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Also, don't miss BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon on the Milpitas Patch…

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Good morning Milpitas! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How two Milpitas students are changing STEM education an ocean away
  • Data breach at Milpitas' Elixir Medical exposes sensitive employee information

Also on today's calendar: BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From Milpitas to Kenya: Siblings bring STEM education to Nairobi students (milpitasbeat.com) — Two Milpitas siblings, a Milpitas High School student and a Thomas Russell Middle Schooler, are spending their Friday nights teaching STEM over Zoom to students in Nairobi's Kibera neighborhood. After two years of virtual lessons, they recently traveled to Kenya to meet their class, deepening cross-cultural connections and gaining perspective they say motivates them to keep giving back from Milpitas.
   

• Nationwide Home Health Care Provider Announces Major Data Breach (hipaajournal.com) — Employees and dependents connected to Milpitas-based Elixir Medical Corporation are among those affected in a series of recent healthcare-related data breaches nationwide. At Elixir, an intruder briefly accessed parts of its network in July, exposing HR files with names, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive details, prompting credit monitoring offers and added security steps.
   

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  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Baxter, a dog who went missing in Milpitas, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 16 minutes. Message from Owner: "Baxter… (Nextdoor Cardoza Park)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Ethics Expert Tom Shanks Launches Survey on Public Trust in Santa Clara (santaclaranews.org)
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Sunnyvale

  • FP&A Systems Business Analyst - StratEdge It consulting INC - SUNNYVALE, CA, US (dice.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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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