Earlier this month, Madison Nguyen was hired to step in as the City of Milpitas’ Interim Economic Development Director.  “I ...

With its brand new Milpitas Performing Arts Center, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) has completely outdone itself.  From the spacious 557-foot theater to the dressing rooms to the state-of ...

It all started with a vision.  It was 2008 when the City of Milpitas first adopted its Transit Area Specific Plan (TASP), ...

The Milpitas Police Department (MPD) and Milpitas Fire Department (MFD) made national news this week for a heroic rescue carried out last weekend… Last Saturday, around 3:15pm, a local resident called ...

NJROTC Annual Military Inspection (AMI). This is a significant occasion that assesses the program’s development and honors the cadets’ accomplishments. The inspection evaluates the effectiveness, ...

For many residents, the most infamous aspect of Milpitas history involves the putrid odor that has spread throughout the city for years. The odor has been a longstanding concern for the community, ...

Rich Tran from Memorial Day 2022. Rich Tran is bowing out of the Milpitas mayoral race. He asked The Beat to publish a letter that he wrote to the community, explaining the reasons for his decision.

Milpitas resident Chia-Ling Kong was voted onto the Milpitas Planning Commission at last Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The vote was 3-2, with Mayor Carmen Montano, Vice Mayor Evelyn Chua, and ...

With former Milpitas City Manager Ned Thomas now out of the position, the Milpitas City Council has appointed Deanna J. Santana to the role on an interim basis. Said a City press release, “Santana ...

It was early in one school year at Milpitas High School (MHS) – around September-October 2023 – when Principal Greg Wohlman flagged a troubling pattern… It felt like students were fighting every other ...

Student creating a prototype on a 3D printing machine in the Makerspace. Photo courtesy of Addison Tuet. Imagine walking into a high school classroom where the students are relaxed, focused, and ...

Amogh Maheshwari (left), Savir Dillikar (center), and Sohan Dillikar (right) at WeaveHacks in San Francisco. Several months ago, Savir Dillikar was on the phone with a customer representative from ...