In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters
by Sanya Mansoor from Technology | The Guardian on (#762NN)
While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a ban
Residents in Monterey Park, California, became the first in the US to vote on a permanent ban on datacenters on Tuesday, and early results indicate a resounding victory for the prohibition.
While many cities and counties have already passed temporary or indefinite moratoriums via their local governments, Monterey Park would be the first to do so through a ballot initiative.
This article was amended on 4 June 2026. An earlier version referred to Monterey Park as Monterey county in one instance. The former is in southern California, the latter in northern California.
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