Milpitas community briefs for the week of March 4

Historic installation dinner

The Milpitas Historical Society installed its new board of directors Feb. 17 at Giorgio’s Italian Restaurant in Milpitas. The dinner was the society’s first since the pandemic began two years ago.

Milpitas Mayor Richard Tran officiated the directors’ swearing-in ceremony and presented Key to the City awards to incoming president Bill Hare, member Richard Santos of the Santa Clara Water District board, and Bud LoMonaco, vice president of the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers board.

Incoming treasurer Joseph Ehardt received the Milpitas Historical Society Honorary Service Award and was presented with a California Legislative Assembly certificate of recognition by Assemblymember Alex Lee’s office.

In addition to Hare and Ehardt, the historical society’s officers for 2022 are vice president Catherine Pelizzari and secretary Carolyn Tiernan.

Empowering event

Silicon Valley Clean Energy—a Sunnyvale-based nonprofit that distributes power generated by solar panels and wind turbines, among other sources—is hosting its second “Empower Silicon Valley” youth film contest. The competition challenges local high school students to create short films that envision a future where clean energy is the norm. There will be an online event to kick off the competition on March 10 at 6 p.m. To learn more and register, visit SVCleanEnergy.org/Empower-SV.

Zonehaven webinar

The next Zonehaven webinar—an event where residents can learn how to use the new online tool local agencies will utilize in the event of evacuation orders—will take place Wednesday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m. The webinar is free to all residents. To register, visit sccfd.eventbrite.com or call 408-341-4425.