Data-center buildout in California, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Oct 9	The Gazette ($)	Palo residents to get first look at Google’s data center plans↗ The Gazette ($) Siting	City of Palo Alto, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/palo-alto
Oct 8	Lassen County News	Data center builders continue to pour money into Yes on 45 campaign↗ Lassen County News Siting+, Approved or advancing	California	us/ca
Oct 8	myMotherLode.com	Data Center Meeting Attracts Heavy Interest In Tuolumne County↗ myMotherLode.com Siting	Tuolumne County, CA	us/ca/tuolumne
Oct 8	Capital & Main	San Gabriel Valley Residents Fighting Data Centers Hit a 12-Mile-Long Snag↗ Capital & Main Subsidies	City of Industry, CA City of Monterey Park, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/industry us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 8	PublicCEO	City of Hawthorne adopts interim urgency ordinance pausing new data center development↗ PublicCEO Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Hawthorne, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/hawthorne
Oct 7	The Mercury News ($)	Santa Clara directs staff to analyze potential improvements to data center regulations↗ The Mercury News ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: East Bay Times · The Mercury News · SiliconValley.com WaterSubsidiesSitingPower and grid	City of Santa Clara, CA City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/santa-clara us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Oct 7	The Newark Advocate	Heath residents to submit new petition in push for data center ban↗ The Newark Advocate Water−, Denied or halted	Heath, CA (named in coverage)	—
Oct 7	Imperial Valley Press Online	New data center moratorium replaces the old; possible ballot measure on the horizon↗ Imperial Valley Press Onlinealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Modesto Bee Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA City of Modesto, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto
Oct 6	MyNewsLA.com	Action Delayed on LA County Data Center Restrictions↗ MyNewsLA.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: ABC10 · ABC10 · Stocktonia News · FOX40 · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Los Angeles County, CA City of Montebello, CA City of Monterey Park, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/montebello us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 6	The San Francisco Standard ($)	San Francisco hits pause on data centers↗ The San Francisco Standard ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Mission Local · KRON4 · SFGATE · The Oaklandside · +12 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	San Francisco County, CA City of Oakland, CA City of San Francisco, CA	us/ca/san-francisco us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Oct 6	The Desert Review	County ends data center moratorium following court ruling↗ The Desert Review Siting+, Approved or advancing	Imperial County, CA City of Imperial, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/imperial
Oct 6	NBC Bay Area	Oakland City Council to vote on 45-day data center moratorium↗ NBC Bay Areaalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KTVU · KTVU · KTVU · East Bay Insiders Newsletter · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA City of Gilroy, CA City of Richmond, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Oct 6	NBC Los Angeles	LA County supervisors to consider developing data center ban↗ NBC Los Angelesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: LAmag · Patch Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Los Angeles County, CA City of Montebello, CA City of Monterey Park, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/montebello us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 6	Imperial Valley Press Online	Imperial County board to tackle data center moratorium, potential ballot measure↗ Imperial Valley Press Online More coverage: The Mendocino Voice Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA Mendocino County, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/mendocino
Oct 6	Times-Standard ($)	Humboldt County Supervisors consider data center and logging bans↗ Times-Standard ($) More coverage: Lost Coast Outpost · KRCR · Times-Standard · Jefferson Public Radio Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Humboldt County, CA	us/ca/humboldt
Oct 5	Westside Current	County Eyes AI Data Center Ban in Unincorporated Areas↗ Westside Currentalso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca/los-angeles
Oct 5	patch.com	Data Center Moratorium Extension On City Council's Radar This Week↗ patch.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: patch.com · riversiderecord.org · CBS News · NBC Palm Springs · +12 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Indio, CA City of Palm Springs, CA City of Oakland, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/indio us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Oct 5	MyNewsLA.com	Indio City Council to Consider Extending Data Center Moratorium Through 2027↗ MyNewsLA.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: patch.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Indio, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/indio
Oct 5	MyNewsLA.com	LACo Supervisors Consider Banning Data Centers↗ MyNewsLA.com More coverage: KPBS · The Riverside Record Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Los Angeles County, CA City of Montebello, CA City of Monterey Park, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/montebello us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Oct 5	Mondaq	California Enacts Seven Data Center Bills, Effective January 1, 2027: New Tariff, Entitlement, And Disclosure Rules For Hyperscalers, Developers, And Power Producers↗ Mondaqalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: natlawreview.com · The Desert Review · The Desert Review · KQED · +1 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	California Imperial County, CA City of Santa Clara, CA	us/ca us/ca/imperial us/ca/santa-clara/city/santa-clara
Oct 5	DailyRepublic.com	Airport commission to review Benicia data center standards↗ DailyRepublic.com Siting	City of Benicia, CA Solano County, CA	us/ca/solano/city/benicia us/ca/solano
Oct 4	The Mercury News ($)	Election 2026: 11 candidates vie for 3 Pittsburg City Council seats↗ The Mercury News ($) More coverage: East Bay Times Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Oct 3	Imperial Valley Press Online	Humans First bring AI Data Center Revolt Bus to Imperial↗ Imperial Valley Press Online More coverage: The Desert Review Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA City of Imperial, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/imperial
Oct 2	San José Spotlight	Data center developers share plans at San Jose town hall↗ San José Spotlight More coverage: SFGATE · SFGATE Siting+, Approved or advancingWater+, Approved or advancing	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Oct 1	KRON4	Oakland City Council prepares vote on data center moratorium↗ KRON4also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Patch · mynewsla.com · Los Angeles Daily News · 10News.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA City of Palm Springs, CA Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs us/ca/los-angeles
Oct 1	mondaq.com	Governor Signs Seven Data Center Bills Addressing Energy And Noise Reporting , Water Use , Labor Standards , Electricity Rates , And CEQA Review↗ mondaq.com Power and grid	California	us/ca
Sep 30	Modesto Bee	Fact check: Where do Turlock mayor and council candidates stand on data centers?↗ Modesto Bee Siting	City of Turlock, CA City of Patterson, CA City of Riverbank, CA	us/ca/stanislaus/city/turlock us/ca/stanislaus/city/patterson us/ca/stanislaus/city/riverbank
Sep 30	Calexico Chronicle	Data Center Committee Hears Moratorium, Legislation Updates↗ Calexico Chronicle More coverage: yumasun.com Water−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA City of El Centro, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/el-centro
Sep 30	Contra Costa Herald	California’s top land use attorneys agree: Prop 45 would speed data center construction↗ Contra Costa Herald Siting+, Approved or advancing	California City of San Jose, CA	us/ca us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 29	The Mercury News ($)	Tech company strikes deal to buy former IBM campus in San Jose hills↗ The Mercury News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: San José Spotlight Siting+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 29	The Riverside Record	Residents Speak Out Against Global Stack Agreement At SoCal Fair Board Meeting↗ The Riverside Record Siting	City of Perris, CA City of Moreno Valley, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/perris us/ca/riverside/city/moreno-valley
Sep 28	The National Law Review	California Enacts Seven Data Center Bills, Effective January 1, 2027: New Tariff, Entitlement, and Disclosure Rules for Hyperscalers, Developers, and Power Producers↗ The National Law Reviewalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Mayer Brown · findarticles.com · The Union Democrat · mondaq.com · +3 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	California Tuolumne County, CA	us/ca us/ca/tuolumne
Sep 28	FOX40	Dixon to vote on temporary data center ban↗ FOX40also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Hoodline · FOX40 · ABC10 · KCRA · +2 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Dixon, CA	us/ca/solano/city/dixon
Sep 28	Daily Cal	Oakland City Council to vote on data center moratorium↗ Daily Calalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: MyNewsLA.com · NBC Palm Springs · KESQ · KESQ · +5 more Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA City of Palm Springs, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
Sep 28	contracosta.news	Podcast: Dionne Adams, Mayor of Pittsburg↗ contracosta.news Siting	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Sep 27	The Mercury News ($)	Election 2026: How do San Jose council candidates plan to handle the increasingly controversial data center issue?↗ The Mercury News ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: East Bay Times WaterSubsidies	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 25	kvcrnews.org	Perris fairgrounds project including small data center still in early stages, officials say↗ kvcrnews.org Water	Riverside County, CA City of Perris, CA	us/ca/riverside us/ca/riverside/city/perris
Sep 25	The Press Democrat ($)	Data center could open in 2030 in North San Jose pending project approval↗ The Press Democrat ($)also carried by 2 other outlets Water	City of San Jose, CA California	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose us/ca
Sep 25	Imperial Valley Press Online	Recall effort relaunched against Imperial County Supervisor Peggy Price over transparency, safety concerns↗ Imperial Valley Press Online Siting−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial
Sep 24	San Jose Inside	San Jose Says City has 20 Data Centers, with 10 More Under Review↗ San Jose Inside Water	City of San Jose, CA City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Sep 24	kmph.com	Woman removed from Tulare County meeting as data center debate erupts↗ kmph.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: yahoo.com · New York Post Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA	us/ca/tulare
Sep 24	The Sun-Gazette Newspaper	County board upholds temporary ban on data centers↗ The Sun-Gazette Newspaperalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Queen City News Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/tulare us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 23	therealdeal.com ($)	Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Floats Data Center Moratorium↗ therealdeal.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: CBS News · AOL.com · ABC7 Chicago Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Chicago, IL City of San Francisco, CA	us/il/cook/city/chicago us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Sep 23	ie community news	213-Acre Bloomington Business Park Approved After Supervisors Add Housing, Data Center Restrictions↗ ie community news Siting+, Approved or advancing	San Bernardino County, CA	us/ca/san-bernardino
Sep 23	Fresno Bee ($)	Data center moratorium extended in Tulare County, as community calls for permanent ban↗ Fresno Bee ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: thebusinessjournal.com · Fresno Bee · Modesto Bee Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Tulare County, CA	us/ca/tulare
Sep 23	San Mateo Daily Journal	Gavin Newsom signs Diane Papan bills: 2 data center transparency bills signed into law, part of 7-bill regulation package↗ San Mateo Daily Journal Water−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 23	KION Central Coast	San Mateo Assemblymember Diane Papan details data center bills signed into law↗ KION Central Coast Water−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 22	kqed.org	Housing Fix or Data Center Loophole? This Ballot Measure Would Overhaul CEQA↗ kqed.org Siting+, Approved or advancing	California	us/ca
Sep 22	Utility Dive	California tightens oversight of data center energy use, grid costs↗ Utility Divealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: latination.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	California Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca us/ca/los-angeles
Sep 22	Politico ($)	Gavin Newsom’s big data center play has a problem: his past↗ Politico ($) Water−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 22	The Real Deal ($)	Hochul Tightens Leash on Data Center Developers↗ The Real Deal ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	New York Los Angeles County, CA	us/ny us/ca/los-angeles
Sep 22	The San Francisco Standard ($)	The AI capital of the world doesn’t know how many data centers it has↗ The San Francisco Standard ($) Water−, Denied or halted	City of San Francisco, CA	us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Sep 22	AOL.com	Finally something California and Texas can agree on: regulating data centers↗ AOL.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Business Insider · Imperial Valley Press Online · lawyer-monthly.com · The Desert Review Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	California Texas City of Calexico, CA	us/ca us/tx us/ca/imperial/city/calexico
Sep 21	Hoodline	Perris Data Center Plan Faces Proposed City Ban↗ Hoodlinealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: tricityvoice.com · CIProud.com · recorderonline.com · NBC Bay Area · +6 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Perris, CA City of Hayward, CA Normal, CA (named in coverage)	us/ca/riverside/city/perris us/ca/alameda/city/hayward —
Sep 21	Monterey County Weekly	Marina temporarily bans potential data center projects.↗ Monterey County Weeklyalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Marina, CA City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/monterey/city/marina us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Sep 21	cbs8.com	CA state senator says new data center laws will protect consumers↗ cbs8.com More coverage: KESQ · thecoastnews.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	California Imperial County, CA	us/ca us/ca/imperial
Sep 21	laist.com	Data center clampdown↗ laist.com More coverage: San Mateo Daily Journal Power and grid−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 21	KION Central Coast	California enacts data center laws giving communities more control over facilities↗ KION Central Coastalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Unite.AI · The Verge · Martin Cid Magazine · Pulse 2.0 · +11 more Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	California Kern County, CA	us/ca us/ca/kern
Sep 21	The Oaklandside	Data centers in Oakland, and the pushback: we catch you up↗ The Oaklandsidealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: SecNews.gr · Ceres Courier · The Verge · Bundle Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA City of Hayward, CA City of San Francisco, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/alameda/city/hayward us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Sep 21	Bloomberg Government News ($)	Newsom Signs Bills Regulating Data Centers’ Water, Energy Use↗ Bloomberg Government News ($)also carried by 6 other outlets More coverage: California State Portal | CA.gov · Yahoo · Los Angeles Times · KCRA · +20 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 21	pressenterprise.com ($)	Data center eyed for Perris fairgrounds is the size of a shipping container, developer says↗ pressenterprise.com ($) Water	City of Perris, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/perris
Sep 21	Visalia Times-Delta	Tulare City Council to conduct workshop on data centers↗ Visalia Times-Delta Siting	City of Tulare, CA Tulare County, CA	us/ca/tulare/city/tulare us/ca/tulare
Sep 21	westsidecurrent.com	County Cracks Down on AI Data Centers as Regional Opposition Grows↗ westsidecurrent.com More coverage: San Francisco Chronicle Siting−, Denied or halted	Los Angeles County, CA City of El Segundo, CA City of Monterey Park, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/el-segundo us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Sep 20	ABC7 Los Angeles	LA County issues temporary ban on data centers in unincorporated areas↗ ABC7 Los Angelesalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: The Real Deal · myMotherLode.com Water−, Denied or halted	Los Angeles County, CA City of Monterey Park, CA Tuolumne County, CA	us/ca/los-angeles us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park us/ca/tuolumne
Sep 19	Turlock Journal	‘Data centers’ – two toxic words that frighten Stanislaus leaders. Are they an existential threat or unique opportunity?↗ Turlock Journal Subsidies	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 19	KVII	City of Clovis rejects data center moratorium↗ KVIIalso carried by 1 other outlet Water+, Approved or advancing	City of Clovis, CA	us/ca/fresno/city/clovis
Sep 19	San Francisco Chronicle ($)	Exclusive: Major S.F. waterfront site may become 160,000-square-foot data center↗ San Francisco Chronicle ($) Water	City of San Francisco, CA	us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Sep 19	The Desert Review	Imperial County data center advisory committee holds first meeting↗ The Desert Review More coverage: Imperial Valley Press Online · calexicochronicle.com WaterSiting	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial
Sep 18	SFist	East Bay Official Says She’s Gotten Death Threats Over Huge New Data Center Along Contra Costa Canal↗ SFist Water	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Sep 18	NBC Bay Area	San Jose mayor meets with neighbors complaining about data center noise↗ NBC Bay Area Siting	City of San Jose, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 18	Action News Now	California lawmakers target data center energy and water use↗ Action News Nowalso carried by 4 other outlets More coverage: U.S. News & World Report · WTAQ · W.Media · FOX40 · +1 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 18	NBC Bay Area	Councilwoman receives death threats and assaulted over Pittsburg data center↗ NBC Bay Areaalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Sep 17	San Gabriel Valley Tribune ($)	Alhambra to city’s voters: 2 measures set for November ballot↗ San Gabriel Valley Tribune ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Alhambra, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/alhambra
Sep 17	The Desert Review	IID votes on new electricity tariff for computational not manufacturing loads↗ The Desert Review More coverage: The Desert Review Water+, Approved or advancing	Imperial County, CA (named in coverage) Imperial County, CA	— us/ca/imperial
Sep 17	eastbayinsiders.substack.com ($)	Oakland Weighs Data Center Moratorium as Opposition Mounts↗ eastbayinsiders.substack.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: SFGATE · Times-Standard · thepress.net · San Jose Inside · +2 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA City of Hayward, CA City of Richmond, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/alameda/city/hayward us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 17	Imperial Valley Press Online	Imperial County to convene advisory panel to address regional data center surge↗ Imperial Valley Press Online Siting	Imperial County, CA	us/ca/imperial
Sep 16	San Gabriel Valley Tribune ($)	Irwindale approves data center ban, adding to growing list of San Gabriel Valley cities↗ San Gabriel Valley Tribune ($) More coverage: pressenterprise.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Irwindale, CA City of Monterey Park, CA City of Perris, CA	us/ca/los-angeles/city/irwindale us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park us/ca/riverside/city/perris
Sep 16	sanjosespotlight.com	Gilroy council approves temporary ban on new data centers↗ sanjosespotlight.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: MyNewsLA.com · Los Angeles Daily News · Hoodline Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Gilroy, CA City of San Jose, CA Los Angeles County, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose us/ca/los-angeles
Sep 16	Oakdale Leader	Public safety, business talk fill Riverbank agenda↗ Oakdale Leader Siting	City of Riverbank, CA	us/ca/stanislaus/city/riverbank
Sep 16	The Desert Review	Judge strikes down County freeze on data center approvals↗ The Desert Review Water+, Approved or advancing	Imperial County, CA City of Imperial, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/imperial
Sep 16	spectrumlocalnews.com	Ventura County community speaks out against plan they fear could bring a 'data center' to the community↗ spectrumlocalnews.com More coverage: spectrumnews1.com · Santa Barbara News-Press Water−, Denied or halted	Ventura County, CA	us/ca/ventura
Sep 16	East Bay Insiders Newsletter ($)	Hayward Sets Stage for Data Center Moratorium↗ East Bay Insiders Newsletter ($) More coverage: Lost Coast Outpost · Gilroy Dispatch · Calexico Chronicle · Redheaded Blackbelt Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Hayward, CA City of Eureka, CA City of Gilroy, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/hayward us/ca/humboldt/city/eureka us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy
Sep 16	Contra Costa News	Richmond City Council Agrees to 45-Day Moratorium on Data Centers↗ Contra Costa News More coverage: Contra Costa News · SFGATE · KRON4 · NBC Bay Area · +2 more Water−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Richmond, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 16	Lost Coast Outpost	A Data Center Company is Interested in Someday Building a 30,000+ Square Foot Center in Humboldt County↗ Lost Coast Outpost Power and grid	Humboldt County, CA City of Arcata, CA	us/ca/humboldt us/ca/humboldt/city/arcata
Sep 16	Yahoo	Sacramento mayor asks staff to study policies, impacts for data center proposals↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Sacramento Bee · Abridged – PBS KVIE · ABC10 · Sacramento Bee · +1 more SitingWater	City of Sacramento, CA	us/ca/sacramento/city/sacramento
Sep 15	KRON4	Richmond residents rally against proposed data center development↗ KRON4also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Richmond, CA City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Sep 15	Contra Costa News	Podcast: Arlene Kobata, Pittsburg City Council Candidate↗ Contra Costa Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Contra Costa News Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Pittsburg, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/pittsburg
Sep 15	Abridged – PBS KVIE	Company eyes ‘large load’ data center in Sacramento that could be region’s biggest↗ Abridged – PBS KVIE Siting	City of Sacramento, CA	us/ca/sacramento/city/sacramento
Sep 15	cbs8.com	Poway City Council to consider AI data center ban↗ cbs8.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Hoodline · NBC 7 San Diego · Times of San Diego · fox5sandiego.com · +3 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Poway, CA	us/ca/san-diego/city/poway
Sep 15	Lookout Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County considers requiring voter approval for AI data centers↗ Lookout Santa Cruz More coverage: Santa Cruz Sentinel · KSBW Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Santa Cruz County, CA	us/ca/santa-cruz
Sep 15	ivpressonline.com	Calipatria Mayor pledges to block warrants over unfulfilled council directives↗ ivpressonline.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Calipatria, CA	us/ca/imperial/city/calipatria
Sep 15	The Raincross Gazette	Riverside Committee Backs Temporary Data Center Moratorium↗ The Raincross Gazette More coverage: riversiderecord.org · San Gabriel Valley Tribune · Voice of OC · ie community news Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Riverside, CA City of West Covina, CA City of Santa Ana, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/riverside us/ca/los-angeles/city/west-covina us/ca/orange/city/santa-ana
Sep 14	Sacramento Bee ($)	What are some of the California environmental bills the Legislature sent to Gavin Newsom?↗ Sacramento Bee ($) Water−, Denied or halted	California	us/ca
Sep 14	Shasta Scout	Efficiency study recommends Redding as ‘Data Center Hub’↗ Shasta Scout More coverage: Action News Now · Record Searchlight · Shasta Scout Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Redding, CA City of Mount Shasta, CA	us/ca/shasta/city/redding us/ca/siskiyou/city/mount-shasta
Sep 14	Contra Costa News	Oakley Set to Talk Data Centers in Joint Meeting↗ Contra Costa Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Oakley, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/oakley
Sep 14	Lost Coast Outpost	Eureka City Council Kicks Off DATA CENTER WEEK With Discussion About the Possibilities of a Future Ordinance Regulating Them↗ Lost Coast Outpost More coverage: Times-Standard Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Eureka, CA City of Arcata, CA	us/ca/humboldt/city/eureka us/ca/humboldt/city/arcata
Sep 14	Lost Coast Outpost	Developers Can't Build Data Centers Here (For 45 Days, At Least), Arcata City Council Will Probably Decide↗ Lost Coast Outpost More coverage: lostcoastoutpost.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Arcata, CA	us/ca/humboldt/city/arcata
Sep 14	Grandview Independent	On the agenda: a data center ban, Polluters Pay funds and new police cameras↗ Grandview Independent Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Richmond, CA	us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 14	The Stockton Record	Stockton to hold listening sessions on data centers after council removes them from plan↗ The Stockton Record Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Stockton, CA	us/ca/san-joaquin/city/stockton
Sep 14	Common Dreams	Opinion | Trump and Zeldin's Attempt to Silence Data Center Critics Won't Work↗ Common Dreams More coverage: vcstar.com Siting+, Approved or advancing	Ventura County, CA	us/ca/ventura
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 13	hoodline.com	Oakland Data Center Moratorium Fight Explained↗ hoodline.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KALW · KTVU · The Mercury News · The Mercury News Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA San Francisco County, CA City of Richmond, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/san-francisco us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
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	Local News Matters	Gilroy to consider moratorium on new data centers amid concerns over Amazon project↗ Local News Mattersalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: KRON4 · Contra Costa News · NBC Bay Area · NBC Bay Area · +6 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Gilroy, CA City of Richmond, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 11	The Oaklandside	A movement against data centers gains steam in Oakland↗ The Oaklandside More coverage: Monterey Herald Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA City of Marina, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/monterey/city/marina
Sep 11	Building Design + Construction	California legislature reaches deal over data center regulation↗ Building Design + Construction Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	California	us/ca
Sep 11	The Oaklandside	Data center moratorium sought by Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife↗ The Oaklandside Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Oakland, CA	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Sep 11	SFGATE	San Jose Spotlight: Amazon Data Center Project In Gilroy Upsets Locals↗ SFGATE Siting	City of Gilroy, CA Santa Clara County, CA	us/ca/santa-clara/city/gilroy us/ca/santa-clara
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 11	Hoodline	SF Data Center Moratorium Vote Set for September 15↗ Hoodline Water−, Denied or halted	City of San Francisco, CA	us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
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	Courthouse News	California judge halts state's largest data center↗ Courthouse Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Power and grid−, Denied or halted	Imperial County, CA City of Imperial, CA	us/ca/imperial us/ca/imperial/city/imperial
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	Mission Local	Amid rising fear over data centers, an S.F. supervisor quietly plans a moratorium↗ Mission Localalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: San Francisco Chronicle · Yahoo · SFist · Sacramento Bee · +6 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	San Francisco County, CA Daly City, CA City of San Francisco, CA	us/ca/san-francisco us/ca/san-mateo/city/daly us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Sep 10	KVCR News	Moreno Valley holds workshop on pros and cons of data centers↗ KVCR News More coverage: Visalia Times-Delta Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Moreno Valley, CA City of Coachella, CA City of Monterey Park, CA	us/ca/riverside/city/moreno-valley us/ca/riverside/city/coachella us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
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

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