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Mayor Lurie Signs Data Center Moratorium
San Francisco mayor pauses new data center development for 45 days to study impacts.
In brief
San Francisco mayor pauses new data center development for 45 days to study impacts. San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie signed a 45-day data center moratorium to study impacts before approving new developments. Originally reported by The San Francisco Standard.
Mayor Lurie signs moratorium
Mayor Daniel Lurie signed Supervisor Shamann Walton’s measure to pause new data center development citywide for 45 days.
45-day study period begins
The moratorium tasks the San Francisco Planning Department with studying data center impacts and developing controls for them.
Board fast-tracked moratorium
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the moratorium after President Rafael Mandelman fast-tracked it for consideration.
Mandelman supports moratorium
Mandelman said Supervisor Walton has done us a service in forcing us to think about data centers.
“I think Supervisor Walton has done us a service in forcing us to think about it”
Data centers in San Francisco
The city has at least six data centers, including two in Bayview-Hunters Point with industrial zoning.
What matters most
San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie signed a 45-day data center moratorium to study impacts before approving new developments.
