# Mayor Lurie Signs Data Center Moratorium

> San Francisco mayor pauses new data center development for 45 days to study impacts.
- Title: Mayor Lurie Signs Data Center Moratorium | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: The San Francisco Standard — https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/16/mayor-lurie-data-center-moratorium
- Published: 2026-10-16T20:30:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: san francisco, mayor lurie, data centers, data center moratorium, supervisor shamann walton, san francisco planning department, ai, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie signed a 45-day data center moratorium to study impacts before approving new developments.