Di Pilla’s data centre dream comes unstuck in middle-class Los Angeles
News ClipAFR·Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA·4/10/2026
A proposed data center project by DigiCo in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, has been halted due to significant local opposition. Residents successfully protested the facility, which was once on the verge of approval. The project is now considered dead, signaling a growing trend of community pushback against data center developments.
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Gov: Monterey Park City Council
A significant data center project proposed by the David Di Pilla-backed DigiCo in Monterey Park, a neighborhood east of downtown Los Angeles, has been declared dead following considerable community opposition.
The proposal, which aimed to construct a data center the size of four football fields, was nearing approval when residents, spurred by social media, organized to protest the development at a December council meeting.
The successful pushback by residents against the DigiCo project marks a growing trend where local communities are actively resisting data center developments in their areas.