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Milpitas City Hall is in a state of civil war
By Eric Shapiro March 29, 2023 Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano and City Manager Steve McHarris chat privately on the dais on December 20, 2022. Photo by The Milpitas Beat. We had a moment there – it came and went. But for like half a second, it seemed like things could go so well… Last December, Carmen Montano became the 18th Mayor of Milpitas. Garry Barbadillo, in the course of campaigning for his City Councilmember seat, recalled a time when the Milpitas City Council routinely voted 5-0. In other words, everything they passed, they passed unanimously. I liked the message. It pointed to an age of solidarity, of common sense, of…
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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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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…
