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As fuel, health care and food costs soar, and the country's citizens and businesses tighten their belts to compensate, governments are trapped: 75 percent or more of their budgets must cover the rising tide of public sector salaries and benefit expenses and they must meet demands for core services and maintain staffing all while revenue streams that are largely out of their control ebb.   Full Story

by Ali Abdollahi The family of a Milpitas High School student who nearly drowned in the school pool last October has filed a $10-million personal injury claim against the Milpitas Unified School District.   Full Story

The family of a Milpitas high school student who nearly drowned during a school swim class last year has filed a $10 million personal injury claim.   Full Story

City officials are continuing their efforts to find a permanent display location for Milpitas' historic fire truck, Leapin' Lena, including the Milpitas Historical Society-preferred site inside the new parking garage next to the Milpitas Public Library on North Main Street.   Full Story

Milpitas Unified School District and the City of Milpitas disagree about how residential development plans particularly the Transit Area Specific Plan in south Milpitas will impact local schools, and who should pay for expansion if it is necessary.   Full Story

Milpitas' Board of Education voted 4-0 Tuesday to name current Milpitas High School Associate Principal Ken Schlaff as the successor to retiring Principal Charles Gary next school year, following months of interviews and screenings.   Full Story

The Milpitas Unified School District has destroyed 174 cases of food products that contained beef processed by the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co.   Full Story

Mayor Jose Esteves, capping his third and last term as mayor of Milpitas before he terms out of office this November, will deliver his final State of the City Address at Milpitas Community Center on April 3.   Full Story

Tireless in her efforts to help those in need, resident Lonnie Knight last week was named the 2008 Milpitas Citizen of the Year.   Full Story

by Ali Abdollahi Tzu Chi Foundation, a non-profit Milpitas welfare organization with more than 50 offices worldwide, has launched relief efforts to aid victims of the cyclone in Myanmar on May 3 and the 7.   Full Story