Milpitas Interim City Manager Deanna Santana will be resigning at the end of this month, following a clash with Councilmember Evelyn Chua over an alleged attempt at holding a secret meeting in violation of the Brown Act, according to newly released documents by the city.

“I came to Milpitas to help fix the organization, not to fight or be disrespected,” wrote Santana in an August email announcing her resignation. “Unfortunately, over the last two weeks, both have happened with Councilmember Chua.”

Santana was brought on as interim City Manager in April , after Ned Thomas resigned from the position in March . Her resignation follows a series of city managers who have come and gone from Milpitas in previous years, including an unexplained exit by Julie Edmonds-Mares in 2019 and forme

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