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Morning Milpitas! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new county education leaders could affect Milpitas classrooms next year
  • What can Milpitas learn from San Jose’s shopping cart crackdown debate?

Also on today's calendar: Bohemia Concert and 5 more events.

Find out what's happening in Milpitasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Milpitasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Breezy with occasional rain, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 60, low: 43.
  • Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Speiser elected vice president of board of education (losaltosonline.com) — Leadership on the Santa Clara County Board of Education has shifted, with Trustee Victoria Chon—whose Area 5 includes Milpitas Unified—now serving as president and Jessica Speiser as vice president. Their roles shape countywide decisions affecting Milpitas students, educators, and school funding priorities, so residents may see impacts in local classrooms over the coming year.
   

• One Bay Area city tried an innovative program to deal with its abandoned shopping cart problem. Here's what happened. (eastbaytimes.com) — San Jose is weighing whether to expand a pilot program that pays a third-party service to retrieve abandoned shopping carts, modeled on an existing Milpitas effort. While Milpitas’ program is cited as a successful example, San Jose officials are debating if similar cart cleanups are worth the high startup costs amid a looming budget shortfall.
   

📸 Around Milpitas

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milpitas

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Other local events
    Friday December 26
  • Qi Gong Meditation & Exercise Class at Milpitas Library
    Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
    1:00 pm
  • Knit & Crochet Circle at Milpitas Library
    Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
    2:00 pm
    • Saturday December 27
  • Bohemia Concert
    India Community Center (ICC) , 525 Los Coches St , Milpitas
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday December 31
  • Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
    Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
  • ESL Conversation Club at Milpitas Library
    Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
    2:45 pm
    • Thursday January 1
  • Milpitas Library Closed for New Year's Day
    Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
    • Friday January 2
  • Qi Gong Meditation & Exercise Class at Milpitas Library
    Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
    1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This year receive the grace of Go:da and Krushna early!
    We are celebrating the most auspicious Go:da Ranganatha Kalyanam in Milpitas on Dec 27th. Where: VSRCC - 1625 S Main Street, Milpitas Time: 5PM - 6… (Nextdoor Dixon Landing)
  • Under Armour, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Stock Associate in Milpitas. Apply here.
  • Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Milpitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milpitas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Clara

  • Damon Silver Begins Work as Santa Clara County Public Defender (sanjoseinside.com)
  • Nvidia Acquires AI Inference Startup Groq in $20 Billion Deal (techdator.net)
  • Two of NFC's best face off when 49ers host Bears (statenews.net)

Sunnyvale

  • Sunnyvale Library's Gingerbread Village Becomes Holiday Tradition (svvoice.com)

Saratoga

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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