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Newsom Vetoes Data-Center Ban Amid Growing Local Restrictions

6/17/2026

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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the water-use disclosure bill and avoided a data-center ban.
Monterey Park voted to permanently ban data centers, while Seattle adopted the nation’s largest moratorium.
A May FM3 Research survey found over two-thirds of California voters oppose new data-center projects.
Newsom signed a bill ordering a regulator to study electricity cost shifts from data-center expansion.
A POLITICO analysis says planned centers could raise the state’s stock by 24 percent.

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Story summary

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the water-use disclosure bill and avoided a data-center ban.
Monterey Park voted to permanently ban data centers, while Seattle adopted the nation’s largest moratorium.
A May FM3 Research survey found over two-thirds of California voters oppose new data-center projects.
Newsom signed a bill ordering a regulator to study electricity cost shifts from data-center expansion.
A POLITICO analysis says planned centers could raise the state’s stock by 24 percent.