City of Hawthorne adopts interim urgency ordinance pausing new data center development
News ClipPublicCEO·Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, CA·10/8/2026
The Hawthorne City Council adopted an interim urgency ordinance pausing all new or expanded data center development across the city. The temporary moratorium gives city staff time to evaluate the potential impacts of large-scale data centers.
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The Hawthorne City Council has adopted an interim urgency ordinance that temporarily halts new or expanded data center development citywide. The moratorium is designed to give Hawthorne staff time to evaluate the impacts of large-scale