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Oakley Approves 164-Acre Bridgehead Industrial Project, Drops Data Centers

The late-night vote followed intense debate over environmental harms identified in the project’s impact report.

Overview

  • City Council voted 4–1 to rezone the site and certify the environmental impact report for the Bridgehead project near Big Break Regional Shoreline and the San Joaquin River.
  • The council revised its resolution to prohibit data center uses after hours of public testimony, with developer JB2’s representative requesting their removal during the meeting.
  • The plan converts former vineyards into a logistics and warehouse campus on land owned by Fred Cline of Cline Family Cellars through Oxfoot Oakley LLC, with future tenants yet to be named.
  • The certified EIR lists three significant and unavoidable impacts: loss of prime farmland, conflicts with regional air-quality plans, and increased air pollution, prompting a dissenting vote from Councilmember George Fuller.
  • City staff and union leaders project roughly 3,500 permanent jobs, about 3,700 construction jobs, and a $1.0–$1.4 million annual boost to Oakley’s general fund, with commitments to use union labor.