🌱 Patch AM: What will a billion‑dollar jail overhaul mean for Milpitas?

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In today's newsletter:

• What will a billion‑dollar jail overhaul mean for Milpitas?
• What new crackdown is coming to Milpitas' Newby Island landfill?

Also on today's calendar: The Prediabetes Wake Up Call and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 57.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Santa Clara County approves potential billion-dollar plan to revamp jails in 'deplorable' conditions (eastbaytimes.com) — Santa Clara County supervisors just advanced a billion‑dollar plan that would tear down and rebuild parts of Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, aiming to fix what officials call deplorable conditions and expand medical and mental health care. The project, stretching to 2034 and cutting more than 1,000 jail beds, drew strong opposition from residents who want the money spent on prevention programs instead of new jail construction.
   

• Landfill Ordered To Rein In Pollution, Odors In South Bay (patch.com) — Milpitas residents frustrated by years of foul odors from the Newby Island landfill are finally seeing tougher action: regional air regulators have ordered the facility to install real-time pollution monitoring, automate gas collection, and step up leak detection. The move follows investigations showing underreported hydrogen sulfide emissions and could lead to fines if operators miss new deadlines, with ongoing oversight promised for Milpitas and neighboring communities.
   

📸 Around Milpitas

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milpitas

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• The Prediabetes Wake Up Call →
  FREE LIVE WEBINAR on ZOOM,
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Vine to Wine in Santana Row with Master Somm OFFER →
  377 Santana Row, San Jose
  4:00 pm
Friday September 25
• 2026 SJV Annual Golf Tournament →
  Villages Golf & Country Club, 5000 Cribari Ln, San Jose
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• ROAR Rally Kick-Off
  Alexander Rose Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:00 am
• Core Values Assembly- Primary
  Joseph Weller Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:15 am
• CHHS MINIMUM DAY
  Calaveras Hills Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:30 am
Saturday August 29
• ELPAC Testers onsite (Learning Lab)
  Joseph Weller Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Tiger Talk with the Community
  Alexander Rose Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• MU: Beginning Strings; LC: Beginning Band
  Pearl Zanker Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  7:30 am
• MU: Advanced Band; LC: Advanced Strings
  Pearl Zanker Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:15 am
• Dave and Buster's Fund Raiser Night
  Rancho Milpitas Middle Milpitas, CA 95035
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• TK/K dismissal @ 11:51am
  Bracher Elementary Santa Clara, CA 95051
  8:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Bascom Library 1000 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
  10:30 am
• Reading to Children in Japanese にほんご　おはなし会
  West Valley Library 1243 San Tomas Aquino Road, San Jose, CA 95117
  11:00 am
• Full Bloom Book Club (Hybrid)
  Rosegarden Library 1580 Naglee Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• #Reunited!
  Found blind Chihuahua, smells like perfume. Anyone know where this guy belongs? (Nextdoor Starlite Pines)
• Has anyone seen this stray cat?
  We have been feeding him regularly and he's been missing for a few weeks now. The neighborhood is looking for him and hope he is well. If anyone is… (Nextdoor Parc Place)

• Spar, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Part time in Milpitas. Apply here.
• Steve Madden posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Milpitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milpitas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Clara

• Nvidia Blows Past Expectations Yet Again (newser.com)
• NFL Eliminating Pro Bowl — Here's How the League Will Now Honor its Top Playmakers (people.com)
• Roger Goodell says NFL is looking into whether to punish 49ers owner following his arrest (wesh.com)

Sunnyvale

• Senior Software Engineer, Performance, Google Cloud Performance (google.com)

Cupertino

• Landfill Ordered To Rein In Pollution, Odors In South Bay (patch.com)

Ok Milpitas! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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