• Shops

    Shopping Centers in Milpitas

    Shopper with Bags

    Shopping Centers in Milpitas offer centers of cultural delight! Poking around our shops is like taking a world tour at your own pace for the food and household items you need, while getting style from the world over. Abel Plaza N. Abel Street at E. Calaveras Blvd. Major merchants: Swagat Indian Cuisine, Ta Restaurant Beresford Square Stores in this mall sorted by type, including phone numbers. N. Milpitas Blvd. at W. Calaveras Blvd. Major merchants: Marina Grocery, CVS, Banking Beauty & Fitness Clothing and Footwear Education Groceries Home Repair Health Restaurants Calaveras Plaza W. Calaveras Blvd. near Abel St. Major merchants: Grocery Outlet, FedEx Fiesta Shopping Center Dempsey Rd. Major merchants:  Foothill…

  • Community Matters

    Meeting Halls for Events in Milpitas

    Whether you need a meeting hall for business, a wedding, or large event, there are halls to rent in Milpitas! Unfortunately, Milpitas has no convention center. When you’re planning an event on a short timeline, you don’t have the luxury of thoroughly vetting meeting halls, let alone taking the time to find and select the right venue. GoMilpitas “Meeting Halls” is a directory featuring halls, community centers, venues and halls for hire | Advertise your hall to your local community for free. Other Possible Large Halls Hotels The larger hotels have rooms for fairly large gatherings. City Park Picnic Areas Reservations must be made in-person at the Milpitas Community Center, located at…

  • Community Matters

    Temporary Policies and Guidelines Police Department Community Room

    Police Logo Star

    Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Temporary Policies and Guidelines Police Department Community Room 1275 North Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035 Reservations: 408-586-2402 or vbejines@ci.milpitas.ca.gov UPDATED: AUGUST 13, 2021 The Milpitas Police Department’s top priority is to ensure the safety of our guests. Please note that any meeting event in the Police Department Community Room is contingent upon current public health orders and City policy. Vaccination Requirements The City of Milpitas will not require guests to show proof of vaccination when entering the Police Department Community Room. Masks and Face Coverings Effective Thursday, July 29, 2021, the City of Milpitas requires all City employees and visitors to wear face coverings in indoor settings…

  • Travel & Transportation

    FasTrak in Milpitas

    237 Express Lanes

    FasTrak and COVID-19 – FAQs What should drivers do? To drive in the FasTrak lane or not? Cash is not being collected at Bay Area bridges due to COVID-19. Use FasTrak to pay your toll. If you do not have FasTrak, you will receive a bill in the mail for the amount of your toll. It is called a violation, but there are no penalties – just pay the toll by mail with a check or online. If you have FasTrak, this change does not apply to you. The I-680 Sunol Express Lanes are designated lanes that can be used during heavy traffic to bypass congestion. Express lanes are usually…

  • History

    Ancient & Medieval History in the South Bay Area

    Medieval-SCA

    You can find out more about ancient and medieval times right here in the South Bay Area. Learn about the mysterious rock wall formations, too. Paleontological Boy Paleontologists In the Irvington gravel pits, known as Bell Quarry, located off of Osgood Road from 1944 to 1960, the Boy Paleontologists of Hayward unearthed plant and animal fossils including mammoths, saber cats, horses, camels, and even rodents. A new species named Tetrameryx irvingtonensis, a four-pronged antelope, was the most significant find. Presently Freeway 680, between Washington Boulevard and Durham Road, covers this fossil field. Children’s Natural History Museum Including “Irvingtonian Fossils”, the “Boy Paleontologist” Room, “Bones of Vertebrates,” and “Environments through Time”…

  • Community Matters

    Sister Cities of Milpitas, CA

    Huizhou, China

    Information, links and videos about our past three sister cities: Dugupan City in the Philippines, Huizhou in China, and Kukizaki, Japan. Commission Sister Cities Commission Founded May 21, 1996. Disbanded in 2018. The Milpitas Sister Cities Commission (SCC) served as an advisory body to the City Council on matters affecting sister cities relationships, programs, and activities. Former Sister Cities. This page will not be updated any longer. Dagupan City, Philippines City Dagupan City Official Site Dagupan has been and will continue to be an attraction to people from all over the region. This is where education, banking, commerce, healthcare and technology coverage to create the region’s foremost urban economy. City…

  • Travel & Transportation

    Calaveras – Sierra Rd Loop

    Ranch, Sierra Road.

    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…

  • Travel & Transportation

    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…

  • About Milpitas

    City Guides Hope Net Users Will See the Sites

    In its early days, the Web provided a guide to the far-flung corners of the world — giving avid hikers a glimpse of what it might be like to go bushwalking in Australia, for instance. Then, a new crop of city guides appeared, with information about hiking trails right around the corner and much more, from local news to the latest entertainment listings. The only problem: Few people visited the sites, and merchants were reluctant to advertise there. BY DEBORAH KONG Mercury News Staff Writer Posted at 11:21 a.m. PST Sunday, November 7, 1999 Posted on GoMilpitas.com with permission of the Mercury News. Now, pioneers such as America Online’s Digital…