🌱 Patch AM: How could high-speed rail reshuffle travel routes through Gilroy?

Morning Gilroy! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How could high-speed rail reshuffle travel routes through Gilroy?

Also on today's calendar: Stroke Survivors Support Group and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
• Saturday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 63, low: 49.
• Sunday: Breezy with rain at times, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Plan To Build California's High-Speed Rail In 2026 (newsweek.com) — Gilroy is highlighted as a potential key junction, with one scenario sending California’s future high‑speed trains north to the electrified Caltrain system via the city as part of a statewide San Francisco–Los Angeles connection by 2038–2039. The piece details 2026 construction milestones, funding plans, and federal-state tensions as California pushes ahead with its only-in-the-nation bullet train project.
   

📸 Around Gilroy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gilroy

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Saturday January 3

• Family Storytime [Hora de Cuentos]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  10:30 am
• Movie - The Fantastic Four: First Steps
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• 1-on-1 Tech Help / Ayuda con la TecnologĂ­a
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  1:00 pm
• Free Snacks for Kids! / Meriendas Gratis Para NiĂąos!
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  3:00 pm
• Create-N-Play [Crear-Y-Jugar]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  5:30 pm
• Pajama Storytime [Hora de Cuentos en Pijama]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Ukulele Class Session B for Ages 12 and Older
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  4:00 pm
• Homework Help [Ayuda con la Tarea]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Stroke Survivors Support Group
  363 E 10th St , Gilroy
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Kids Keva Club for ages 5 and up
  Morgan Hill Library , 660 West Main Avenue , Morgan Hill
  3:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Family Storytime [Hora de Cuentos]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  10:30 am
• How to Draw Fantasy Characters
  Morgan Hill Library , 660 West Main Avenue , Morgan Hill
  2:30 pm

Monday January 5

• 1-on-1 Tech Help / Ayuda con la TecnologĂ­a
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy New Year!!
  Obvious to some, most of what we have been doing up to this point is not working out well. When do we say stop- And change our world with simple… (Nextdoor Vineyard Valley)
• Update: Pet Reunited
  Daisy, a dog who went missing in Gilroy, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 2 hours, 0 minutes. Message from Owner: "Daisy was… (Nextdoor San Ysidro/ East Gilroy)

• Gavilan College posted a job opening for Part Time History Instructor in Gilroy. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(07993) -1245 1st St in Gilroy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gilroy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Morgan Hill

• Letter: Mountain lions are a concern in Morgan Hill (morganhilltimes.com)
• Volleyball: Oakwood rolls to league co-championship, 20-6 season (morganhilltimes.com)

Pajaro

• Year in Review: Pajaro Valley activists raise awareness of pesticide use near schools (santacruzsentinel.com)

San Juan Bautista

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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