Headline, photo with caption, and text from article: Headline: A Community Blocks the Machine Photo: a bunch of people smiling and holding up signs that say, "No data center!" Caption: Monterey Park City Council meeting — Mar. 4, 2026 Text: A community in Monterey Park, California, packed a city council meeting that went past midnight on March 4. With 5,300 petition signatures in hand, they forced a unanimous vote to place a permanent citywide ban on data centers on the June ballot. The developer threatened a lawsuit. The council didn’t blink.
"A community in Monterey Park, #California, packed a city council meeting that went past midnight on March 4. With 5,300 petition signatures in hand, they forced a unanimous vote to place a permanent citywide ban on #data centers on the June ballot.
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