Coming up on August 3, 2025, Bodhi Meditation Silicon Valley (919 Hanson Ct.) will be hosting a gathering called Cultural ...

Last September, the Milpitas City Council voted to rename the Milpitas Library after former Mayor Jose Esteves.  This past ...

Rhoda Jordan Shapiro works as a journalist and media creator in the Bay Area. She is the winner of the 2022 Golden Quill Award for her Education journalism. She has written for both the Tri-City Voice ...

As the Trump administration carries out widespread crackdowns on our nation’s immigrant population, The Milpitas Beat this ...

Community members came together on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk in front of Milpitas City Hall, as part of a widespread string of gatherings… The ...

As I stood in front of Milpitas City Hall, I watched as Vice Mayor Carmen Montano pulled into a parking spot. Within moments, she was out of her car and walking toward me. She was wearing a bright… ...

For many residents, the most infamous aspect of Milpitas history involves the putrid odor that has spread throughout the city for years. The odor has been a longstanding concern for the community, ...

Last night, William Lam was sworn in as a new councilmember, and both Mayor Carmen Montano and Councilmember Evelyn Chua were also sworn in to their new terms. “As your mayor, my mandate is to ensure ...

Hope for the Unhoused at Sunday Showers, where the unhoused are provided with mobile showers. This is held every Sunday behind the Milpitas library. Photo courtesy of Hope for the Unhoused.

The email came in several months ago. It said that Oracle’s Santa Clara campus, which used to be the Agnew State Hospital (aka The Great Hospital for the Insane), has been haunted for years. Did I … ...

Last Saturday, The Milpitas Beat attended the world’s largest gathering of people living with Acromegaly (also called “Gigantism” in cases where the disease begins before patients have reached puberty ...

Good things are happening in Room E9. This is where Advisor Sanjit Roy teaches Journalism at Milpitas High School (MHS). His class is small, averaging less than 20 students each year. He hopes to ...