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In today's newsletter:

  • What does the judge's ruling mean for Gilroy's proposed ICE facility?
  • How Gilroy's unique weather gives local ranchers a calving advantage
  • Meet the Gilroy artist whose portraits made Hollywood stars cry

Also on today's calendar: Root, Ripen & Release: Monthly Workshop with Sandy and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Federal Judge Halts Construction of Gilroy ICE Detention Center (house.gov) — A federal judge has halted construction of a proposed ICE detention facility in Gilroy, after challenges from California's attorney general and Santa Clara County. Local residents are temporarily spared a major detention complex, while Rep. Sam Liccardo urges other communities to use zoning ordinances now to keep similar projects from moving in.
   

2. The Great Calving Debate: Balancing Weather and Markets for Seasonal Success (drovers.com) — A Gilroy cattle operation, Bianchi Ranches, explains why our local weather makes fall calving more successful than spring, from greener pastures to fewer health issues. The story compares Gilroy's conditions with ranches in Tennessee, highlighting how temperature swings, mud, and feed costs shape when calves are born and marketed.
   

3. Hispanic Heritage Month spotlight: Bay Area artist Nacho Moya (nbcbayarea.com) — From his Gilroy studio, artist Nacho Moya now paints commissioned portraits for Hollywood actors and famous athletes while still honoring farmworkers and street vendors in his work. After offering hundreds of free online art classes during the pandemic, he's preparing to open a new Hollywood studio but says he'll always carry Gilroy's community in his art and outlook.
   

4. 'We've seen this before': Japanese American incarceration echoes through Trump's immigration crackdown (eastbaytimes.com) — Japanese American activists with deep roots in San Jose and Gilroy are drawing on their community's incarceration history to oppose today's immigration crackdowns, including the proposed ICE facility near Gilroy. They're organizing protests, legal advocacy, and education campaigns that link World War II internment to current detention policies, aiming to protect immigrant neighbors and strengthen civil rights protections across the South Bay.
   

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  • Saw these two pups by Uvas res wandering in the street..
    I pulled over… they have be not even a full year..both labs maybe mixed with shepherds..sweetest and very friendly..could not get service so a young… (Nextdoor Sunrise Park)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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