Overview
- The project would replace a two-story office building with a 247,000-square-foot facility next to La Loma Park, according to city records.
- Public filings detail on-site diesel backup generators and a new Southern California Edison substation to meet the facility’s power needs.
- Documents estimate cooling demand could exceed 15,000 gallons of water per day, prompting worries about resource use and local impacts.
- StratCap canceled a scheduled interview and instead issued a statement pledging no pass-through electricity rate increases and a dedicated, applicant-funded energy distribution system.
- Environmental advocates warn diesel emissions pose health risks, while Mayor Elizabeth Yang notes potential tax revenue of $5–6 million would not, by itself, justify approval.