Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland
OAKLAND – Hundreds gathered recently in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood to voice opposition over plans to build new data…
Big Tech Spending Big to Battle Data Center Backlash
Companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang seven bills that…
Data center suitable for AI may sprout at old San Jose industrial site
SAN JOSE — A special use permit was filed with the city for a three-story data center at…
Almaden IBM Rezoning: When CEQA Disappears, So Does Your Voice
Residents and environmental groups came to San José City Hall on Aug. 18 with a simple request: Wait.…
IBM San Jose research hub draws developer interest ahead of rezoning
Updated zoning at the IBM Almaden Research Center at 650 Harry Road in South San Jose. The small…
Patterson extends data center moratorium through July 2027
The Patterson City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to extend a temporary moratorium on new data center projects,…
Letters: San Jose City Council must restore land-use sanity
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Major data center bills advance in California despite industry pushback
California, with its sky-high electricity prices, isn’t facing the same influx of data centers that many other states…
San Jose debates data center moratorium while new review standards take shape
AS SAN JOSE HAMMERS OUT local review standards for data center projects, some residents are calling for the…
Letters: San Jose City Council must restore land-use sanity
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Data center might get tucked away inside downtown Oakland office site
OAKLAND — A data center and artificial intelligence complex is under consideration for a floor inside a four-story…
Oakland councilmember addresses pushback to proposed AI data center downtown
A proposed AI and technology hub in downtown Oakland is drawing sharp opposition from residents, and now the…