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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• The Best Food Festivals In America (newsbreak.com) — Gilroy's famed Garlic Festival is spotlighted as one of America's top food events, celebrating the city's garlic heritage with three days of inventive dishes, live music, and cooking demos each late July. After a six-year hiatus, it has returned with strong ticket demand and support for local schools and nonprofits, reinforcing Gilroy's identity as the garlic capital of the world.
• The Flock Backlash and Growing Revolt Against License Plate Surveillance (northdallasgazette.com) — Organizers say a growing coalition against automated license plate reader surveillance now includes Gilroy, alongside other Santa Clara County cities, as residents push back on Flock camera networks and data sharing with federal agencies. Local advocates argue mass surveillance threatens immigrants' safety and civil liberties, and they're using public-records requests, lawsuits, and council pressure to challenge existing contracts and prevent new deployments.
• Monterey County approve ICE detention moratorium, ban ICE use of county sites (ksbw.com) — Monterey County supervisors have unanimously approved a moratorium on ICE detention facilities in unincorporated county areas and banned ICE from using county properties. A key supporter noted the county previously joined Santa Clara County in opposing a proposed ICE detention center in Gilroy, underscoring ongoing regional resistance that could affect any future immigration detention plans near Gilroy.
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