Meet the candidates in the race to be Milpitas’s next mayor

With the Milpitas mayor seat up for grabs this November, incumbent Carmen Montano is competing against three candidates — including current council members Hon Lien and Anthony Phan — for a chance to lead the city through a growing budget deficit, a revitalization of the downtown area and an influx of new housing and business developments.

The mayor will lead Milpitas thought its search for alternative revenue sources to help accommodate for the deficit, which is projected to swell from...