San Jose Mayor Mahan defends data center expansion as community expresses concerns | KTVU

Name: San Jose Mayor Mahan defends data center expansion as community expresses concerns | KTVU
Uploaded: 2026-10-16T17:00:02.000Z
Duration: 2 min 39 s
Description: Hundreds of San Jose residents, faith leaders and youth activists gathered at City Hall to raise concerns about the rapid growth of data centers in Silicon Valley. Many called for a moratorium on new data center development, while Mayor Matt Mahan defended the expansion.

News Clip2:39KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco·San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA·10/16/2026

Hundreds of San Jose residents, faith leaders and youth activists gathered at City Hall to raise concerns about the rapid growth of data centers in Silicon Valley. Many called for a moratorium on new data center development, while Mayor Matt Mahan defended the expansion.

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Gov: City of San Jose, San Jose City Hall, Office of the Mayor of San Jose

Hundreds of residents, faith leaders, and youth activists gathered at San Jose City Hall on Thursday night for a community meeting regarding the influx of data centers in Silicon Valley, with many calling for a moratorium on new development.

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