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Today's riddle: What has hands but isn't able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Gilroy and Mountain View enact moratoriums on new ICE detention facilities (montereytimes.com) — Gilroy residents should know their City Council has unanimously approved a 45‑day moratorium on any new immigration detention facilities within city limits, joining Mountain View in pushing back on ICE expansion. Local and federal leaders say the move is about transparency, accountability, and aligning future land use with Gilroy's community values and safety priorities.
• The Flock Backlash and Growing Revolt Against License Plate Surveillance (holatexas.us) — Gilroy is part of a growing Santa Clara County coalition pushing back against automated license plate reader surveillance, which activists fear can feed immigration enforcement and broader tracking. Organizers describe using records requests, audits, rallies, and education to pressure cities and cancel Flock camera contracts, arguing that real protections will come from public action and litigation, not company promises.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has hands but isn't able to clap?" — A clock! (Thank you Lois R. for sending it in!)
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