Milpitas offering free SMART rides for Earth Day
Free SMART rides Milpitas commuters who use the coupon code EARTHDAY24 when booking a SMART ride April 22-30 can use the ride share service for free to travel to and from the Milpitas BART Station and VTA’s bus and rail services. Residents and visitors can also utilize this service for local daily trips to work, school, shopping and other needs around town. Book a SMART ride by downloading the Milpitas SMART APP, visiting https://book.smart.rideco.com or calling 408-330-3302. For more information, visit milpitas.gov/smart. Small Business Expo Milpitas is hosting a Small Business Expo on April 20, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 691 S. Milpitas Blvd. Breakout session include “Untapped Resources,” led by staff from the California State Treasurer’s office who will focus on resources and funding available from state and local agencies; “Creative Finance,” focusing on how to get funding from venture capitalists in a slower economy; and “Healthy Growth and Scale, “ a panel of CEOs who will discuss how they tripled their business in 2023. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com. Youth art contest Assemblymember Alex Lee invites students to participate in the Assembly District