city's new campaign finance law, which sought more disclosure about political...

Court sides with records request from Milpitas councilwoman

A judge's tentative ruling Monday favored Councilwoman Debbie Giordano's public records disclosure lawsuit against City of Milpitas, followed by a hearing at San Jose...

Probe advances in Milpitas worker fatality

Griselda Romero, niece of Hayward resident Raul Zapata, who was killed at a construction site of a new home in the Milpitas hills on Jan.

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Councilwoman v. City of Milpitas: court hearing Tuesday

An outside law firm is scheduled to represent City of Milpitas in court Tuesday regarding the lawsuit filed against the city by Councilwoman Debbie Giordano.

Man killed when Milpitas hillside earthen wall crumbles

City of Milpitas, the Milpitas Police and Fire departments and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration continue to investigate how a construction worker was...

Students celebrate new year

Schools throughout Milpitas continued celebrating the 2012 Lunar New Year last week.

Public works supervisor lauded

by Ian Bauer, Milpitas Post Colleagues honored a longtime City of Milpitas supervisor Monday during Milpitas Rotary Club's 17th Annual Gene Schwab Memorial Employee of the...

Milpitas High bank tech eyed for grand theft

Mae Laureta Gardina, 60, was arrested last Wednesday at her Milpitas home on allegations of grand theft after more than $38,000 in funds were discovered to be missing at Milpitas...

Arrest made in connection with Union City slaying

Alphonso Antonio Johnson, 19, of San Francisco, was arrested Sunday in connection with the killing of Keith Douglas Hadnot II, 34.

Council eyes moratorium on converting industrial to residential

Milpitas City Council will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7. Some of the items on the agenda the council is expected to review include: -Hold a closed-session...

City board denies rent increase

Plans by the landlord of a local mobile home park to increase rental fees 50 to 90 percent have been rejected by a city board.

Two pedestrians hit walking in crosswalk

Two pedestrians were hit by a car Friday while walking in the area of North Park Victoria and Kennedy Drive, Milpitas Fire Department reported.

Superintendent: forget about a return to normal

Superintendent Cary Matsuoka says it is time for school districts throughout California like Milpitas Unified to give up on returning to normal and continue moving forward with...

Mid-Management union agrees to one-year pact

The labor union representing City of Milpitas' finance, engineering and economic development personnel have agreed to a new one-year work agreement.

Hayward man killed in Milpitas retaining wall collapse in hills

City of Milpitas, along with the Milpitas police and fire departments, is investigating why a construction worker was trapped and killed under a collapsed wall on Calaveras Ridge...

Milpitas: Man buried, dies when hillside foundation cut collapses

One man is dead following a residential work site accident in a gated community in the Milpitas hills.

David Hufton's generosity recognized

Milpitas has seen many changes since David Hufton, 81, first landed here with his wife Delia nearly 50 years ago.

BREAKING NEWS: Milpitas High bank technician investigated for embezzlement

Mae Laureta Gardina, 60, was arrested on a warrant yesterday (Wednesday, Jan. 25) at her Milpitas home on allegations of grand theft after more than $38,000 in funds were...

Pastor retiring after nearly four decades

Senior Pastor John Bristol, 66, calls his retirement Sunday a "necessary ending" after nearly four decades with Christ Community Church.

Schools breathe fire into Lunar New Year

Schools across Milpitas Unified School District kicked off the Lunar New Year with a roar of entertainment, feasting and gatherings.

Former Milpitas mayor Denny Weisgerber will receive rare honorary promotion

Denny Weisgerber, a former three-term mayor of Milpitas and a decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will receive a rare honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant at a ceremony in San...

Four injured as car smashes into supermarket

A car smashed through the glass front doors of the Milpitas Save Mart Supermarket on West Calaveras Boulevard last Friday, knocking over a customer service stand inside the...

Striping for Route 237 express lanes planned this week

Milpitas Post staff Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is partnering with the California Department of Transportation to convert carpool lanes at the state Route...

Parolee arrested, four guns seized

Milpitas Post staff Milpitas Police Department officers arrested Johnny Munoz, 53, of Milpitas for being a felon in possession of weapons and drugs on Jan.

Man eyed in two Milpitas bank heists

Milpitas Post staff Anthony Chavez, a 24-year-old San Jose resident, has been arrested in connection to two Milpitas bank robberies that occurred last month, Milpitas Police...

Tenants coming to old Mervyns

A fitness center and a pet supply store are expected to occupy the vacant Mervyns building at Milpitas Town Center.

Milpitas vice mayor plans Assembly bid

The redrawing of California's political boundaries has prompted one Milpitas official to plan a run for the state Assembly.

Milpitas mulls allowing pot clubs

In an attempt to create revenue for cash-strapped Milpitas, officials are flirting with the idea of allowing medical marijuana facilities to operate in the city.

Networking Lunch Meeting & Tax Talk by H & R Block Tax Professionals

from:Milpitas Executive Lions Club

The Milpitas Executive Lions Club invites you to join us in our Networking Lunch Meeting from Noon to 1:00 PM at the Beverly Heritage BRANDON’S Restaurant located at 1820...

Student Speaker Contest

from:Milpitas Executive Lions Club

The Student Speaker Contest is fast approaching. If you know anyone who may be interested please let us know.The 2011-2012 Topic: “What Could the America of Yesterday Teach...