Contributor: Data centers consume like cities. They should contribute like cities as well
California has always hidden the true price of progress somewhere beyond the horizon. The water arrives from a…
California and Texas Announce Restrictions on Data Center Development
Often used as shorthand for two opposing sides of America, California and Texas have finally found common ground…
Gov. Newsom signs 7 bills aimed at regulating data centers
Gov. Newsom signs 7 bills aimed at regulating data centers SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday…
Backlash over data centers hits California, and the midterms
HANFORD, Calif. — Darian Orduno bounced her baby boy on her chest, looking down at his thick black hair and…
California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers
SACRAMENTO — After weeks of intense negotiation, state lawmakers on Friday reached a compromise on legislation to regulate energy use…
Column: How fearmongering sets policy, from ‘marihuana’ to solar to A.I.
In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers across the country, it’s…
In a first for the country, voters in Monterey Park ban data centers
Residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers on election day, making the San Gabriel Valley…
Hiltzik: Why do people hate data centers?
Local opposition has blocked or delayed more than a dozen huge data center projects around the country. But…
Man speaking against data center arrested at Imperial County board meeting as tensions flare nationwide
The nationwide controversy surrounding high-tech data centers, and impact and energy and water supplies, turned into a police…
Letters to the Editor: Pushback against AI data centers shouldn’t be considered NIMBYism
To the editor: In a time in which a majority of Americans think AI is more likely to…
‘You’re a liar.’ Why the world’s biggest building boom has run into a wall in California
Bryan Marsh was booed by the crowd as he approached the podium in Monterey Park’s City Hall. Things…
Residents speak out against proposed data center in Imperial County
Residents packed the chambers and poured into the parking lot during a Thursday meeting of the Imperial County…