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Affordable Housing
What is the Problem? Affordable housing in Milpitas, Santa Clara County, CA. Programs for first time buyers, teachers, and seniors looking for low cost, below market rate (BMR) housing. HUD Community Programs Programs are all cancelled by Trump. Current policy on jump page says it all: You are on your own to afford a house! “God blessed us with this great nation, and together, we can increase self-sufficiency and empower Americans to climb the economic ladder toward a brighter future.” – Secretary Scott Turner SV@Home SV@Home is uniquely positioned to advocate for housing solutions. The voice for affordable housing in the Silicon Valley. A membership organization, SV@Home advocates for policies,…
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Maps to Milpitas Parks and Recreation Sites
For more information on Milpitas Parks Maintenance contact the Public Works Department at 408-586-2600. Milpitas parks came into being in the 1970s when the “city of the future” was imagined to have homes on small lots, and sharing a large, common green space instead of large private yards. Many of our parks weave together, providing ways for pedestrians and bicyclists a way to move between homes, schools, and shops without having to be on busy roads. Milpitas Community Center 457 East Calaveras Blvd. Milpitas, Ca 95035 408-586-3210 Get Directions Click on site streets to go to its map. Select “Directions.” Put your home address in “From” on the form. Hit…
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Skatepark at Milpitas Sports Center
The newest facility for the Recreation Department, the Milpitas Skatepark, opened October 16, 2020 at the Milpitas sports Center. The Milpitas Skate Park is a beautiful 20,000-square foot, all-wheel skate experience, with a combination of transition and street terrain. Features include mini terrain ramps, seat walls, stairs, and rails. There are two bowls to accommodate varying skill levels, a deep bowl with vertical wall pool coping and a transition on the far side into another bowl area, and a shallow bowl with steel coping. The Skate Park also includes seating areas, shade areas, and sports lighting. Located at the Milpitas Sports Center Complex 1325 E. Calaveras Boulevard Open daily, 7…
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Green Businesses in Milpitas Create Jobs
Creating Green Technology at Milpitas Green Businesses Check out the role that Milpitas is playing toward the goal of green energy through its green businesses. SolarCity Solar panels produce renewable clean energy while securing low utility rates. Our panels exceed industry standards for durability and lifespan. Now owned by Tesla. Tesla careers. 418 S Abbott Ave. 855-860-7652 Staten Solar Corporation The company’s focus is commercial and utility solar PV applications where it has a combined experience of more than 1 GW of projects from small business owners to billion dollar corporations. Staten Solar careers. 1627 S Main St 408-780-2889 SunWork SunWork Renewable Energy Projects is a nonprofit in California’s San…
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Social Networking Groups for Milpitas
Find out about local issues and what is trending in Milpitas, California, in the following social networking groups. Connect with others in Milpitas and nearby to talk about our town and its activities. Adding members and friends as of February 4, 2022. Compare to Average Page Views on GoMilpitas.com this past year of 12,063/month Feb 1, 2021-Jan 31, 2022. (144,761 total.) Go Milpitas Group 567 members If you call Milpitas your home, or you spend a lot of time here through work or pleasure, have friends or relatives here, or used to live here, or represent Milpitas in government at higher levels, you are welcome to join! Desi’s in Milpitas…
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Official Ballot Drop Box and Vote Center Sites in Milpitas
While you MAY mail in the ballot for free, some are concerned that the Post Office may not be to handle the deluge of ballots, some may wish to use a drop box. These are the locations of the ONLY ballot return boxes in Milpitas and in nearby cities. Vote by Mail Ballot Tracking Vote by Mail Ballot Tracking Use this link to find out if your ballot has been received by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. See also Vote Centers in Milpitas to Vote in Person Milpitas Innovation Campus 1331 East Calaveras Boulevard Drive into the west (lower, downhill) parking lot. Follow curb into drop off area. See photo.…
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Marijuana Dispensaries near Milpitas
Health Services in and near Milpitas Milpitas does, however, have one marijuana delivery service in town, but it is not a storefront. You can’t visit it.. Marijuana dispensories are nearby in San Jose and Fremont. Milpitas introduces strict regulations on cannabis deliveries within city limits By Eric Shapiro, Milpitas Beat, February 23, 2024 “The ordinance,” said a City of Milpitas press release, “establishes sensible regulations that comply with State law and provides access to medicinal cannabis products to qualifying patients while ensuring controls are in place that maximize community safety. It remains unlawful to deliver recreational cannabis within the City.” Democracy dies at last Milpitas City Council meeting Here in…
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Lend-A-Tool Shed
The Lend-A-Tool ShedNo longer available on weekends. (Who came up with THAT bright idea?) Monday through Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm by appointment only for pick up and return of tools Milpitas residents, businesses, property owners, and community groups are able to borrow select tools from the available inventory for free. A wide variety of hand and gardening tools are available for temporary use. There are no power tools. For those, visit Home Depot. The full list of the inventory is available; view the Lend-A-Tool Shed Inventory (PDF). Follow these 2 simple steps to select and borrow tools: Complete and submit our online request form: Tools Request Form(the included Liability Waiver (PDF)…
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Places of Worship
More than 350 community members attended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Silicon Valley’s community iftar on June 10, 2017 at Bait-ul-Baseer Mosque in Milpitas. Photo courtesy of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Silicon Valley Some of these may also be groups focus on spiritual awareness, more than worship. Listed alphabetically by religion, then site. While most are in Milpitas, some places of worship are not available in Milpitas for adherents, so I have list the nearest places where Milpitas worshippers tend to go within about 20-30 minutes of city center. Most hold services on Sundays unless otherwise noted. Check sites for up-to-date and detailed information. Many places of worship are continuing to…
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Halloween/Fall Fests
Photo is of the GoMilpitas Haunted Yard at the east end of Grand Teton Dr. Haunted again in 2023! If you have a community-wide October Halloween or Fall Fest Drive-Trough Celebration that you’d like to publicize here, please email your Go Milpitas guide, Ann Zeise. Please leave the Milpitas address of your “haunted” yard or driveway or parking lot. Since such displays may be going up early, if you wish visitors over a range of dates, include those dates. If you have a time range when the display will be on, include that. Leave me your phone number or email address just incase I need to contact you with questions…
