Letter: How Amazon took your voice—and the law that gives it back  | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California

Letter: How Amazon took your voice—and the law that gives it back  | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California

On August 24, 2026, Americans for Transparency filed a formal legal demand with the City of Gilroy. This is what it says—and what you can do before they bury it.  Amazon’s 98-megawatt data center at 8050 Camino Arroyo—25 diesel backup generators, in a community whose pollution burden already ranks in the 91st percentile statewide—was approved without a single public hearing. No Planning Commission. No City Council vote.  Here is how: Under the S…