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Data center debate: Coachella residents push for permanent ban as city weighs moratorium

Data center debate: Coachella residents push for permanent ban as city weighs moratorium

News ClipKESQ·Coachella, Riverside County, CA·6/1/2026

Coachella residents are actively opposing a proposed data center, prompting the City Council to consider an urgency ordinance for a moratorium and potential permanent ban on such facilities. This comes after nearly six hours of public comment against the project. The City Council will discuss the ordinance in an upcoming meeting.

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Gov: Coachella City Council
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - Coachella City Council will prepare to hear an urgency ordinance this Wednesday, after several council members called for a moratorium and potential ban on data centers. The call came during the May 27th meeting, after nearly 6 hours of public comment against the proposed data center. City Council entered into a