Mayor Greg Bozzo said other big industrial projects have been approved in the same manner over the years, but didn’t cause any uproar.

“It didn’t bother them that a food-distribution center came to Gilroy without their engagement, but now it bothers them that a data center is coming to Gilroy without them having the possibility of engagement,” Bozzo said.

“We…have an opportunity to change the way that we do business in Gilroy,” the mayor said. “We’re adapting to the times.”

Seems like the article accidentally misspelled his name with an extra “z”. What an absolutely shit take. The corruption here is so obvious.

If I’m reading this correctly, it sounds like what you want is a Shelly relay installed behind the dumb switch. Then you wouldn’t even need the Zigbee wall plug at all.

“I say your 3 cent titanium tax doesn’t go too far enough!”