🌱 Patch AM: Will new rules finally clear the rotten-egg smell over Milpitas?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will new rules finally clear the rotten-egg smell over Milpitas?

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

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Jose landfill ordered to reduce air pollution and odors 'like rotten eggs and spoiled food' (pressdemocrat.com) — State air regulators have ordered the Newby Island landfill near Milpitas to tighten air monitoring and cut foul odors that residents say smell like rotten eggs and spoiled food. The ruling follows thousands of odor complaints from Milpitas neighbors and requires new hydrogen sulfide monitoring, automated gas controls, and drone surveys over the next two years.
   

📸 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

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
• ELPAC Testers onsite (Learning Lab)
  Joseph Weller 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
Thursday September 3
• Mobile Dairy Clasroom Assembly
  William Burnett Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  8:15 am
• Digital Citizenship Family Night (Blake Brandes)
  Alexander Rose Elementary Milpitas, CA 95035
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• 1st Froggy Friday Assembly
  Sutter Elementary Santa Clara, CA 95051
  8:15 am
• TK/K dismissal @ 11:51am
  Bracher Elementary Santa Clara, CA 95051
  8:30 am
• Coffee and Puzzles (For Seniors)
  Dr. Roberto Cruz - Alum Rock Branch Library 3090 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA 95127
  1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Studio A - Playful People
  Historic Hoover Theatre 1635 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Residence Inn by Marriott Milpitas posted a job opening for Housekeeping Attendant in Milpitas. Apply here.
• Synergy HomeCare posted a job opening for Caregiver in Milpitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milpitas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Clara

• Santa Clara County Leaders Commit $1 Billion to Revamp Jails (kqed.org)
• SANTA CLARA: 2 Killed Wrong-Way Crash Montague Expressway (californiainjuryaccidentlawyer.com)
• Sunrise Fire: Saugus Brush Fire Ignites In Santa Clara Riverbed, quickly halted (hometownstation.com)

Sunnyvale

• Cloud Support Director, Platform Security (google.com)

Fremont

• Colors At Lake Elizabeth: Fremont Photo Of The Day (patch.com)
• Police Release Sketch Of 'Person Of Interest' In Sexual Assault At Fremont Hotel (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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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