Monterey Park, CA

July 6, 2026

Nationally, 14 states have weighed moratoriums and Monterey Park, California banned facilities outright with 86.3% support.

June 8, 2026

Monterey Park voters approved Measure NDC on June 2 with 86% support, the nation's first permanent datacenter ban by ballot initiative.

June 7, 2026

Monterey Park became the first US city to permanently ban datacenters by ballot.

June 6, 2026

Monterey Park voters approved an 86% datacenter ban, the first voter-enacted municipal prohibition in the U.S.

June 4, 2026

Monterey Park voters approved the first voter-enacted municipal datacenter ban with 86% support

April 12, 2026

Monterey Park, California, faces a June ballot measure to ban data centers outright after HMC StratCap withdrew its application.

March 23, 2026

Monterey Park, California, collected 5,000 signatures and is moving toward a permanent ban.

March 17, 2026

Monterey Park, California froze applications after adopting CEQA-style environmental review mandates that killed HMC StratCap's $400 million Saturn Business Park project mid-transaction.