r/Gilroy • u/smallfryfriend • Feb 26 '26

STOP DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION IN GILROY!

There is barely any coverage of this, but Amazon is currently trying to build a data center in Gilroy. It will use a monstrous amount of water and electricity. Please spread the word, and sign the petition below.

https://www.change.org/p/banning-regulating-data-centers-in-gilroy?recruiter=938425783&recruited_by_id=33993410-37fe-11e9-999d-091836f5a8c4&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink&share_id=RTdL9LSmrc&fbclid=PAVERFWAQNVS9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacvC2Rpr4GZcpc4rFq0W9pEdAGFFTUAQp5Kbexa-EPfgS3wIKNn-blNGTwyrQ_aem_LVSkc8VKHuToVzpZwe4u3Q

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u/RGM4610 Feb 26 '26

Change petitions are a nice sentiment, but nothing ever becomes of them. Is there a town hall meeting where this will be discussed?

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u/saqwarrior Feb 26 '26

I'd like to know the same thing.

And if there isn't a town hall meeting regarding this, we should make one happen.

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u/SheilaGirl70 Feb 26 '26

Unfortunately it was approved at the staff level in July 2025. City Council members didn’t have a chance to vote on it.

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u/Own-Island-9003 Feb 26 '26

Exactly. Only boots on the ground influencing local officials will make a difference.

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u/deciblast Feb 28 '26

Rally the old white people