Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Milpitas public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues in development with critical priority
South Main Street Property Consolidation and Food Pantry Future
The city is combining five properties along South Main Street into a single 5.78-acre site for future development, raising questions about where the Milpitas Food Pantry will go when the land is sold. Residents and pantry leaders urged the council to keep rent affordable and help find a new home.
Pulte Townhomes Development at S. Main Street
Pulte Homes is proposing to replace the South Bay Tech Center with 272 townhomes and stacked flats, including 41 below-market-rate units. The project has sparked strong community pushback from neighbors worried about privacy and loss of trees, as well as business owners facing displacement.
Goodman Innovation Center Industrial Redevelopment Project
A developer is planning to tear down vacant older buildings on a nearly 17-acre site and build three modern industrial facilities designed to attract advanced manufacturing and high-tech companies, bringing hundreds of jobs to Milpitas.
Final Phase Development at The Fields (1320 McCandless Drive)
Lyon Living is seeking approval to transform the long-vacant 5.49-acre site at 1320 McCandless Drive into 109 townhomes, 10 ADUs, and 9 live/work units surrounding a public plaza. The project replaces previously approved high-density apartments and a hotel that proved economically unfeasible.