Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: What California’s new data-center law means for Gilroy’s Amazon project

And check out Jazz Improv on the Gilroy Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Thursday September 24th Patch AM
Thursday September 24th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hey hey Gilroy! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

Need to get the word out about a local event in Gilroy? Posting to Patch's local calendar is free and gets your event in front of Patch newsletter readers and quickly found by search engines and AI platforms. You can also share your event to nearby communities for as little at 25 cents per day. Click here to get started.

In today's newsletter:

  • What California's new data-center law means for Gilroy's Amazon project
  • How did Amazon's Gilroy data center move ahead so quietly?
  • Why Gilroy activists are joining the fight against license plate tracking

Also on today's calendar: Head Games Trivia Night @ Promised Land Brewing Co. - Gilroy and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New California law requires environmental analysis before data centers can be built (kpbs.org) — Gilroy's massive $2 billion Amazon data center is now a prime example of how future projects will face tougher scrutiny under California's new environmental review law for data centers. The legislation closes the quiet-approval path Amazon used in Gilroy and will force developers statewide to disclose and mitigate impacts on energy, water, and local communities.
   

• Data centers – existential threat or unique opportunity? (cerescourier.com) — Gilroy is held up as a cautionary tale after Amazon quietly advanced a data center there with only administrative approval and nondisclosure agreements, avoiding public meetings or votes. As nearby Central Valley cities debate moratoriums and stricter rules, the story weighs whether data centers bring enough jobs and tax revenue to offset concerns about secrecy, noise, and heavy resource use.
   

• Revolt against license plate surveillance grows over privacy concerns (wavepublication.com) — Gilroy is now part of a growing Santa Clara County coalition pushing back against automated license plate reader surveillance over privacy and immigration concerns. Organizers and civil liberties groups describe how they're using records requests, lawsuits, and public campaigns to challenge Flock Safety camera networks and limit data sharing with federal agencies across the region.
   

📸 Around Gilroy

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Gilroy

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

    Friday September 25
  • Jazz Improv →
    Dream Weaver Books, 7445 Monterey Road, Gilroy

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Gilroy Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday September 24
  • Toddler Storytime
    Morgan Hill Library, 660 West Main Avenue, Morgan Hill
    10:30 am
  • Preschool Storytime
    Morgan Hill Library, 660 West Main Avenue, Morgan Hill
    11:15 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Gilroy PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hi all,
    I'm thinking about setting up some outside shelters in old Gilroy for the stray kitties, would anyone know of some affordable yet sturdy shelters to… (Nextdoor Gilroy Downtown)
  • Babysitter available!
    I'm homeschooled looking for something to do with all of the time I have on my hands I'm charging $15 an hour if any changes are needed it can be… (Nextdoor Sobrato)
  • SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist in Gilroy. Apply here.
  • Chedraui USA posted a job opening for Service Clerk - 589 Gilroy in Gilroy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gilroy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Morgan Hill

San Juan Bautista

Ok Gilroy! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Gilroy