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🌱 Patch AM: Why a jailed Los Gatos mom is speaking out from Milpitas now
Be sure to catch New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel on the Milpitas Patch calendar
Good morning Milpitas! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a jailed Los Gatos mom is speaking out from Milpitas now
- How Cisco’s Milpitas layoffs landed among 2025’s biggest tech shakeups
- How many Cisco jobs are disappearing from its Milpitas office?
Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Milpitasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Milpitasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
- Saturday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mom charged in Los Gatos teen party scandal speaks out mid-trial (eastbaytimes.com) — A woman at the center of a high-profile Los Gatos teen party case is speaking out by phone from the Elmwood women’s jail in Milpitas, insisting she’s being scapegoated as her trial continues. Prosecutors and parents of alleged victims strongly dispute her account, describing years of alcohol-fueled gatherings and serious harm to local teens, with testimony expected to stretch into early 2026. 
• Top 5 stories of the year: HPE-Juniper finally closes, Cisco cuts staff, and Palo Alto Networks turns acquirer (sdxcentral.com) — Cisco’s Milpitas campus is briefly in the spotlight here, as a small round of layoffs there became one of the year’s most-read tech stories. The broader piece looks back at 2025’s biggest networking and cybersecurity business moves, including HPE’s Juniper acquisition, Broadcom’s VMware changes, and Palo Alto Networks’ deal-making, highlighting how consolidation and restructuring shaped the industry.
• Mass Layoffs in 2025: Companies, sectors and reasons for job cuts (cnbctv18.com) — Cisco plans to cut 221 jobs at its Milpitas and San Francisco offices starting in October, part of a broader wave of tech layoffs tied to AI and restructuring. The piece walks through major 2025 job cuts at companies like Amazon, Intel, Microsoft, and others, highlighting how automation and artificial intelligence are reshaping workforces across the industry.
📸 Around Milpitas
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milpitas
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Other local events
- New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel
Hyatt Centric Mountain View , 409 San Antonio Rd , Mountain View
7:30 pm - 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 - FAFSA Help: One on One Sessions
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
2:00 pm - Teen Rubik's Cube Club
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
4:00 pm - Baby Bouncers Lapsit for Prewalkers
Milpitas Community Library , 160 North Main Street , Milpitas
11:30 am - Homework Help for Grades K-6
Milpitas Community Library , 160 North Main Street , Milpitas
4:00 pm - Bilingual Family Storytime / 中英雙語故事時間
Milpitas Community Library , 160 North Main Street , Milpitas
6:30 pm - ESL Conversation Club at Milpitas Library
Milpitas Community Library , 160 North Main Street , Milpitas
2:45 pm - E-Waste Recycling Days!
881 Yosemite Way , Milpitas
9:00 am
Wednesday December 31
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Thursday January 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 1 on 1 Tech Assistance / Asistencia Tecnología
Rosegarden Library 1580 Naglee Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
5:00 pm - Reading to Children in Japanese 「子供達の為の絵本読みきかせクラス(日本語)」
Cambrian Library 1780 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124
10:00 am - Monthly Reading to Children with Bria
Cambrian Library 1780 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124
1:00 pm - 1 on 1 Tech Assistance (In-Person)
Rosegarden Library 1580 Naglee Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
2:00 pm
Thursday January 1
Saturday January 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- San José firefighters respond to a vehicle fire involving two RVs near the Sun Garden Shopping Center, with heavy smoke production and traffic impacts on Alma Avenue, which is brought under control by 11:07 AM.
11:01AM on Dec 30: San José firefighters are responding to a vehicle fire involving two RVs near the Sun Garden Shopping Center, with heavy smoke… (Nextdoor ) - Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
Ezra was LOST on December 29, 2025 in Milpitas, CA 95035 near Calavaras by embassy suites Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Cardoza Park)
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Supervisor in Milpitas. Apply here.
- PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Store Supervisor in Milpitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milpitas here.
🗞 Nearby News
Santa Clara
- Santa Clara County supervisors show support for allcove funding (sanjosespotlight.com)
- The Greater Lake Tahoe Area and the Mammoth Mountain Area placed under a winter storm watch from Friday to Sunday (mercurynews.com)
- Mom charged in Los Gatos teen party scandal speaks out mid-trial (mercurynews.com)
Sunnyvale
- 2026 Minimum Wage Rises in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale (svvoice.com)
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