{"id":80019,"date":"2026-04-14T23:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80019"},"modified":"2026-04-14T23:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:35:22","slug":"los-angeles-county-advances-report-on-data-center-impacts-in-unincorporated-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80019","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles County Advances Report on Data Center Impacts in Unincorporated Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES, Calif.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a motion by Chair and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis to\u00a0assess\u00a0the health, environmental, and community impacts of data center development across the County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As hyperscale data centers\u00a0expand nationwide, Los Angeles County and other local\u00a0jurisdictions\u00a0are grappling with how to regulate and\u00a0oversee these facilities\u00a0amid limited federal guidance on safeguarding public health, environmental quality, and community wellbeing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In California, there are several bills\u00a0that\u00a0have been recently\u00a0introduced to regulate aspects of data centers, including Senate Bill 978 by\u00a0California State\u00a0Senator\u00a0Sasha Ren\u00e9e P\u00e9rez.\u00a0As these discussions continue at the state level,\u00a0the motion led by Chair Solis is\u00a0a timely\u00a0response to ensure the County addresses this advancing technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI have heard significant concerns from residents across the San Gabriel Valley as cities consider advancing hyperscale data\u00a0center\u00a0projects,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Chair Solis.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWhile the County does not have direct jurisdiction over developments within city boundaries, we have deep expertise across departments that can help establish best practices in unincorporated areas. Absent sufficient support for a full moratorium, the Board unanimously approved a study that will provide recommendations for next steps. Today&#8217;s motion does not limit the County from taking any future actions found to be within our purview once the report is released. I am committed to robust public outreach to ensure community voices are heard and reflected. Today is a meaningful step toward elevating San Gabriel Valley residents\u2019 concerns while protecting the wellbeing of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The motion approved today\u00a0directs County departments, including Public Health, Regional Planning, Public Works, Fire, and the Chief Sustainability Office, to\u00a0evaluate potential\u00a0risks, conduct culturally competent community outreach, and\u00a0engage\u00a0residents, labor partners, community-based organizations, and subject matter experts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It\u00a0also calls for the\u00a0development of best practices and recommendations for future action, including potential\u00a0community benefits\u00a0related to\u00a0energy rates, water use,\u00a0public\u00a0health,\u00a0and environmental\u00a0impacts, while prioritizing local workers for well-paying\u00a0jobs.\u00a0The effort aims to\u00a0establish\u00a0a framework that can guide cities across the County as they address similar issues related to data centers.\u00a0In addition, the motion directs the County\u2019s Office of Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations (CEO-LAIR) to advocate in support of SB 978 (P\u00e9rez)\u00a0and similar legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, Calif.\u00a0\u2014 The Los Angeles&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80020,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80019\/revisions\/80020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}