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In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters
(www.theguardian.com)
NIMBY in action (but far more palatable than usual)
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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Thanks for your input, anyway....
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This is just like with the crypto mining. Energy market regulations are made by idiots, so it's easier to just ban the business altogether than charge them more for electricity and other resources
California City? The failed city with a few thousand residents max and thousands more roads that lead to non-existent suburbs? That California City?
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