Environmental & Energy
Jun. 12, 2026
Advising developers in the age of data center opposition
Vox Populi: From California Environmental Quality Act comments to citywide bans: Why the data center backlash is becoming a legal risk developers cannot ignore.
Kelly Black
Email: kblack@fennemorelaw.com
Kelly Black is a director in Fennemore's Land Use group. Her practice focuses primarily on land use, entitlement, and environmental regulatory issues for residential and commercial development projects in Southern California
On June 2, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to oppose the prospect of a data center project ever being constructed in their city. Measure NDC (Community Act Prohibiting Data Centers), was endorsed by 88.1% of the city's eligible voters.
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