🌱 Patch AM: How a proposed Amazon data center could reshape Gilroy’s prized farmland

Hello Gilroy! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a proposed Amazon data center could reshape Gilroy’s prized farmland
• How funding cuts threaten Gilroy’s key safety net for homeless families

Also on today's calendar: El capulin nursery and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
• Tuesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 66, low: 52.
• Wednesday: A morning shower, then rain, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Jose races to become Bay Area's data center capital — PG&E customers could pay the price (mercurynews.com) — Gilroy city staff warn that a proposed Amazon data center would wipe out farmland considered important statewide, even as San Jose races to become the Bay Area’s data center hub. The story details how massive new AI-focused facilities across the region could strain PG&E’s grid, potentially raising power bills for South Bay residents while offering cities new tax revenue.
   

• Wish Book: South County Community Services helps those in need move from homelessness and hunger to hope (mercurynews.com) — Gilroy’s high poverty and homelessness rates are driving major demand for South County Community Services’ food, housing, and case-management programs, which now face funding cuts. The group, formed from two Gilroy-focused charities, helps local families avoid eviction, secure housing, and pursue education at places like Gavilan College, creating a cycle where former clients are now giving back to neighbors in need.
   

📸 Around Gilroy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gilroy

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Tuesday December 23

• Winter Break Crafts/Manualidades de Invierno
  Gilroy Library 350 West Sixth Street, Gilroy, CA 95020
• Magic Hour: Sensory-Friendly Library Playtime/Hora MĂĄgica: Tiempo de Juego Sensorial Amigable
  Gilroy Library 350 West Sixth Street, Gilroy, CA 95020
  10:30 am
• Zumba Fitness Class / Clase de Zumba Fitness
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  5:45 pm

Friday December 26

• Winter Break Crafts/Manualidades de Invierno
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
• Family Board Games
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Winter Break Crafts/Manualidades de Invierno
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
• Family Storytime [Hora de Cuentos]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  10:30 am

Sunday December 28

• Winter Break Crafts/Manualidades de Invierno
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy

Wednesday December 31

• El capulin nursery
  595 Green Valley Rd , Watsonville
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• 1-on-1 Tech Help / Ayuda con la TecnologĂ­a
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  1:00 pm
• Making Electric Circuit Art: A Student-Led Workshop
  Morgan Hill Library , 660 West Main Avenue , Morgan Hill
  4:00 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

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

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Gilroy PatchAM possible:

• Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air - San Jose — (408) 351-1994
  Serving San Jose & Bay Area – HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical
• El Capulin Nursery — (831) 840-9195
  El Capulin Nursery

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I love it!
  Nice job decorating the abandoned boat on watsonville rd. (Nextdoor New Avenue)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Loss Prevention Clerk in Gilroy. Apply here.
• Puma, SE posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Gilroy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gilroy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Morgan Hill

• Celebrate Noon Year's Eve at the Cupertino Library (mercurynews.com)

San Juan Bautista

• Update: Earthquake measuring 2.1 struck area near San Juan Bautista, CA on Dec. 20 (sacbee.com)

Watsonville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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