Jaiya Chavez is a nine-year-old force of nature.  She recently won her first amateur boxing match in a unanimous decision – and she also received a belt for “Fighter of the Night.”  After securing ...

The South Bay School of Music Arts, located on S. Abel Street in Milpitas, first opened its doors on December 9, 1984.  Over ...

What’s going on at Milpitas City Hall? There’s so much we can’t know. Indeed, we can’t know anything. Most of us don’t work ...

Gregorys Coffee officially opened a location at the Great Mall in Milpitas on Friday, January 24. The food business is something that has always come naturally to Gregory Zamfotis. As a kid, he was ...

Lloyd Alaban is a reporter who has lived in Milpitas his entire life. He has a BA in Sociology from UC Santa Cruz and an MS in Journalism & Mass Communications from San Jose State University. He has ...

Canva stock photo of Washington D.C. UPDATE: On January 18, The Beat learned that Councilmember Hon Lien had to cancel her D.C. trip, as there were no more hotel rooms to book in the area. During this ...

Buff? Thin? Healthy? Promoted? Bookish? Money conscious? What are you going to do in 2025 that’s going to dramatically make your life better? My resolution this year is a continual heart ...

Photo of Milpitas City Hall by The Milpitas Beat. The legal battle between former Milpitas City Manager Steve McHarris and the City of Milpitas continues… Last week, court documents showed that ...

Kiwanis Club members take MUSD students shopping at Kohl's for winter clothes, blankets, heaters, and pillows. Sponsored by Milpitas Charity Bingo. For over three decades now, the Kiwanis Club of ...

Robert Jung (left) and Nicole Steward (right) holding gifts that were delivered to families on behalf of the Milpitas Wishes program. Photo by the Milpitas Beat. Norma Morales, an SLS Supervisor of ...