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Milpitas High students walk out of school to protest ICE

Yesterday, on what had started off as a regular Friday afternoon, a few hundred students left the Milpitas High School (MHS) campus and walked to City Hall in an anti-ICE protest… The event was ...
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Milpitas first responders rescue family trapped by apartment fire

The Milpitas Police Department (MPD) and Milpitas Fire Department (MFD) made national news this week for a heroic rescue ...
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Trojans secure their spot in CCS Division 1 Varsity Basketball Semifinals

Sophia Nguyen  The Milpitas High School varsity boys’ basketball team defeated Sequoia High School 73-40 in the opening round ...
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Organizations rally in Milpitas to support unhoused & immigrant residents amid policy shifts

On Saturday, February 28, Milpitas nonprofit Hope for the Unhoused (H4U), in partnership with Working Partnerships USA and Randall Elementary School, hosted a Lunar New Year Resource Fair in Randall’s ...
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Koong’s, longtime Milpitas Chinese restaurant, closes after more than four decades

Last week, local eatery Koong’s officially closed after over four decades of serving the Milpitas community. Henry Koong opened the Chinese restaurant back in the 1980s. After he decided to retire, ...
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Eric Shapiro

Eric Shapiro is a writer and filmmaker. He wrote Macho, the forthcoming Randy Savage biopic produced by Artists for Artists, Midas Entertainment, and Range Media Partners, and Behind the Facade, a ...