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Milpitas is quietly forking over nearly $200,000 in severance pay to former city manager Julie Edmonds-Mares, who announced her resignation last month. Full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/07/02/m…
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BREAKING: Former Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams, who resigned amid controversy in 2017, will receive just over $1,300 in damages instead of the more than $2 million he was seeking from the city, according to arbitration documents obtained by this... mercurynews.com/2019/04/04/m…
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More than a year after the Milpitas City Council voted to create a Tenant Protection Task Force, the city appears no closer to any concrete policy to address challenges renters face. Full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/04/03/n…
Milpitas is working up an $85,000 pilot odor monitoring program to get to the bottom of the stinking problem in Milpitas. Meanwhile, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is planning its own year-long study on the stink. Full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/03/17/s…
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A fire broke out Sunday morning at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas. Story below. mercurynews.com/2019/03/10/f…
Are you renting out a room on Airbnb in Milpitas? The city may soon start collecting a 14 percent tax on your bookings. Read the full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/02/27/m…
The Milpitas City Council Tuesday unanimously approved multiple increases to the city’s water and sewer rates that will take effect over the next four years, and will raise residents’ bills significantly. Read the full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/02/06/m…
Residents could see multiple increases in their water and sewer bills over the next several years if the City Council approves new proposed rates for both services Tuesday. Full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/02/01/m…
California’s pharmacy board is investigating whether three Bay Area Walgreens stores allowed an employee without a pharmacist license to verify or dispense hundreds of thousands of prescriptions over several years. Read the full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/01/30/u…
If you’re in trouble in Milpitas, and calling 911 isn’t an option, you can now text authorities to let them know you need help. Full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/01/24/m…
"The home had at least one person inside, but it appears no one inside or outside the home was hurt, according to Sgt. Bryan Hinkley of the Milpitas Police Department." Full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/01/08/m…
Milpitas City Councilman Bob Nuñez, who was ousted from two schools superintendent positions over questionable spending practices, has been hired as interim superintendent for the Evergreen School District in San Jose. Read the full story below. mercurynews.com/2019/01/07/m…
Milpitas City Councilman Bob Nuñez, who was ousted from two schools superintendent positions over questionable spending practices, has been hired as interim superintendent for the Evergreen School District in San Jose. mercurynews.com/2019/01/07/m…
Tran said his first term as mayor showed residents that he is “laser focused” on the job, and he will remain that way through the end of his second term. Full story below. mercurynews.com/2018/12/24/m…
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The vote culminates several council and planning commission meetings, 10 council cannabis subcommittee meetings and several resident surveys over the past two years about whether marijuana operations should be allowed within the city. mercurynews.com/2018/12/21/m…
Milpitas Councilman Anthony Phan publicly apologized this week to Mayor Rich Tran and his family for sending a political mailer to voters implying Tran is a communist during the recent election campaign. Read the full story below. mercurynews.com/2018/12/20/m…
Family members told officers that at 10:45 p.m., “a man had attempted to enter their house by kicking in their front door while identifying himself as a police officer,” according to police. mercurynews.com/2018/12/18/p…
The agency hopes to raise additional revenue and increase transit ridership. Eventually, it may develop more than two dozen of its properties around Santa Clara County. Full story below. mercurynews.com/2018/11/22/v…
Shots were fired in the parking lot of country music night club in Fremont late Wednesday night, prompting an evacuation of hundreds of patrons inside, and possibly leaving one person dead, according to those who were nearby when it happened. eastbaytimes.com/2018/11/22/…
Check out our early election results story about the Milpitas Mayor and City Council races, which is live now and will be updated as results continue to pour in. mercurynews.com/2018/11/06/m…