Milpitas News

February 11-12 is a banner weekend for Asian music in the Bay Area. A stunning array of talent will be showcased.

To better meet the demands being made on already heavily congested roadways, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will start the first of three commuter projects under the Silicon Valley Express Lanes Program later this month.

A rutted trail used for many years by bicyclists, walkers and joggers in North San Jose will see a facelift in coming months.

On Feb. 1 at 5:15 p.m., Milpitas Police Department officers responded to a strong-arm robbery outside Great Mall.

In 2000, Santa Clara County voters approved a special parcel tax to fund the 15-year Clean, Safe Creeks and Natural Flood Protection Plan which provided funding for four major outcome areas.

Griselda Romero, niece of Hayward resident Raul Zapata, who was killed at a construction site of a new home in the Milpitas hills on Jan.

Milpitas City Council, convening as the city's Economic Development Corp., voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize a $4.2-million contract to purchase 1.65 acres in southern Milpitas.

City officials want to gauge how Milpitas voters feel about adopting a new tax or other revenue-generating measure this year.

A judge's tentative ruling Monday favored Councilwoman Debbie Giordano's public records disclosure lawsuit against City of Milpitas, followed by a hearing at San Jose Hall of Justice Tuesday.

Editor's note: The following arrest information was supplied by the Milpitas Police Department.

A San Jose man was arrested early Saturday after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and attacked a man trying to rescue her with a knife, police said.

A San Jose woman jumped out of a moving car Saturday to escape the clutches of her former boyfriend, who police say kidnapped her and assaulted a friend of hers before being arrested.

To better meet the demands being made on already heavily congested roadways, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will implement the first of three projects under the Silicon Valley Express Lanes Program in February 2012.

Are you looking to buy a home on a tight budget?A This week, House Hunt brings you five homes currently for sale in Milpitas with tags of $200,000 or less - so you know you're looking at something in your price range.

An outside law firm is scheduled to represent City of Milpitas in court Tuesday regarding the lawsuit filed against the city by Councilwoman Debbie Giordano.

Congratulations to Ruben Quiocho, this week's winner in the "Where in Milpitas?" photo challenge! The round object is one of five balls that make up the base of the "Green Tree" public art display in Pinewood Park on Starlite Drive, near Pearl Zanker Elementary School at 1585 Fallen Leaf Drive, Milpitas.

Two women were arrested in Milpitas earlier this week after they were reported caught in the act of trying to steal copper from a local business.

Plans by the landlord of a local mobile home park to increase rental fees 50 to 90 percent have been rejected by a city board.

Colleagues honored a longtime City of Milpitas supervisor Monday during Milpitas Rotary Club's 17th Annual Gene Schwab Memorial Employee of the Year Award Luncheon.

Editor's note: The following arrest information was supplied by the Milpitas Police Department.