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Authorities need help identifying man who assaulted bus operator in Milpitas
By Eric Shapiro, June 14, 2022 On Wednesday, May 25, at 5:50PM, a VTA bus operator was violently attacked at the Milpitas Transit Center. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Transit Patrol (which heads up VTA security) has put out word that they’re seeking help identifying the attacker. When the operator got off his bus to take a break, he found himself getting knocked hard to the ground. He suffered a concussion as a result. Photographs released by law enforcement to the public show the assailant to be a Hispanic male, 5’10”, 160 pounds, with black hair, a mustache, and a sparse beard. Read more…
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Milpitas High School Robotics Team wins State Championship
In early March, four Milpitas High School (MHS) students from the Milpitas Xtreme Robotics Team 1669X went out to Redding, California, to compete in the 2022 Northern California VRC High School State Championship in Redding. What transpired there exceeded their wildest expectations. They won the State championship across three categories: Excellence Award, Tournament Champion, and Robot Skills Champion. “This achievement is a culmination of the past 4 years we’ve spent in robotics,” said Eugene Ng, a senior who is part of the team. “I’m happy. And I feel accomplished to have been able to achieve this.” Eugene, along with seniors Chenghao Li, Kathan Sheth, and Eusern Ng, prepared extensively to…
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Homeless on Railroad Ave., Milpitas, prepare to have their Vehicles Towed.
Photos by Ann Zeise, GoMilpitas.com, March 12, 2022 Mayor Tran announces that vehicles parked behind library will be towed on March 12 By Eric Shapiro, MilpitasBeat, March 11, 2022 Earlier this week, on Mayor Rich Tran’s Facebook page, the Mayor posted that the “abandoned, inoperable, and unregistered” vehicles parked behind Milpitas Library were being given notice by the Milpitas Police Department (MPD) to move or risk being towed in another 72 hours. The Mayor’s post and plans come in the midst of an active discussion on homelessness in Milpitas, during which the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley advised the City of Milpitas that its planned sweeps of homeless encampments were…
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Mayor Tran calls Councilmember Dominguez a “disgrace” & threatens her with a censure
By Rhoda Shapiro, February 18, 2022 After a couple of hours spent focusing on the item, things took a turn when Councilmember Karina Dominguez expressed her thoughts on the issue and delved into her personal story. As she spoke, Mayor Rich Tran repeatedly interrupted her, saying she was “intrusive” and a “disgrace.” “I don’t make $100,000. I don’t own a home. I am one of two renters that sit on this council,” said Councilmember Dominguez. “I share that with you…because I am the voice of the missing middle in the city of Milpitas. Because it’s so expensive to live here.” The issue on the table was important to Dominguez because,…
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Milpitas man charged with murder after woman’s body found buried in his yard
Neighbors told officers they heard a woman screaming early Saturday but did not notify police. MILPITAS – A Milpitas man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who was found buried in his yard Wednesday, police said. Micah James Dovlet, 34, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose on Wednesday and remains in custody, Milpitas police Capt. John Torrez. said in a news release. Prosecutors said in a criminal complaint that Dovlet was charged with murder, the victim was “particularly vulnerable” and the way the killing was carried out “indicates planning, sophistication or professionalism.” On Monday, officers…
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City of Milpitas to provide $5000 grants to 280 small businesses
City of Milpitas to provide $5000 grants to 280 small businesses By Eric Shapiro, Milpitas Beat, February 4, 2022 At the end of last month, on January 31, the Milpitas Small Business Assistance Grant Program was launched by the City of Milpitas. Its purpose: to support city businesses hit hard by COVID-19. The money for the grant program — $1,500,000 in total — comes from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). More than 280 small businesses in Milpitas will receive grants amounting to $5,000 and/or free technical assistance. Applicants can apply till March 1, 2022. The following requirements must be met, and those businesses meeting them will be…
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Amazon buys big Milpitas campus
Amazon buys big Milpitas campus as tech titan widens shopping spree E-commerce behemoth adds to Bay Area property buying binge with new deal MILPITAS — Amazon has widened its shopping spree for Bay Area properties with the purchase of a big office and research campus in Milpitas that could provide fresh expansion space for the tech titan. The e-commerce behemoth has bought a 29-acre site with several office and research buildings near the corner of South Milpitas Boulevard and Gibraltar Drive, according to documents filed on Oct. 1 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office. Amazon paid $123 million in cash for the property, which is about two blocks away…
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Threatening social media trends at MHS: Devious Licks
MUSD’s Board President gathers student leaders to delve into threatening social media trends September 23, 2021 On September 22, 2021, Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education President Chris Norwood convened a 60-minute Special Board Study Session with student leadership, Milpitas law enforcement and district leaders to discuss social media trends in our school communities and their impact on safety and resource utilization. In attendance were secondary school principals, assistant principals, teachers, students, and student governance leaders from Milpitas High School, Milpitas Middle College High School, Calaveras Hills High School, Thomas Russell Middle School and Rancho Middle School. It was an eye-opening discussion. Students shared their knowledge of the many…
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Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination – 8-2-2021
Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday August 3, 2021 Published August 2, 2021 at 12:00 PM SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – Vaccination continues to protect against severe COVID-19 illness, but with the COVID-19 Delta variant now infecting a small percentage of vaccinated people as well as many unvaccinated people, eight Bay Area health officers have issued Health Orders requiring masks indoors in public places. The Orders require all individuals, regardless…
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Chamber holds first in-person mixer at Outback since Covid Shutdown
Networking Mixer at Outback Steakhouse July 15 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm We had to show proof of vaccination against COVID, but then we were free to mix and enjoy spare ribs and fries, and drinks of our choices.
