Data-center buildout in California, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Sep 13	Indybay	Data Center Builder Donates Big to Pass Proposition 45↗ Indybay Siting+, Approved or advancing	California City of Oakland, CA City of San Jose, CA	us/ca us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 13	KCRA	Assemblyman Rick Zbur explains possible data center regulations he helped write | CA Politics 360↗ KCRA Siting	California	us/ca
Sep 12	Hoodline	Hines Data Center Plan Targets Downtown San Jose Block↗ Hoodline Water	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 11	The Oaklandside	Data center moratorium sought by Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife↗ The Oaklandside More coverage: The Oaklandside · hoodline.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Sep 11	San José Spotlight	San Jose may bar officials from signing nondisclosure agreements↗ San José Spotlight Siting	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 10	Gilroy Dispatch	City of Gilroy refutes accusation of Map Act violation at data center site↗ Gilroy Dispatch More coverage: sanjoseinside.com SubsidiesSiting	City of Gilroy, CA Santa Clara County, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy us/ca/santa-clara
Sep 10	shattered.io	Emerald AI Raises $150M to Power Santa Clara’s FLIP [2026]↗ shattered.io Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	City of Santa Clara, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/santa-clara
Sep 10	KPBS	Court overturns approval of Imperial County data center, orders environmental review↗ KPBS Power and grid−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA City of Imperial, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/imperial
Sep 9	San José Spotlight	Amazon data center project in Gilroy upsets locals↗ San José Spotlight More coverage: Sierra Club · SFGATE Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Gilroy, CA Santa Clara County, CA City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy us/ca/santa-clara us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 9	hanfordsentinel.com	Kings Fairgrounds’ bleak finances driving its exploration of proposed data center: “We're in survival mode.”↗ hanfordsentinel.com Water	City of Hanford, CA Kings County, CA	us/ca/kings/city/hanford us/ca/kings
Sep 9	Visalia Times-Delta	Visalia City Council approves 45-day moratorium on data centers↗ Visalia Times-Deltaalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo · KVCR News · Mission Local · San Francisco Chronicle · +7 more Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	City of Visalia, CA Tulare County, CA City of Moreno Valley, CA	us/ca/tulare/city/visalia us/ca/tulare us/ca/riverside/city/moreno-valley
Sep 9	Patch	City Hands Data Center Debate To Resident Committee Amid Community Uproar↗ Patchalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Sep 9	Modesto Bee	Update: Riverbank pauses data centers. Company defends plan for old ammo plant↗ Modesto Beealso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	City of Riverbank, CA City of Modesto, CA City of Patterson, CA	us/ca/stanislaus/city/riverbank us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto us/ca/stanislaus/city/patterson
Sep 9	State Affairs ($)	California passes bills to protect ratepayers from data centers↗ State Affairs ($) More coverage: Building Design + Construction Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	California	us/ca
Sep 8	Gilroy Dispatch	Letter: Nobody wants a data center in their backyard↗ Gilroy Dispatchalso carried by 2 other outlets Water	City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Sep 8	City of Hayward (.gov)	Hayward Council to consider move to ban data centers at its upcoming Sept. 15 meeting↗ City of Hayward (.gov) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Hayward, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/hayward
Sep 8	SFGATE	No one protested a controversial Calif. data center. Officials were stunned.↗ SFGATE Subsidies	City of Perris, CA California	us/ca/riverside/city/perris us/ca
Sep 8	The Desert Sun ($)	Data center developer presses Coachella over cancelled contract. Will lawsuit follow?↗ The Desert Sun ($) Water−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella
Sep 8	LAist	Data center water bills↗ LAist Water	California	us/ca
Sep 8	LAist	Later school start time↗ LAist Water−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 8	SFGATE	Data center backlash is sweeping California. This proposal met zero opposition.↗ SFGATEalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo Water+, Approved or advancingPower and grid+, Approved or advancing	City of Perris, CA California	us/ca/riverside/city/perris us/ca
Sep 7	SFGATE	Calmatters: Newsom Vetoed A Data Center Water Bill Last Year. Will He Sign It This Time?↗ SFGATE More coverage: LAist WaterSiting	California	us/ca
Sep 5	Hoodline	Shasta County Data Center Petition Tops 700 Signatures as Board Weighs Ban vs. Rules↗ Hoodline Siting	Shasta County, CA	us/ca/shasta
Sep 5	Monterey County Weekly	Talks of a data center inevitably make their way to Monterey County.↗ Monterey County Weeklyalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: montereycountynow.com · Monterey County Weekly WaterSiting	King City, CA	us/ca/monterey/city/king
Sep 4	Spectrum News	Company looks to build data centers at fair­grounds across Cal­i­fornia, including Ventura County↗ Spectrum Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	Ventura County, CA	us/ca/ventura
Sep 4	Record Searchlight ($)	Woman wants to keep data centers out of Shasta County↗ Record Searchlight ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Shasta County, CA City of Redding, CA	us/ca/shasta us/ca/shasta/city/redding
Sep 4	Coinpaper	Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Water Usage Is Overblown, California Wants Proof↗ Coinpaperalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	California	us/ca
Sep 3	The Desert Review	Here are the facts...↗ The Desert Review Siting	Imperial County, CA City of Imperial, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/imperial
Sep 3	Modesto Bee	Developer wants chance to share proposal for data center project at Riverbank site↗ Modesto Beealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Modesto Bee Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Riverbank, CA	us/ca/stanislaus/city/riverbank
Sep 3	YourCentralValley.com	Mayor Dyer co-sponsors councilmember’s ordinance on 10-year AI data center ban↗ YourCentralValley.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Fresno, CA	us/ca/fresno/city/fresno
Sep 3	ABC10	San Joaquin County moves toward data center moratorium↗ ABC10also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: modbee.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	San Joaquin County, CA	us/ca/san-joaquin
Sep 2	politico.com ($)	Lawmakers’ hot data center summer↗ politico.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KALW · KALW Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 2	hanfordsentinel.com	Packed data center town hall sees Kings County residents voice frustration at lack of attendance from public officials↗ hanfordsentinel.com Subsidies	Kings County, CA City of Hanford, CA	us/ca/kings us/ca/kings/city/hanford
Sep 2	Fresno Bee	Mayor says data centers not allowed in Fresno. So why is city mulling 10-year ban?↗ Fresno Beealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Fresno Bee Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Fresno, CA	us/ca/fresno/city/fresno
Sep 2	Calaveras Enterprise	City of Angels council: flurry of meetings, data centers discussed↗ Calaveras Enterprise Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Angels Camp, CA Amador County, CA Calaveras County, CA	us/ca/calaveras/city/angels-camp us/ca/amador us/ca/calaveras
Sep 2	gilroydispatch.com	Letter: City’s growth must be accompanied by public process↗ gilroydispatch.com Siting	City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Sep 2	Stocktonia	Stockton residents push back on data centers. The city already relies on one↗ Stocktonia Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Stockton, CA	us/ca/san-joaquin/city/stockton
Sep 2	ABC10	San Joaquin County weighs data center moratorium as Stockton eyes revenue opportunity↗ ABC10also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	San Joaquin County, CA City of Stockton, CA	us/ca/san-joaquin us/ca/san-joaquin/city/stockton
Sep 1	KALW	Bills to regulate data farms approved before legislative session ends↗ KALW Water−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 1	E2 | Economy+Environment	E2: California Legislature Advances Critical Pro-Consumer Clean Energy Legislation↗ E2 | Economy+Environment Siting	California	us/ca
Sep 1	KQED	Chatbots, Data Centers and Surveillance: 5 Silicon Valley Bills Land on Newsom’s Desk↗ KQED Power and grid	California	us/ca
Sep 1	Yahoo	California lawmakers pass slew of data center bills on final night of session↗ Yahoo More coverage: KTVU · Hoodline · Yahoo · ABC7 Bay Area · +3 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 1	Manteca Bulletin	The city tore the wall down last year to allow for community uses to bolster downtown traffic and appeal.↗ Manteca Bulletin Water	San Joaquin County, CA Imperial County, CA	us/ca/san-joaquin us/ca/imperial
Sep 1	Imperial Valley Press Online	Calexico City Council to vote on data center ban and discuss forensic audit↗ Imperial Valley Press Online Water−, Denied or halted	City of Calexico, CA Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial/city/calexico us/ca/imperial
Sep 1	thecooldown.com	California bills aim to keep data centers from raising utility costs for everyone else↗ thecooldown.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: pillsburylaw.com Water+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	California	us/ca
Sep 1	The San Joaquin Valley Sun	City of Fresno weighs data center ban↗ The San Joaquin Valley Sunalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Coast News Group · Bloomberg Law News · EIN News · GV Wire · +6 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Fresno, CA City of Escondido, CA Imperial County, CA	us/ca/fresno/city/fresno us/ca/san-diego/city/escondido us/ca/imperial
Sep 1	GovTech	Data Center Backlash Grows in Oakland as New Projects Take Shape↗ GovTech More coverage: Mad River Union · Indybay WaterSiting	City of Oakland, CA City of Arcata, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/humboldt/city/arcata
Aug 31	almanacnews.com	Newsom vetoed a data center water bill last year . Will he sign it this time ?↗ almanacnews.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: hsjchronicle.com SitingWater	California	us/ca
Aug 31	Times-Standard ($)	Eureka City Council to decide on a moratorium on data centers at Tuesday’s meeting↗ Times-Standard ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: KRCR · Escondido Times-Advocate · Lost Coast Outpost · The Press Democrat · +2 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Eureka, CA City of Escondido, CA City of Manteca, CA	us/ca/humboldt/city/eureka us/ca/san-diego/city/escondido us/ca/san-joaquin/city/manteca
Aug 31	The Sun-Gazette Newspaper	Visalia, county officials say state of local government is strong↗ The Sun-Gazette Newspaper Siting−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA City of Visalia, CA	us/ca/tulare us/ca/tulare/city/visalia
Aug 31	Politico ($)	Data center debate comes for Prop 45↗ Politico ($) More coverage: Sacramento Bee Siting	California	us/ca
Aug 31	myMotherLode.com	Tuolumne Supervisors To Respond To Grand Jury, Consider Data Center Moratorium↗ myMotherLode.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: myMotherLode.com · uniondemocrat.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Tuolumne County, CA Calaveras County, CA	us/ca/tuolumne us/ca/calaveras
Aug 31	Los Angeles Business Journal	CRC Expands Beyond Oilfield↗ Los Angeles Business Journal Subsidies	Kern County, CA	us/ca/kern
Aug 30	KQED	Oakland Residents Continue Push Against Data Centers↗ KQEDalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo · KCRA · Bloomberg Government News Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA California	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca
Aug 30	siliconvalley.com ($)	Billionaire - backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland↗ siliconvalley.com ($) Siting	City of Oakland, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Aug 30	The Mercury News ($)	Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland↗ The Mercury News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Imperial Valley Press Online WaterPower and grid	City of Oakland, CA Imperial County, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/imperial
Aug 29	NBC Palm Springs	Living Desert Renews Certified Autism Center Designation↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 29	The Union Democrat	Tuolumne County supervisors to consider pause on data centers↗ The Union Democratalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: mendovoice.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Tuolumne County, CA City of Angels Camp, CA Calaveras County, CA	us/ca/tuolumne us/ca/calaveras/city/angels-camp us/ca/calaveras
Aug 29	Fresnoland	Fresno data center ban? Councilmember proposes citywide prohibition↗ Fresnoland Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Fresno, CA	us/ca/fresno/city/fresno
Aug 28	The Desert Review	Imperial County reviews next steps after court sets aside data center moratorium↗ The Desert Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Desert Review · Data Center Knowledge · KPBS Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial
Aug 28	KQED	The Santa Cruz Recovery Group Helping Fire Victims Rebuild Their Homes↗ KQED Siting−, Denied or halted	Santa Cruz County, CA City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/santa-cruz us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 28	North County Pipeline ($)	Escondido approves moratorium on data centers↗ North County Pipeline ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Imperial Valley Press Online · Morgan Hill Times · Calexico Chronicle · Calaveras Enterprise Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Escondido, CA Imperial County, CA City of Morgan Hill, CA	us/ca/san-diego/city/escondido us/ca/imperial us/ca/santa-clara/city/morgan-hill
Aug 27	The San Joaquin Valley Sun	Data centers bill passes Assembly days before session ends↗ The San Joaquin Valley Sunalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: GovTech SitingWater	California	us/ca
Aug 27	Yahoo	Data centers not included under CEQA reform proposal, officials assert↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	California	us/ca
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	Dolly Parton Remembered by Virginia Gold Star Family↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	Xbox Lets Players Turn Some Disc Games Digital↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	Knock LA	High Desert Residents Sound the Alarm on Potential Data Centers in Adelanto↗ Knock LAalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Fresno Bee · GV Wire Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Adelanto, CA Tulare County, CA	us/ca/san-bernardino/city/adelanto us/ca/tulare
Aug 27	Lost Coast Outpost	A Ban on Data Centers in Eureka? City Council to Consider 45-Day Moratorium While Staff Draws Up New Regulations↗ Lost Coast Outpost Water	City of Eureka, CA City of Arcata, CA	us/ca/humboldt/city/eureka us/ca/humboldt/city/arcata
Aug 27	Yahoo	California Legislature passes data center water bill. Will Newsom veto again?↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Sacramento Bee SubsidiesSiting	California	us/ca
Aug 27	taftmidwaydriller.com	CRC holds informational meetings on proposed data center↗ taftmidwaydriller.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	Kern County, CA	us/ca/kern
Aug 27	Gilroy Dispatch	Letter: How Amazon took your voice—and the law that gives it back↗ Gilroy Dispatch Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Aug 27	Patch	Data Center Applications Halted in Another Coachella Valley City↗ Patchalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Patch · The Mercury News · Hoodline Power and grid−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Palm Springs, CA City of Coachella, CA City of Indio, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/indio
Aug 27	The Raincross Gazette	Council Approves Veterans Tech Training Deal with Data Center Piece Scrapped↗ The Raincross Gazette Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Riverside, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/riverside
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	Pet of the Week: Meet Billy Bats, a 10-week-old fluffball looking for his forever home↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	Coachella Valley Residents Urged to Conserve Electricity Amid Heat Wave↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	East Bay Insiders Newsletter	Trump-Aligned Republican Could Win Pleasanton Council Seat↗ East Bay Insiders Newsletter Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Pleasanton, CA City of Dublin, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/pleasanton us/ca/alameda/city/dublin
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	Taylor Dayne Talks 80s Hits, Michael Jackson and Upcoming Coachella Valley Show↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	NBC Palm Springs - Connecting the Valley↗ NBC Palm Springs Water−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	Marijuana Smoke Sparks Debate in Coachella Valley: How Far Does Your Right to Smoke at Home Go?↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	Palm Desert Red Lobster to Close in September↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	California Hospital Penalties Raise Concern Over Service Cuts↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	The Roggin Report: Wednesday, August 26, 2026↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Palm Springs, CA City of Coachella, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs us/ca/riverside/city/coachella
Aug 27	NBC Palm Springs	“Outer Banks” Bids Farewell: Cast Gets Real About Grief, Growth, and Goodbye in Exclusive Final-Season Interview↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 26	NBC Palm Springs	The Riddler: Aug 26th, 2026↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 26	NBC Palm Springs	Randy Rainbow Comes to the McCallum↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 26	NBC Palm Springs	Good Neighbors: Jeanine, Brittany, David & Larry↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 26	NBC Palm Springs	La Tomatina 2026: 22,000 Revelers Turn Spain Red↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	Coachella, CA (named in coverage) Palm Springs, CA (named in coverage)	— —
Aug 26	Bakersfield.com	SJV Water: Tulare County hits pause on AI data centers↗ Bakersfield.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA	us/ca/tulare
Aug 26	kvcrnews.org	IE Latino Voices: AI, data centers and environmental justice in Coachella↗ kvcrnews.org Water−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella
Aug 26	NBC Palm Springs	Wellness Wednesday: A Walk Through Clark's Nutrition↗ NBC Palm Springs Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 26	North County Pipeline ($)	Supervisors back state bills regulating data centers↗ North County Pipeline ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: The Derrick · Magzter · Magzter Power and gridWater	San Diego County, CA Imperial County, CA California	us/ca/san-diego us/ca/imperial us/ca
Aug 26	KVPR	Democratic House candidate in swing district calls for moratorium on data centers↗ KVPRalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KVPR · CaloNews.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA City of Hanford, CA City of Visalia, CA	us/ca/tulare us/ca/kings/city/hanford us/ca/tulare/city/visalia
Aug 26	Mshale	Why El Segundo Said No To AI Data Centers Valkyries (OTNnJxsDpB)↗ Mshale Siting−, Denied or halted	City of El Segundo, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/el-segundo
Aug 26	Ventura County Star	Crowd protests fairgrounds proposal, worries about data centers↗ Ventura County Star More coverage: 28/22 News Siting	Ventura County, CA	us/ca/ventura
Aug 25	KESQ	Coachella City Council expected to permanently ban data centers↗ KESQalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Palm Springs Post · NBC Palm Springs · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · The Desert Sun · +2 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 25	The Business Journals ($)	San Jose moves to set rules for wave of power-hungry AI projects↗ The Business Journals ($) Siting	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Aug 25	myMotherLode.com	Calaveras Data Center Moratorium Passes 4-0↗ myMotherLode.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Calaveras County, CA	us/ca/calaveras
Aug 25	The Mendocino Voice	Letter to the Editor: Ask your Mendocino County supervisor to vote for a moratorium on data center construction↗ The Mendocino Voice Siting−, Denied or halted	Mendocino County, CA	us/ca/mendocino
Aug 25	Davis Vanguard	Proposition 45 Draws Fire Amid Fears of Data Center Environmental Exemptions↗ Davis Vanguard More coverage: The Desert Review · KPBS Siting+, Approved or advancingWater+, Approved or advancing	City of Davis, CA Imperial County, CA	us/ca/yolo/city/davis us/ca/imperial
Aug 25	Victorville Daily Press ($)	Adelanto planners reject data center zoning update, item moves to council↗ Victorville Daily Press ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Victorville Daily Press Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Adelanto, CA	us/ca/san-bernardino/city/adelanto
Aug 24	Mission Local	Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: Do you support a data center moratorium?↗ Mission Local Water	City of San Francisco, CA	us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Aug 24	South Kern Sol	Tulare County Residents Continue To Oppose Proposed Data Center↗ South Kern Solalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: South Kern Sol · Visalia Times-Delta · The Cool Down Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA	us/ca/tulare
Aug 24	The Sun-Gazette Newspaper	Tulare turns out for State of the City/County↗ The Sun-Gazette Newspaper Water−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA City of Tulare, CA	us/ca/tulare us/ca/tulare/city/tulare
Aug 24	10News.com	Escondido City Council to vote on data center moratorium↗ 10News.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: kesq.com · KESQ · KESQ · NBC Palm Springs · +2 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Escondido, CA City of Poway, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/san-diego/city/escondido us/ca/san-diego/city/poway us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Aug 24	myMotherLode.com	Calaveras Supervisors To Hold Labor Negotiations, Vote On Data Center Moratorium↗ myMotherLode.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Calaveras County, CA	us/ca/calaveras
Aug 24	Maven's Notebook	RIDGECREST: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority submits comments to CEC outlining basin concerns on proposed Inyokern data center↗ Maven's Notebook Water	Kern County, CA Inyo County, CA San Bernardino County, CA	us/ca/kern us/ca/inyo us/ca/san-bernardino
Aug 24	UC San Diego Today	UC San Diego to Test Innovative Power Technology for AI Data Centers↗ UC San Diego Today More coverage: Microgrid Media · HPCwire Power and grid+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	San Diego, CA (named in coverage) City of San Diego, CA	— us/ca/san-diego/city/san-diego
Aug 24	California Local	The News: August 24, 2026↗ California Local Water+, Approved or advancing	City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Aug 24	San Francisco Chronicle ($)	The high-stakes legal battle over one of California’s largest proposed data centers — and what it means↗ San Francisco Chronicle ($) Water−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial
Aug 22	Modesto Bee	Riverbank sees a flurry of interest from data center developers. A project emerges↗ Modesto Beealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts WaterSubsidies	City of Riverbank, CA	us/ca/stanislaus/city/riverbank
Aug 21	San Jose Inside	Almaden IBM Rezoning: When CEQA Disappears, So Does Your Voice↗ San Jose Inside More coverage: San José Spotlight Siting+, Approved or advancingPower and grid+, Approved or advancing	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Aug 21	Maven's Notebook	DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Solano County water officials say latest Bay Delta Plan does not address local concerns; Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data?; Delta, SWP levee, canal protection bill headed to the governor; Officials warn of a bleak↗ Maven's Notebook Siting−, Denied or halted	Solano County, CA	us/ca/solano
Aug 18	Pasadena Star News ($)	They championed the fight against a Monterey Park data center. Now they’re running for office↗ Pasadena Star News ($)also carried by 2 other outlets Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Monterey Park, CA City of Alhambra, CA City of El Monte, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park us/ca/los-angeles/city/alhambra us/ca/los-angeles/city/el-monte
Aug 18	Teen Vogue	A Data Center Threatened a 17-Year-Old's Hometown, So She Turned to TikTok↗ Teen Voguealso carried by 1 other outlet Water	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Aug 18	KSBW	Gilroy residents raise concerns over Amazon data center proposal↗ KSBW Siting	City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Aug 18	Hanford Sentinel	The City of Hanford opposes data centers, statement says↗ Hanford Sentinel Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Hanford, CA	us/ca/kings/city/hanford
Aug 18	Canary Media	Major data center bills advance in California despite industry pushback↗ Canary Mediaalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	California	us/ca
Aug 17	The Vallejo Sun	Developers planning data center for Fairfield industrial park↗ The Vallejo Sunalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Modesto Bee · Modesto Bee · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts SubsidiesWater	City of Fairfield, CA City of Modesto, CA	us/ca/solano/city/fairfield us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto
Aug 17	thebusinessjournal.com	Visalia, Tulare County consider data center moratoriums this week↗ thebusinessjournal.com More coverage: The Union Democrat · Fresno Bee Water−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA City of Visalia, CA Tuolumne County, CA	us/ca/tulare us/ca/tulare/city/visalia us/ca/tuolumne
Aug 17	Modesto Bee	Data centers in Patterson? Here’s why city leaders could extend moratorium↗ Modesto Beealso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	City of Patterson, CA City of Modesto, CA	us/ca/stanislaus/city/patterson us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto
Aug 17	East Bay Insiders Newsletter ($)	Race to Ban AI Data Centers in the East Bay Begins↗ East Bay Insiders Newsletter ($) More coverage: GV Wire · The New York Times Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Hayward, CA City of Fremont, CA City of San Leandro, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/hayward us/ca/alameda/city/fremont us/ca/alameda/city/san-leandro
Aug 15	KQED	Developer, Councilmember Say Proposed Oakland Data Center Isn’t What You Might Think↗ KQEDalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KQED · Local News Matters · Visalia Times-Delta · The Sun-Gazette Newspaper · +2 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA City of San Jose, CA City of Visalia, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose us/ca/tulare/city/visalia
Aug 15	Maven's Notebook	SJV WATER: Will AI data centers soak up the last of the valley’s water?↗ Maven's Notebookalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Fresno Bee SubsidiesSiting	Tulare County, CA Kings County, CA City of Visalia, CA	us/ca/tulare us/ca/kings us/ca/tulare/city/visalia
Aug 15	The Cool Down	In California garlic town, Amazon's $2 billion data center 'won' approval with no public vote↗ The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Subsidies+, Approved or advancingWater+, Approved or advancing	City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Aug 15	KTVU	Oakland councilmember and developer say proposed AI campus would be distinct from data center↗ KTVUalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: CBS News · KION Central Coast · kron4.com SitingWater	City of Oakland, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Aug 15	modbee.com	Stanislaus County leaders don’t have firm position on data centers. ‘It’s premature’↗ modbee.comalso carried by 2 other outlets Water	Stanislaus County, CA City of Modesto, CA City of Patterson, CA	us/ca/stanislaus us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto us/ca/stanislaus/city/patterson
Aug 14	SJV Water	MEETING NOTES: Dispute between east Kern water entities prevents information sharing↗ SJV Water Water	Inyo County, CA	us/ca/inyo
Aug 14	KTVU	How advocates say Oakland's AI 'innovation campus' would be different than other data centers↗ KTVUalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NBC Bay Area SitingWater	City of Oakland, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Aug 14	San Francisco Chronicle ($)	Exclusive: A California official helped a company pitching data centers. His daughter works there↗ San Francisco Chronicle ($) Subsidies	Riverside County, CA San Diego County, CA	us/ca/riverside us/ca/san-diego
Aug 14	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Is a Permeant Data Center Ban Really a Good Thing?↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella
Aug 13	thepress.net	Where local cities stand on data centers↗ thepress.net Siting	City of Pittsburg, CA City of Brentwood, CA City of Oakley, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg us/ca/contra-costa/city/brentwood us/ca/contra-costa/city/oakley
Aug 13	myMotherLode.com	Calaveras Supervisors Agree On Need For AI Data Center Moratorium↗ myMotherLode.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Modesto Bee · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Calaveras County, CA	us/ca/calaveras
Aug 13	Patch	Desert Cities Pushing Back Against Data Centers: Coachella To Ban Any Construction↗ Patch Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella
Aug 13	Gilroy Dispatch	Letter: City must update development approval process↗ Gilroy Dispatch Siting	City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Aug 13	Los Cerritos Community News	Commerce Halts Data Center Development With Emergency 45-Day Moratorium↗ Los Cerritos Community Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: myMotherLode.com · myMotherLode.com Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Commerce, CA City of Angels Camp, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/commerce us/ca/calaveras/city/angels-camp
Aug 13	The Mercury News ($)	Mundane city decision on splitting of San Jose lot spurs data center foes↗ The Mercury News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KQED · The Desert Sun · San José Spotlight · KQED · +1 more Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of San Jose, CA San José, CA (named in coverage) City of Coachella, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose — us/ca/riverside/city/coachella
Aug 13	Contra Costa News	Pittsburg to Form Advisory Committee on Data Center Development↗ Contra Costa News Water	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Aug 13	bgr.com	The Largest Data Center In California Has Been Denied Water For Cooling — Now It's Suing A Public Agency↗ bgr.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: FOX40 · City of Hayward (.gov) · Patch Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Imperial Valley, CA (named in coverage) City of Modesto, CA City of Hayward, CA	— us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto us/ca/alameda/city/hayward
Aug 12	Hoodline	Commerce Slams 45-Day Freeze on Data Centers Over Power, Water Fears↗ Hoodline Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Commerce, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/commerce
Aug 12	pressenterprise.com ($)	Riverside data center ban eyed for the end of 2026↗ pressenterprise.com ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Riverside, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/riverside
Aug 12	FOX40	Hundreds pack Modesto City Hall over data center fears↗ FOX40also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Modesto Bee · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · CBS News Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Modesto, CA (named in coverage) City of Modesto, CA	— us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto
Aug 12	MyNewsLA.com	City of Commerce Approves Temporary Ban on Data Center Development↗ MyNewsLA.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: MyNewsLA.com · sgvtribune.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Commerce, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/commerce
Aug 12	KESQ	Coachella City Council to consider permanent ban on data centers↗ KESQalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · desertsun.com · KESQ · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Coachella, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/coachella

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