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At our Sept. 14 meeting, the Gilroy City Council unanimously approved a temporary citywide moratorium on new data centers. This action immediately paused the acceptance,...

Meet the candidates: City council District 4 and school board Trustee Area 3

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The Nov. 3 election ballot will feature numerous local races, including three seats on the Gilroy City Council and four seats on the Gilroy...

Letter: Fact-check the transportation advocates

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Fact-checking Hollister Free Lance; fact-checking Gilroy Dispatch; fact-checking Morgan Hill Times? About those articles that you published about transit having a “balanced budget,” so claimed...

Gilroy City Council adopts moratorium on new data centers

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The Gilroy City Council on Sept. 14 unanimously approved a temporary citywide moratorium on new data center development while city officials develop new zoning,...

County, local officials celebrate ruling that halts ICE construction in Gilroy

Agriculture

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction halting construction of a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Gilroy, a ruling county...

More than 100 data centers dot Silicon Valley landscape, with more on the way

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As the cities of San Jose and Gilroy and the California Legislature tackle regulation of the dramatic expansion of data centers, their growth in...

OPINION

Guest View: Why Gilroy is pausing new data center applications

September 17, 2026

At our Sept. 14 meeting, the Gilroy City Council unanimously approved a temporary citywide moratorium on new data centers. This action immediately paused the acceptance, processing and approval of new data center applications while the city and community take a closer look at the rules and standards that should govern...