The city’s nine-member legislative body
A wave of city and state actions curbs datacenter expansion amid AI investments. Seattle and New York push moratoriums to reassess power, water use, and community impact while major employers accelerate AI spending and layoffs.
Amazon engineers are under investigation after criticizing rapid AI data-center expansion and urging greater government oversight. Seattle hearings prompted a moratorium on new centers; the company says it is reviewing potential policy violations and stresses it supports employees speaking up within guidelines.
Altadena faces a political clash as lawmakers debate a five-year moratorium on state density laws in the wake of the Eaton Fire. SB 9 and SB 1123 could reshape housing and rebuilding, provoking angry local sentiment and questions about affordable housing and landscape change.