Residents felt that the Milpitas councilwoman likened the protestors to “hoodlums.”

Bob Nuñez’s vice mayorship will last through the end of the year. His predecessor, Karina Dominguez, was none too happy about the decision.

The Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission has unveiled a list of preferred candidates in the upcoming March primary.

Just days before the filing deadline, Phan decided he’d give Sacramento a go in a bid to replace Assemblyman Kansen Chu.

Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran and Vice Mayor Karina Dominguez have been at each other’s throats for a while now.

Kansen Chu says he’ll refrain from endorsing anyone in the race to replace him. But he came close by donating to the longtime SCUSD trustee.

Montano’s candidacy brings the number of contenders for Assemblyman Kansen Chu’s seat in the March 2020 primary to seven.

After years on the defensive, the Milpitas mayor is flexing his political muscles, threatening to make good on a threat to oust a political foe.

A week after Election Day, voter turnout is on track to reach 60 percent while roughly 100,000 ballots remain uncounted.

The election provided an injection of youth to Milpitas’ elected offices, and the city has a chance to move beyond its entrenched establishment.