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Monterey Park Votes to Ban Data Centers Citywide

The measure blocks energy‑intensive facilities to protect local power and water supplies.

Overview

  • Voters approved Measure NDC by a lopsided margin on Tuesday, June 2, with a final tally of about 6,316 yes votes to 1,005 no votes.
  • The ballot drive grew out of a proposed roughly 247,000‑square‑foot DigiCo data center that opponents said would sharply raise the city’s electricity use and sit close to homes.
  • City leaders first imposed a temporary moratorium in January and then put a permanent ban on the ballot after a unanimous March council vote.
  • The ordinance bars new data centers inside city limits unless future voters reverse it, a durable, voter‑enforced hurdle that industry watchers say could serve as a model for other communities.
  • The vote fits a wider national trend of local limits and state proposals driven by worries about electricity, water, noise, and local costs, and a March Gallup poll found roughly seven in ten Americans oppose nearby AI data centers.