Milpitas Innovation Campus 1331 East Calaveras Boulevard Drive into the west (lower, downhill) parking lot. Follow curb into drop off area. See photo. Has handicapped ramp close to the box.
This is what an official ballot drop box looks like.
Should you see something that looks like a ballot drop box, but not at a Milpitas location in the list above, do NOT leave your ballot there!
This Is Voter Fraud! Calif. Republicans Roll Out Fake Ballot Drop-Off Boxes
So far this has not been seen in Santa Clara County, but keep a look out, and report to the Registrar of Voters by calling 408-299-8683 should you see a box claiming to be for ballots, but NOT in one of the three places listed above.
Yes, you may still mail in your ballot, but it must be postmarked on November 3, 2020. If you turn your ballot in very late, it may not get postmarked as being sent on September 14.
Sign your name by the red X, and then print your address and the date on the back of the return envelope.
If your signature is missing or does not match your voter registration card, your ballot cannotbe counted.
Return Your Ballot on Time
By Mail
Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day AND must be received no later than 17 days after Election Day.
NO POSTAGE REQUIRED! All Vote by Mail return envelopes are now postage paid. You do not need to use a postage stamp if you are returning your ballot by mail in the return envelope.
In Person
Ballots that are returned in-person must be received by 8 pm on Election Day.
Anti-Recycling Myths
Commentary on “Recycling is Garbage” (John Tierney, New York Times Magazine, June 30, 1996). Authors: Richard A. Denison, Ph. D.; John F. Ruston, July 18, 1996.
Five myths about recycling
Brian Clark Howard is a senior digital writer and editor covering the environment at National Geographic.
April 20, 2018
From the kitchen table to the editorial pages, people have been debating the merits of recycling for decades. Does it really save energy and money? Can I recycle that yogurt cup or juice box? At the same time, recycling technology and global markets have evolved quickly, leaving some consumers confused or stuck in old, outdated ways. A lot of myths persist about those blue bins. Here are some of the most common.
How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled
September 11, 2020
NPR and PBS Frontline spent months digging into internal industry documents and interviewing top former officials. We found that the industry sold the public on an idea it knew wouldn’t work — that the majority of plastic could be, and would be, recycled — all while making billions of dollars selling the world new plastic.
Batteries
Milpitas Sanitation
Your Single-Family Curbside collection program includes HOUSEHOLD BATTERY COLLECTION:
• Place household batteries in a clear plastic zipper-lock style bag.
• Tape terminals on lithium and 9-volt batteries. (No car batteries allowed.)
• Place on top of (not inside) your Blue Recyclables Split Cart for collection.
Bills & Rates
Automatic Payment Service
You can pay your water and waste services bill online; however, it takes 6-8 weeks to process your request. You can set this up in a day or so with your bank’s online service, but the City’s service is free.
State Senate passes landmark Bottle Bill reform to shift responsibility to beverage distributors
June 3, 2021 SACRAMENTO – The California State Senate today passed landmark legislation to reform California’s antiquated Bottle Bill and to hold beverage distributors responsible for increasing the amount of containers that are recycled. SB 38 will transform the current broken system that has resulted in plummeting recycling rates, more containers in our landfills and consumers unable to find convenient locations to redeem their bottles and cans. The bill now goes to the state Assembly.
Compostable Garbage
Composting Education Program
The UCCE CEP is a partnership with the Cities and County of Santa Clara that seeks to educate our community about composting. In addition to a Master Composter training course, the UCCE CEP offers Community Classes throughout the county as well as technical resources. Home composting bins will be available for purchase at each workshop. 2022 Workshop Dates Coming Soon 408-918-4640 to register for a class.
Computer and e-Waste Recycling in & Near Milpitas, CA
Recycling e-waste is a bit of a project: first you need to remove all personal data from the devices, and then you need to find a place that will accept both the type of electronic device and the quantity you wish to recycle, and preferably locally.
We No Longer Have Dump Days
Household Dump Day
Collective efforts to “Recycle Right” by Milpitas residents and businesses add up to a 70% disposal reduction of landfilled materials since 1991. There are state mandated disposal reduction goals gor garbage on the horizon that set new goals to divert organics (food scraps and yard trimmings) and increase recycling.
Stink in Milpitas
The Silicon Valley odor problem seems incomprehensible. Learn about the history and current issues of the Newby Island Landfill.
Zanker Recycling
We’re the leader in construction and demolition (C&D) recycling, diverting over 80% of all materials from the landfill. We were the first to do it, we’re the most innovative at it, and we’re the first in the Western U.S. to earn LEED Certification, verified through the Recycling Certification Institute, the nation’s top independent industry auditor. That’s what we mean by “Greenovation.” Site #1 Zanker Road Landfill 705 Los Esteros Road
San Jose, CA 95134
and Site #2 Zanker Material Processing Facility 675 Los Esteros Road
San Jose, CA 95134 (Please don’t drive through Alviso to get to our facilities)
Hazardous Wastes
CERLIS Superfund Sites in Milpitas
The Superfund Program is in the process of deploying a new information system, the Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS) which is replacing CERCLIS. CERCLIS was frozen as of November 12, 2013. Updated data will become available in early 2014 when SEMS is fully operational. Kaiser Refractories Div Laboratory North American Transformer
Hazardous Materials Business Plan
All facilities in Santa Clara County that use or store hazardous materials (defined as either virgin or waste materials) in any quantity are required by local ordinance to report such use or storage to the appropriate local agency.
Hazardous & E-Waste Recycling
We are glad you are interested in learning how to properly dispose of household hazardous waste and electronic waste for free at your local household hazardous waste facility and other approved locations.
Household Hazardous Waste Program
Household hazardous waste is unwanted household products labeled as flammable, toxic, corrosive, or reactive. Common products include auto fluids, batteries, electronics, fluorescent and LED lightbulbs, garden chemicals, household cleaners, paint, and many other products that require proper disposal to prevent harm to humans and the environment.
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
While it is well known that the high-tech revolution has radically transformed late 20th century civilization, it is less well-known that high-tech development also harms people’s health as well as the environment that sustains all life.
Sterling & Associates
An Environmental Health and Safety consulting firm dedicated to providing clients with effective solutions to their occupational and environmental health & safety issues. 168 South Hillview Drive, (888) 922-1656 or 408-262-1656.
Looking for Recycled Materials?
CalRecycle
The purpose of this site is to educate and motivate people to approach material reuse as the first option in diverting unwanted materials from California landfills. Businesses, schools, and nonprofits can utilize CalMAX to search for available and wanted materials.
RAFT – Resource Area for Teachers
SF Bay Area resource for surplus materials and reasonably priced workshops. Located in San Jose near the Santa Clara County Office of Education on Ridder Park Dr.
Westrock
The Container Division produces high-quality corrugated containers designed to protect, ship, store, enhance and display products made from recycled materials. Located at 201 S. Hillview Drive.
Recycling
Center for the Development of Recycling
Find information here about recycling and waste management programs for each city in Santa Clara County. This site includes information about landfills, transfer stations, curbside recycling programs, and key contacts for each city.
Earth’s 911
Milpitas-specific information. Database of where you can find where to dispose of various hazardous and recyclable materials. Edit the search box for what you want to recycle. Milpitas is already entered.
Recovering Your Surplus Edible Food: SB 1383 Food Recovery Program Compliance
This website is designed to help you develop your own food recovery program in order to comply with new state regulations from Senate Bill 1383 about surplus edible food. Food recovery is the practice of saving surplus edible food that would otherwise be disposed of (in landfill or compost) and distributing it to people to eat. We will walk you through the steps to compliance, important dates, and how to get help if you need it.
Single Family Residential Rates
Learn what materials are recyclable and compostable and about other residential service options. The City of Milpitas values our seniors. There is a 50% cost reduction of the quarterly solid waste rate for residents 62 years and older.
Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission
To conserve, protect and preserve the environmental resources of our community through advocacy, education and outreach programs. To reuse, reduce, recycle and intelligently dispose of waste materials. To promote composting, pollution and waste prevention and sustainable living practices for all the people in Santa Clara County.
Milpitas City Hall
455 East Calaveras Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: 408-586-3000 Fax for mayor and all city council members: 408-586-3056
Open Government Ordinance
The City of Milpitas has adopted this Code of Ethics to foster public trust and public confidence by promoting and maintaining the highest standards of conduct. The people of Milpitas expect all elected and appointed officials, candidates for public office, City management, and Senior Staff to follow this Code and to practice its six core values.
Santa Clara County Supervisor representing Milpitas
Otto Lee
District Three
County of Santa Clara, District Three
Office of the Board of Supervisors
County Government Center,
Tenth Floor – East Wing
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408-299-5030
Fax: 408-298-6637
Email: supervisor.lee@bos.sccgov.org
Where to send comments
Substantive questions should be directed, in writing, to the
Public Information Officer
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, DC 20543.
Official Final Results Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 1:09:08 PM.
Actual number of Milpitas General Election ballots counted: 16,087
Based on estimated total ballots expected to be cast, including ballots that will be counted after Election Day. Polling place and early Vote by Mail ballots are counted on Election Night. Last-minute Vote by Mail ballots and provisional ballots are counted after Election Day. Actual number of ballots cast is not known until counting is completed.
The Milpitas General Election day was held November 8, 2022.
Updating begins Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 8:00 PM. Milpitas Races here.
Sort by Percentage to see winner(s) easily.
City of Milpitas Mayor
(Vote for 1) 100% Precincts Reporting Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 1:09:08 PM
City of Milpitas, Council Member
(Vote for 2) 100% Precincts Reporting Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 1:09:08 PM
Milpitas Unified SD Board
(Vote for 3) 100% Precincts Reporting Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 1:09:08 PM
Local Measures in Milpitas
(Vote Yes or No) Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 1:09:08 PM
California State Assembly District 24
(Vote for 1) 100% Precincts Reporting Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 1:09:08 PM
City of Milpitas Election and Candidate Guidelines
The City of Milpitas held its regularly scheduled municipal election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Local election is held each November in even numbered years. On the ballot for voters to elect will be candidates for the office of one Mayor (2 year term expiring in December 2022) and for the offices of two City Councilmembers (4-year terms expiring in December 2024). Incumbent office holders may run again for new terms. School Board Members also on the ballot.
Local Election Results
From the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Winners will be listed here for the November 8, 2022 State General Midterm Election. First check white star to left of each race you want to follow. It will turn orange. Later just these races will show in the “My Favorite Races” tab.
November 8, 2022 – Municipal Election Date in California
Candidates still working on campaign sites and social media. This page is a work in progress. If you have additional information or images you’d like to see on this page, contact me here.
The City of Milpitas is a General Law City with a Council-City Manager form of government. The City Council is made up of four (4) councilmembers and one (1) Mayor all elected at-large. Two (2) Councilmember seats and one (1) Mayoral seat are to be voted on every two years each November in even numbered years. Councilmembers are elected for a four (4)-year term and the Mayor is elected to a two (2)-year term.
The next regularly scheduled municipal election is in Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Two (2) Councilmember seats with terms expiring in November 2026, and one (1) Mayoral seat with a term expiring 2024, will be on the November 8, 2022 ballot.
Party: Democrat
Day Job: Teacher Campaign Site
As your Vice Mayor, I am putting forth initiatives to make our city the best place to live and raise a family.
President of Land Development, Invictus Strategy
An American politician currently serving as a member of the Milpitas City Council. Elected at the age of 22, he is one of the youngest elected officials in the US.
Former Vice-Chair Planning Commissioner City of Milpitas
Party: Independent
Home: Mesa Verde Drive
As your Council Member, I am looking forward to collaborating on policies that bring forth community achievement and operational unity. This action will result in a cleaner safer community for our families, while implementing the needed change for sustainable success.
Contact: Demetress.Morris@gmail.com
Realtor
Yip-Chuan, who is currently President of MUSD’s School Board, has served in her seat since 2018. And she remains more focused than ever on ensuring that MUSD students receive the best education possible.
Founder of the Milpitas Community Educational Endowment
He is the epitome of someone who “walks the walk,” and seems to thrive on collaborating with others to get things done.
Currently, she is the Executive Vice President on MHS’ PTSA board and the Treasurer for Rancho’s PTA board. She has spent years involved with various PTAs, and has also worked to organize STEM events. Campaign launch. anuforschoolboard@gmail.com 408-348-6890
Democrat
To ensure that our community is safe, healthy, physically and mentally, provide quality day cares, excellent public education, and make our universities affordable. Contact Us page.
Democrat
I am committed to bringing affordable housing, investments in education, expanded transit, universal health care and climate adaptations to the Bay Area. I pledge to continue to work tirelessly to pass critically needed measures to end gun violence. More stances on issues. SocialMedia Facebook, Twitter
Contact us at alex@votealexlee.com
Fair Political Practices Commission
Promotes the integrity of representative state and local government in California through fair, impartial interpretation and enforcement of political campaign, lobbying, and conflict of interest laws.
Origins of Milpitas water and where it goes later: creek maps, waste water, urban runoff, water quality.
Save Water Milpitas
Water is a precious resource and is an important necessity for our health, the sustainability of the environment, and for the livelihood of our businesses. Check here for rebates for high efficiency toilets and washing machines, and for free shower heads and aerators for faucets.
You can water your yard THREE days per week, between the hours of 6:00 p.m through 9:00 a.m.
If your street address is an odd number, you can water your yard on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
If your street address is an even number, you can water your yard on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday.
No watering on Wednesdays.
Remember, always make sure your watering doesn’t waste water and only waters your landscaping.
To Learn More about Water Conservation or To Report Violations
Call 408-586-2666
The City purchases and distributes water from Valley Water treatment plants, as well as from San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Before making its way to your tap, your drinking water is treated and tested to ensure its safety. Valley Waterand SFPUC are ensuring the water supplied to the City is of the highest possible quality meeting or exceeding all federal and state drinking water standards.
Don’t Take Water For Granted
Amina Ahmad, a sixth-grader at Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School, was a winner in the Bay Area Water Users Association Water Awareness Poster Contest. Her poster is featured in the association’s 2001 calendar.
Hot Lines
City of Milpitas Water Conservation
and Urban Runoff Hotline: 408-586-2666
City of San Jose Distribution Hotline: 800-426-4791
Water rates effective July 1, 2020.
Sewer rates effective July 1, 2020.
Our Watershed
Watersheds are nature’s way of dividing up the landscape. A watershed is the land area that catches rain or other runoff and drains to specific wetlands, streams, rivers, and reservoirs. Runoff from every home or business ultimately makes its way to a creek or channel. That’s why everyone somehow contributes to flooding even if it happens miles away. Creeks and street water in Milpitas flow into the Coyote Creek and then into the San Francisco Bay.
Adopt A Creek
This program offers citizen participation in creek cleaning projects within Santa Clara County. Helping with this program is a great way for schools, community organizations and private companies to demonstrate their concern about the environment. Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Calaveras Dam Time Lapse (2012-2018)
Time Lapse of the Calaveras Dam from April 2012 – September 2018 captured by EarthCam.
Moving Mountains at Calaveras Dam Replacement
Coyote Watershed Fast Facts
The county’s largest watershed, it extends from the urbanized valley floor upward to the vast natural areas of the Mt. Hamilton range. Coyote Creek, its main waterway, is the longest creek in the county. Resources for teachers and students.
Fixing Anderson Dam is a priority for Valley Water
In 2019, Valley Water produced a draft of a video depicting a worst-case scenario should a filled-to-capacity Anderson Dam fail in the event of a major earthquake. Valley Water embarks on Anderson Dam project after years of unexpected delays. The original plan –– to add buttressing and materials up and downstream to reinforce the dam –– would take roughly three years and come with a $250 million price tag. But in 2016, that number grew after the district conducted geotechnical borings of the surrounding soil and found evidence of seismic activity in two nearby fault lines previously thought to be inactive.
Flood Watch Tool
Introduction on how to use the flood watch tool for those living in flood zones near our creeks. Most important to those living near Penitencia Ck at Machado Ave. or working near Coyote Creek and 237.
My Hazards of Santa Clara County
Map showing areas of Milpitas and other Silicon Valley areas which have in the past been flooded. Many flood control systems have been installed, but if you are considering buying a home in these areas, do a thorough check first. Also shows earthquake zones.
Hetch Hetchy Photos
From before the dam was built. This group would like to restore the valley.
The California Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum
Teachers may access all of the EEI Curriculum online for free, and until the end of this school year students may access form-fillable workbooks and other materials directly from our website. Feel free to reach out to us at eei@calrecycle.ca.gov if you need support with your digital instruction and we’ll do our best to assist you.
Penitencia Water Treatment Plant
This plant typically serves an area from Milpitas in the north to Aborn Road in the south, supplying safe drinking water to 270,000 residential and commercial users.
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
This project will result in large-scale restoration of wetlands from the San Mateo Bridge to southern edge of San Francisco Bay.
Water Quality
Water Quality Report: Consumer Confidence Report
The City of Milpitas is pleased to provide our customers with pertinent information about the quality of our drinking water. This annual water quality report tells you where our water comes from, what our tests show about it, and what is in it.
City of Milpitas Water Quality Report 2021
As mandated by law, each year, on or before July 1, the City of Milpitas is required to provide all of its water customers a copy of the CCR. The CCR provides water quality information and compares the quality of your water to established Federal and State drinking water standards. We encourage you to view this report as it provides information about the source and quality of the drinking water delivered to you.
In an effort to be better stewards of the environment, the City is no longer distributing paper copies of the CCR. The reports will instead be made available online. If you wish to obtain a paper copy of the 2021 CCR, you may pick one up from the Milpitas City Hall building located at 455 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. For any questions you may have, please contact us through our email at: MilpitasCCR@milpitas.gov.
Water & Sewer Bills
Automatic Payment Service
You can pay your water and waste services bill online; however, it takes 6-8 weeks to process your request. You can set this up in a day or so with your bank’s online service, but the City’s service is free.
Mail in Your Water Bill
Effective July 1, 2021, please us the new P.O. Bos address below to mail in your City of Milpitas/Sewer utility payments: City of Milpitas
P.O. Box 102710
Pasadena, CA 91189-2710
–yes, you read that right, Pasadena.
Water conservation in the home
Are you concerned about high water bills and would like to use less water? Want a rebate for installing low water usage toilet or washing machine?
Water Systems
The San Francisco PUC, which draws its water from the Hetch-Hetchy system in the Sierra, serves 2.4 million people in San Francisco and 33 communities stretching from Milpitas and San Jose to Daly City and the water district in southern Alameda County.
City of Milpitas Water Maintenance Services
Maintenance Services provides for the routine and emergency operation, maintenance, and repair of the City’s water, sewer, and storm systems and facilities.
Map helps you determine whether you get Hetch Hetchy water (the best tasting), or SVPUC water (still great water!).
Water and Sewer Master Plans
The City of Milpitas is approaching buildout, and open spaces are being converted to domestic and irrigation type uses, changing diurnal flow patterns and water needs. In addition, redevelopment of older industrial/commercial areas to high density residential is being considered as part of the Midtown Specific Plan.
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Parts of Milpitas are supplied with water from SCVWD. Watershed and flood control district primarily. Those in the quadrant west of 880 and south of 237 get water through SCVWD.
S.F. Public Utilities Commission
Provides Milpitas with Hetch Hetchy water. (Note to newcomers: Hetch Hetchy water is considered the finest!)
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Water System
Milpitas gets most of its drinking water through the San Francisco PUC. The Hetch Hetchy Project supplies water and power to the City of San Francisco and surrounding Bay Area communities, and regulates stream flow in the Upper Tuolumne River, Cherry Creek, and Eleanor Creek.
Where Your Water Comes From
Groundwater and local surface water is the county’s original source of water supply. Local rainfall and runoff flows into reservoirs for storage and blending with imported water. The water is released into creeks and ponds to augment natural percolation and maintain groundwater levels. Some of the local surface water is processed at drinking water treatment plants. The treated water is sold to local water retailers such as San Jose Water Company, who use their own distribution systems to serve customers. Water pumped from the groundwater aquifer through wells is used by private well owners, farmers, and water retailers.
Milpitas Waste Water Treatment
San Jose / Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant
The San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant is one of the largest advanced wastewater treatment facilities in California. It treats and cleans the wastewater of over 1,500,000 people that live and work in the 300-square mile area encompassing San Jose, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, and Monte Sereno.
San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant Video Tour
This is an interesting and educational facility to visit. It is pertinent for general science students, biology students, and chemistry students.
Urban Runoff & Pollution Prevention
City of Milpitas Consumer Confidence Report issued June 2015
Last year, as in years past, your tap water met all USEPA and State drinking water health stan- dards. The City of Milpitas vigilantly safeguards its water supplies and once again, we are proud to report that our system had no health related water quality standard violations in 2014.
Managing Urban Runoff
To protect surface water and ground water quality, urban development and household activities must be guided by plans that limit runoff and reduce pollutant loadings. EPA.
Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program
The Program’s mission is to assist in the protection of beneficial uses of receiving waters by preventing pollutants generated from activities in urban service areas from entering runoff to the maximum extent practicable.
Capital Improvement Program 2022-2026
Milpitas will preserve its close-knit community and rich cultural diversity as it moves with innovation into the future by supporting sustainable growth and development, ensuring public safety, enhancing the environment and natural landscape, and nurturing family and community connections. Large document containing plans for Milpitas’ future.
City of MilpitasBicycle/Pedestrian & Trails Plan
The City of Milpitas is in the process of updating its Trails and Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plans. These plans will provide the City with a vision and action plan to make it safer and more convenient to walk, bike, and roll in Milpitas. Visit MilpitasPhase2.altaplanning.cloud to provide feedback! Visit the interactive map at the link above to comment on proposed recommendations for bicycling and walking in Milpitas. Your feedback will inform recommended improvements around the city and help prioritize future investments.
Milpitas Economic Development
Responsible for helping maintain and promote growth in the City of Milpitas. We move at the speed of business to help keep your project on track and on time. We also take pride in “linking opportunities for commerce and community,” helping our businesses grow and succeed, increasing our job base for residents, and improving the economic well-being and quality of life for all. 408-586-3058 econdev@ci.milpitas.ca.gov
Milpitas Metro Specific Plan
The Milpitas Metro Specific Plan (formerly Transit Area Specific Plan) is a plan for the redevelopment of an approximately 437-acre area in the southern portion of the City that currently includes a number of industrial uses near the Great Mall shopping center. Based on City Council direction, the Draft Preferred Plan currently proposes redevelopment of this area with 7,109 dwelling units, 993,843 square feet of office space, 340 hotel rooms and 287,075 square feet of retail space centered around the proposed Milpitas BART station and the VTA Light Rail system. Update on October 29, 2021 in Milpitas Beat.
Milpitas Metro Specific Plan – Land Use and Density Policies
Agenda Report Attachment prepared for the City Council Meeting on January 19, 2021. This plan was originally scheduled to conclude in April 2021, however it has been extended in order to provide planning and environmental review for housing development in order to comply with RHNA and property owner interest in housing development in the Great Mall Subdistrict.
Milpitas Midtown Specific Plan
This updated Milpitas Midtown Specific Plan (2010) provides a new vision for an approximately 589-acre area of land which is currently undergoing changes related to its growing role as a housing and employment center in Silicon Valley
Milpitas Parks and Recreation Master Plan
The Parks and Recreation Master Plan will provide both a long-term vision for the City’s park system, and specific policies and standards to direct day-to-day decisions. It will set forth a framework that will allow the City to respond to new opportunities as they arise, and to ensure that adequate parks, facilities and recreation programs meet the needs of the City’s future residents, employees and visitors.
Apple signs big industrial lease in Milpitas
Apple Inc. has signed a major lease for nearly 314,000 square feet of industrial manufacturing space at McCarthy Creekside, a brand-new, multiphase development in Milpitas, according to real estate records. 407 N. McCarthy Blvd.
The suspects in this scam are targeting disability applicants and beneficiaries by sending them text messages on their cellphone asking them to call. The text messages have read, “Disability Alert: Please call 253-xxx-xxxx regarding your recent disability benefits application.” The numbers to call have varied but the wording has been about the same. When the number is called a person claiming to be a Government official asks for personal identifying information. We have received reports of identity theft where victims have fallen for this scam.
Facts related to this scam:
Social Security never sends unsolicited text messages.
Once you give anyone your personal information, they can use it repeatedly or sell it for others to use.
Never blindly respond to a text message by calling the number given. Do some research and find the actual number for the entity you are trying to call.
Call the agency the person is from directly to verify their identity. Social Security has a toll free number to call: 1-800-772-1213
Report the scam to the Social Security Fraud Hotline at http://oig.ssa.gov/report or by phone at 1-800-269-0271.
Report the scam to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department at 408-808-4400.
If you have been the victim of Identity Theft then take these steps after you have filed a report with your local law enforcement agency:
Place a fraud alert with the credit reporting agencies and provide them with the police report number.
Obtain a copy of your credit report and review it to make sure no accounts have been opened without your authorization. Dispute any accounts you did not authorize.
Check the inquiry section of your credit report and make sure you made them. Call the telephone number listed for the ones you do not recognize and ask them why they ran your credit.
Online Employment Scam
The suspects in this scam either post an advertisement online offering employment or respond to your online solicitation. They almost always communicate with you via text message or email and involve several different variations. They will either send you a check that they want you to cash or they will ask for your account information to deposit money into your account. They will then ask you to send them money via prepaid credit cards or they will have you wire them money. It can take banks several days or more to determine that the checks or deposits are fraudulent and in the meantime you have given your money to the suspect. Your account will be charged for the full amount of the check or deposit plus fees.
Another variation of this scam is where the suspect sends you a check in the same manner as above then instructs to you buy merchandise or use a service acting as a “Secret Shopper”. In the end, you still end up sending money or merchandise to the suspect and you are at a loss once your bank determines the check or deposit is fraudulent.
Still another version of this scam deals more specifically with people who advertise online offering childcare. The premise is the suspect is moving to your area and needs someone to care for their wheelchair bound child. They send a large check for wages and costs related to the wheelchair. They want you to cash the check and then send the money to some third party (which is probably another alias of theirs) in order to either purchase the wheelchair or have it shipped. Once again, when the bank determines the check or deposit is fraudulent, your account will be charged for the full amount plus fees.
What you can do to combat this scam:
Never follow a link on an unknown email or website unless you know where it will lead you. If you allow your cursor or arrow to hover over a link then the true destination will appear in a text box;
Avoid speaking to people using only text or email. Ask to speak with them in person or over the telephone. Be suspicious of people who will not do this or give you excuses why they cannot;
If you suspect a check is fraudulent then take it to the issuing bank to verify it or at least telephone the bank. You can also try calling the business or person who is listed as the account holder on check;
Report the scam to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department at 408-808-4400
Tech Support Scam
The suspects in this scam call you and claim they are from Microsoft Tech support. They talk you into allowing them control of your computer to fix some kind of problem. In some cases they also charge a fee which requires you to give them your credit card number. They will then ask for as much personal information as you will give them because they claim they need it to process the transaction.
Facts related to this scam:
Microsoft does not make unsolicited phone calls.
Once you give them control of your computer they are free to obtain any information contained on it as well as place malicious software on it.
Most merchants only need your name, card number and billing address to process a credit transaction. Some may need the three digit security code from the back of the card.
Merchants do not need to know your birthdate, social security number, mother’s maiden name, etc. in order to process a credit transaction.
What you can do to combat this scam:
Don’t call them back or hang up if you are talking to them;
Contact Microsoft directly or visit their scam website;
Report the scam to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department at 408-808-4400
Telephone Taxes Due Scam
Someone calls or leaves a message on your answering machine stating you owe taxes. You answer the call or call the number back and the person threatens you with arrest, deportation, etc. if you do not pay the tax immediately. They then instruct you to obtain a prepaid credit card and give them the card number from the front of the card and the code from the back of the card. If you refuse most times another person will call you purporting to be from a local law enforcement agency threatening to arrest you if you do not pay. The caller ID number is most often “spoofed” so that it shows the number for the law enforcement agency.
Facts related to this scam
If you provide the numbers for the prepaid credit card then the person can access the funds anywhere in the world.
The IRS always sends taxpayers written notification of any tax due via the US mail.
The IRS will never ask for credit card, debit card or prepaid card information over the telephone.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department does not work in conjunction with the IRS for tax collection purposes.
What you can do if you get one of these telephone calls:
Don’t call them back or hang up if you are talking to them;
If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue, if there really is such an issue;
If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484;
If you’ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant”. Please add “IRS Telephone Scam” to the comments of your complaint.
Call the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department at 408-808-4400 to verify whether or not an actual Sheriff’s employee is calling you and to file a report.
Visit the IRS website for further information about Tax Scams;
This uses the same premise as the tax due scam but the person threatens to have your utility turned off. They demand that you obtain a prepaid credit card and provide them with the numbers. PG&E has more about ongoing telephone and email scams.
Facts related to this scam:
If you provide the numbers for the prepaid credit card then the person can access the funds anywhere in the world;
Most utility companies allow for many forms of payments and never require just one;
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department does not work in conjunction with Utility Companies for the collection of money.
What you can do if you get one of these telephone calls:
Don’t call them back or hang up if you are talking to them;
Call the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department at 408-808-4400 to verify whether or not an actual Sheriff’s employee is calling you and to file a report.
Item Listed for Sale Check Scam
There are many variations of this scam and many different advertisement modes have been targeted but most lately have been through craigslist. The basic premise is that you list something for sale and the person contacts you to make the purchase. They come up with a story that makes you believe they have a legitimate check coming to you for more than what you are asking. They instruct you to cash the check, take the money out for the purchase, keep money for your trouble and then ultimately send them some amount of money immediately by prepaid credit card or wire. It can take banks several days or more to determine a check is fraudulent and in the meantime you have given your money to the suspect. Your account will be charged for the full amount of the check plus check fees.
What you can do to combat this scam:
Deal locally with people you can meet with;
Take the check you receive directly to the issuing bank and explain the circumstances to the teller;
Call the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department at 408-808-4400 to file a report.
Warrant for your Arrest Scam
The suspects in this scam call you, identify themselves as law enforcement officers and then direct you to pay a bail or fine to prevent arrest. The reasons for the warrant vary and most recently have been because you supposedly did not report for jury duty. They most often “spoof” the caller ID number to show the number or name of a local law enforcement agency. As with the other scams the suspects instruct you to obtain a prepaid credit card and give them the card number from the front of the card and the code from the back of the card.
Facts related to this scam:
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department will never demand payment for a warrant over the telephone;
Payments related to warrants are handled through the Court that issued the warrant;
You will never be restricted to one form of payment;
If you provide the numbers for the prepaid credit card then the person can access the funds anywhere in the world.
What you can do to combat this scam:
Don’t call them back or hang up if you are talking to them;
Call the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department at 408-808-4400 to determine if an SCCSD employee is actually calling you and to file a report
Contact the Court Directly to inquire about bail or fine payment. The link http://www.occourts.org/locations contains court locations and contact information in Santa Clara County.
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