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Keeping Cool
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Ice Cream & Smoothies
Nothing quite hits the spot on a hot day than a cold ice cream, gelato, smoothie or other cold treat.
Milpitas in the News
July 2, 2009
In The Milpitas Post
Milpitas set for "Red, White and Boom" festivities
by Ian Bauer
The city's "Red, White and Boom" Independence Day events will feature a pool party, barbecue, live music, and a fireworks display at Milpitas Sports Center. The fireworks will start at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Four power outages darken Milpitas in three days
by Ian Bauer
Separate incidents involving faulty electrical equipment, downed power lines and an underground vault explosion on South Main Street caused thousands in Milpitas to suffer power outages that lasted through the weekend's scorching temperatures, Milpitas Fire Department reported.
'Smart growth' is crippling our city
by Richard Ruth
In the 1990s attempts to eliminate sprawl was de rigueur. Milpitas responded in typical fashion and made efforts to limit the growth of our city into the hills practicing "smart growth." The first was to establish a Hillside Review Committee whose purpose was to review the current ordinances and give birth to a new ordinance codifying the "smart growth" philosophy. Sadly, I must admit I served on that committee for a period of two and a half years.
July 1, 2009
New freeway interchange opens in Fremont
By Matthew Artz, The Argus
The new Warren Avenue/Interstate 880 interchange opened Tuesday, marking the end of one phase of transit improvements in South Fremont and the beginning of another, transit planners said. It was the final portion of a $130 million project that included a new interchange at Mission Boulevard and I-880 and the widening of I-880 for a high-occupancy vehicle lane from Fremont Boulevard in Fremont to Dixon Landing Road in Milpitas.
Editorial: Fireworks sale decision should be left to Bay Area counties
MediaNews editorial
Union City and Newark say it's OK to sell fireworks, but just next door in Fremont and Milpitas, it's not.
June 29, 2009
Circus Vargas to Give Free Tickets to Anyone Unemployed in California!
Businesswire
Those unemployed to get free tickets for their family. Circus Vargas will be performing at the Great Mall in Milpitas, July 2-6. Free tickets can be received on the day of the show from the Circus Vargas Box Office. To receive the tickets, patrons should bring their layoff notice from their job or a stub from their unemployment check to demonstrate that they are unemployed. Each person will receive four general admission tickets.
