🌱 Patch AM: Why Gilroy says Amazon’s data center land deal was legal

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Gilroy says Amazon's data center land deal was legal
• Gilroy fisherman loses license after more than 100 abandoned crab traps

Also on today's calendar: Gilroy Farmer's Market and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 51.
• Monday: Some clouds, then sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Gilroy Refutes Charges that Parcels at Amazon Data Center Site Were Illegally Drawn (sanjoseinside.com) — Gilroy officials say a new investigation confirms the Amazon data center site on Camino Arroyo was legally subdivided, rejecting a resident's claim of illegal lot line changes. The dispute highlights ongoing community concern over the 438,000‑square‑foot Gilroy project, which was approved administratively without planning commission or council review and has prompted calls to tighten local zoning oversight.
   

• Crescent City man's Dungeness crab permit suspended over 87 derelict traps (fresnobee.com) — A Gilroy commercial fisherman has had his fishing license and Dungeness crab permit suspended after state wildlife officials said he abandoned more than 100 traps and failed to follow reporting rules. The case, along with similar violations by a Crescent City fisherman, underscores how derelict gear can kill crabs, harm marine life, and potentially shorten seasons for law‑abiding fishers.
   

📸 Around Gilroy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gilroy

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• Yoga Flow with Jessica →
  Heart Space, 8060 Santa Teresa Blvd Suite 130, Gilroy
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• Gilroy Farmer's Market →
  Gilroy CA
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• Root, Ripen & Release: Monthly Workshop with Sandy →
  Heart Space, 8060 Santa Teresa Blvd Suite 130, Gilroy
  11:00 am
• Heart Space Healing Sound Bath →
  Heart Space, 8060 Santa Teresa Blvd Suite 130, Gilroy
  5:55 pm
Saturday September 19
• Garlic City Car Show & Harvest Festival →
  3050 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy
• Anime Fan and Fitness Festival →
  Gilroy CA
• Anime Fan and Fitness Festival Fandom Anime Quest →
  Christmas Hill Park, 7050 Miller Avenue, Gilroy
• Festival Cultural →
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7999 Miller Avenue, Gilroy

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 12
• Morgan Hill Farmers Market: Saturdays →
  Caltrain Parking Lot, 17295 Butterfield Blvd, Morgan Hill
  9:00 am
• Sidewalk Saturdays →
  E. 3rd Street, Morgan Hill
  9:00 am
• Downtown Farmers Market: Saturdays →
  Caltrain Station, 3rd St. & Depot St, Morgan Hill
  9:00 am
• Aromas - 16-Bit Saturdays →
  Aromas Branch Library, 387 Blohm Ave D, Aromas
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you live in Gavilan College area, please make sure your animals are inside.
  There is a pack of Coyotes out hunting right now (Nextdoor Mesa Ranch)

• MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. posted a job opening for Solutions Service Specialist - Morgan Hill or Gilroy CA area. in Gilroy. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Public Safety Communicator Lateral (911 Dispatcher Lateral) in Gilroy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gilroy here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Heron Power secures $60m credit facility as Factory One moves toward (business-news-today.com)
• Morgan Hill Sports: Seniors Ledwith, Anaya lead Live Oak volleyball into league competition (morganhilltimes.com)

Pajaro

• Legislature Passes to Push Pajaro River Flood Protection Projects (tpgonlinedaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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