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Mayor Mahan wants San Jose to pause data center approvals until new rules pass

Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmembers Pamela Campos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, and Domingo Candelas announced a proposal Thursday to halt land use approvals for data centers until the City Council votes on uniform…

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Data center plans in San Jose add up fast

250 megawatts
needed by Google's proposed Alviso data center
16
data center projects in the city's development pipeline
800+ megawatts
that planned north San Jose projects could use together
330+
people at the city's August listening session

Sources: San José Spotlight, KQED, KRON4

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    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Sharks Hockey Digest

  • MoratoriumsOakland's City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to extend its data center moratorium by 10 months and 15 days, through Oct.

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SJtodayto me · Fri., Nov. 136:00 a.m.

San Jose leaders want to pause data center approvals

Plus, VTA warns BART extension costs are rising as a tunnel shaft is finished.

The TLDR

  1. Mahan and four councilmembers propose pausing data center approvals
  2. BART extension hits a milestone as VTA warns of rising costs
  3. Vallarta opens its first San Jose store Nov. 18
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