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Calaveras – Sierra Rd Loop

We had some snow over the night of January 27-28, 2002, so on the 29th, after the roads were sanded and clear, my son, Scott and I drove up in to the hills above Milpitas and San Jose to get a closer look. We took Piedmont Rd. to Calaveras. Turned right on Felter and went on up into the hills, and then back down again on Sierra Rd. to Piedmont in San Jose once again. It was about an 18 mile drive.

Recently, with Covid-19, one of the few things we can do for fun is to take a ride into the country. Here’s one of our favorite.

By Ann Zeise,
Date: January 30, 2002

Apricot orchard and mustard — **The apricot and walnut grove on Piedmont Rd. near Calaveras is covered with mustard.**

Palms and Snow — **Palm trees glare at the audacity of snow in their ranch entrance off of Calaveras Rd.**

White fence and snow — **Looked like a perfect sledding hill to Scott. Too bad it’s private property.**

Snowy Peaks — **What could we say, but, “Oh, Wow!”**

Cold cow and calf. Snowy peaks in background — **OK. What’s all this talk about Zen Diva California cows who’ve never seen snow? So, now we’ve seen snow. Enough already!**

**Mt. Hamilton and its observatories in the snow, from Sierra Rd.**

**View of San Jose from Sierra Rd. I-680 loops on the right into downtown San Jose. It is probably Penitenia Creek canyon on the left. Rain falls in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the distance.**

**Monument Peak up close with Mt. Diablo far in the background. We could see for miles!**

Ranch, Sierra Road. — **Ranch in the foothills along Sierra Rd., Santa Clara County.**

**Mule Deer enjoying the new, fresh, green grass on the hillsides.**

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From Calaveras and Peidmont Road, take Calaveras east, up into the hills.
At the “Y” Stay right onto Felter Road.
At the “Y” with Sierra Road, take Sierra Road back down into the Valley.
At the bottom, take Piedmont Road back to Milpitas.

Traffic Reports for Milpitas & Nearby

Up-to the-minute Bay Area, California, traffic reports and traffic webcams in San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara County, and Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley/Bay Area Rush Hour during Covid-19 Lockdown. Aerial/Drone
Taken by Gil Roy Casanova, Milpitas.

Commuter Hotline
Routing, carpooling, public transportation information

Call 511

Streets with ‘rat boxes’
Rat boxes were installed in 2004
at the following intersections in Milpitas:
Milpitas Boulevard at Dixon Landing Road
Park Victoria Drive at Calaveras Boulevard

Gripes

Mr. Roadshow
Mercury News columnist, Gary Richards, answers your gripes about traffic problems.

Reports

ABC7 News Traffic
Hover over road to see how fast traffic is going.

CalTrans Current Traffic Information on Social Media
Check here for updates to current road conditions, or call 1-800-427-7623, for all California Highways.
District 4: Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.

Current River Conditions
Check here to see about road closures due to flooding.

Get traffic and weather info in Maps on iPhone
In the Maps app, view traffic conditions and find out about the weather.

Google Maps with traffic.
Best with a cell phone for seeing traffic on roads.

SF Gate South Bay Traffic Report GOOD
Linked report from CalTrans. Time of report at top of page. Updated every 10 minutes. Other advisories on same page.

Traffic Incidents BEST
From the CHP. Select “Golden Gate” to find problems on local freeways. It is updated every 60 seconds.

Resources

California Office of Transportation and Safety Grants
Political “subdivisions” of the state are eligible to apply for and receive OTS grant funding.

Traffic Signal Association: Silicon Valley Chapter
The TSA is a nonprofit, professional organization of people who design, install or maintain traffic signals, street lighting and other traffic control and traffic safety related systems and equipment.

Specialty Clothing Stores in Milpitas

Often the malls just don’t carry the kind of clothing or offer the kind a personal alterations you need. That’s when you begin to look for the little specialty clothing shops that will create the outfit you want, such as for a wedding or prom. Milpitas also has some unique ethnic clothing stores, and two stores where you can recycle clothing.

COVID-19 Update:Business operations may be affected due to ongoing precautionary measures, please contact the business directly for updated hours and availability.

Alterations and Tailoring
Bridal
Filipino Clothing Stores
Indian Clothing Stores
Uniforms
Used Clothing Stores

Alterations and Tailoring

Milpitas Alteration Center
Yelp reviews. “Manny has been my go-to for alterations. He’s a pretty quiet guy but he means well.”
12 S Abbott Ave.
408-262-1136

Perfect Tailoring
Yelp reviews: “It’s run by a sweet Korean lady and she is the master at alterations!”
200 Serra Way, Ste 15
408-263-6048

Bridal

Elegant Tailoring & Bridal
We sell wedding gowns off the rack, as well as customized gowns. What makes us a unique bridal shop is that we also do tailoring.
103 Serra Way
408-263-5526

Thuy’s Pro Bridal Alterations
Temporarily closed due to Covid-19. Thuy works from home and does such a fabulous job for a very reasonable price.
233 Rodrigues Ave.
408-750-4379

Filipino Clothing Stores

Filipiniana Boutique
Yelp reviews. Filipiniana Boutique – Women’s Clothing
1535 Landess Ave
Ste 137
408-586-8660

Indian Clothing Stores

Sonam International
Yelp reviews. Very reasonable prices and neat alterations. Manoj is amazing! He is a meticulous tailor that takes his time with his stitches and does not believe in doing a quick and sloppy job.
300 S Abel St
408-262-2938

Uniforms

Logos Etcetera
Offering masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. Free mask with every T-shirt order. Custom T-shirt store in Milpitas. Various groups have their uniform “stores” here online.
192 S Hillview Dr.
408-262-7727

Nichols Stitches
We provide a broad range of customized decorative solutions on quality apparel and promotional products to help you effectively market your business, organization, team or event. Black owned. Woman owned.
Tice Drive
408-471-6761

US Uniforms
Whether you are in Postal, Law enforcement, Security or Fire,
Restaurant and Hospitality business, Hospitals and Medical, our “Fit-Right Guarantee” will ensure the perfect fit for you—every time.
240 S Hillview Dr.
408-935-8248

Used Clothing Stores

Each year, the world consumes 80 billion new pieces of clothing – and sends 26 billion pounds to the landfill. Every time one of those t-shirts goes to waste, so do the 700 gallons of water that went into creating it.

Clothes Closet
A volunteer-based, nonprofit organization that offers a wide variety of garments and household items donated by the community. It features sections for school uniforms and a Career Closet along with clothing for all ages and sizes. Volunteer.
1440 South Main St.
408-946-5564

Goodwill
Since late 2006, Goodwill has been selling only nearly brand-new – but non-designer – clothes, housewares and artwork. PLEASE NOTE: The donation drop-off process is self service. We have asked our donation monitors to practice social distancing so they will be unable to assist you in loading/unloading your donations. At this critical time, your donations are needed now more than ever. You can obtain your donation receipt online, by clicking here.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-9PM, Sunday 9AM-8PM
Donation Hours: 9AM – 7PM Mon-Sat , 9AM – 6PM Sunday
311 W Calaveras Blvd.
408-262-4131

See our other clothing stores posts. The larger malls each have their own clothing post.

McCarthy Ranch Banking and Investing

Convenient banking and financial advice when you come by for lunch anyway. Bank of America has an ATM in the parking lot near Starbucks.

Now updated with Covid-19 responses by these banks and and investment services.

Bank of America
Experience the convenience of banking near where you work and shop.

Spectator Sports Teams in the San Francisco Bay Area

Sports teams we tend to root for in Milpitas, CA. Here’s a quick run-down of who’s playing and when you can catch some of the action. Fans and couch potatoes unite here, cheer on your favorite Bay Area teams.

Gov. Newsom says restarting sports is ‘difficult to imagine’ until a vaccine is available
California won’t reopen sporting events to fans until immunity to COVID-19 has increased and a vaccine is widely available, per Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan.

Baseball
Cricket
College Athletics
Football
Hockey
Soccer
Sports News
Stadiums

Baseball

Oakland Athletics
MLB will keep fans updated on decisions regarding plans for the 2020 schedule in the days and weeks ahead. Check the stats and trades here. Buy tickets and mementos, too.

San Francisco Giants
We look forward to playing baseball at Oracle Park but only when it is safe to do so. Stay up-to-date with information about the 2020 season. Visit this team’s virtual dugout for all the latest stats and game information.

San Jose Giants
Shut down due to Covid-19. So these aren’t the San Francisco Giants, we don’t care! Here’s the schedule, just plan your own tailgate party.

Cricket

Bay Area Cricket Alliance
There are no upcoming matches scheduled yet. A non-profit organization operating in Northern California to promote and facilitate the process of playing the game of cricket in its true spirit. Nisar Chaudhry of Milpitas is the chairman.

College Athletics

Cal Bears
All Competitions Suspended Until Further Notice. Official site of the University of California, Berkeley, Golden Bears.

San Jose Spartans
All spring sports have been canceled by the NCAA, Mountain West and MPSF due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Official site of the San Jose State University Spartans athletic department.

Santa Clara Broncos
Official site for the Santa Clara University athletic department.

Stanford Cardinals
Official site of Standford University’s athletic department.

University of San Francisco
In coordination with the leadership of the NCAA and West Coast Conference, all spring competitions and championship events have been canceled. Official site of USF’s athletic department.

Football

San Francisco 49ers
See how this season is shaping up for the ‘Niners.

Hockey

Sharks
National Hockey League pauses 2019-20 season. Visit Teal Town and have a blast with our Silicon Valley National Hockey League team.

Soccer

San Jose Earthquakes
Quakes Foundation commits to prioritizing food-insecurity related COVID Relief. Keep up with what’s hot with our major league soccer team.

Sports News

Bay Area.com Sports News
Sports news from the Mercury, Contra Costa Times, SiliconValley.com., Viet Mercury, and Nuevo Mundo.

SF Gate
San Francisco Chronicle sports news.

Stadiums

Oracle Park
Oracle Park, with its breathtaking views and classic design, was chosen as the 2008 Sports Facility of the Year by Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily as part of the inaugural Sports Business Awards program.

Transportation Information
How to get to the Oracle Park using public transportation in the South Bay and Peninsula.

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
History and statistics of the home ball park for the Raiders and the Oakland A’s.

SAP Center
Latest news regarding SAP Center Events and closure. What’s happening, directions. Home of the Sharks and the Sabercats.

Spartan Stadium
All spring sports have been canceled by the NCAA, Mountain West and MPSF due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Throughout the year, Spartan Stadium is home to the NCAA Division I Spartan Football, and Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams. It is also home to the Major League Soccer team — the San Jose Earthquakes.

Milpitas Xtreme Robotics Making 3D Face Shields

Milpitas Xtreme Robotics is the official robotics club of Milpitas High School, and we aim to offer opportunities for club members to pursue a career in STEM, robotics, and engineering through hands-on experiences with robots. More than just that, however, we’re life-changers and big thinkers. We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty with a robot. We’re a club that works on crazy projects all the time. Our mission is to spark a passion for robotics in our members; to watch them fall in love and to help them never let go.

This past year, our club of 100+ members has worked on 5 major competitions, 5 major projects, 7 hosted programs, and various other outreach events and workshops. Our club had been founded in 2002 but stagnated for years, before its revival in 2016. We won our first trophy in over a decade this year, and soon after, our second, third, and forth. The days we learned of our qualifications to VEX State and 2020 World Championships were a few of the many landmarks we set this year.

Although the recent COVID-19 outbreak has thrown a wrench in our plans, we are pushing forward, doing what we can to do our part in helping slow and stop the virus’ spread. One of the new projects we have undertaken is our effort to 3D print face shield parts in partnership with Maker Nexus to donate to local hospitals, and we have already printed over 50 so far.

Chloe Wang
President, Milpitas Xtreme Robotics