The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
City of Monterey Park
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Monterey Park has an enacted measure described as barring data-center development citywide, though its description also says “if approved”; it does not clearly require existing centers to stop operating.
current law · City of Monterey ParkPlaces a measure on the June 2, 2026 ballot that, if approved by voters, would prohibit all data centers in Monterey Park.Monterey Park Resolution No. 2026-R6 (2026)
What this means
If approved, the measure would prohibit all data centers throughout Monterey Park, making new construction and expansion effectively barred (“All data centers are prohibited throughout the City”). It does not clearly require existing centers to stop operating, but the citywide ban on data center land uses makes this an outright development ban.
People behind it
- City Council of the City of Monterey Park
Proposed and placed the Community Act Prohibiting Data Centers proposition on the June 2, 2026 ballot and adopted the related resolutions.
- City Attorney
Directed to prepare the impartial analysis of the proposition and provide legal assistance for its implementation.
- City Clerk
Responsible for filing the resolution with the County, certifying its adoption, maintaining the resolution records, and attesting to the measure.
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- Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles
Requested to consent to and approve consolidation of the proposition with the June 2, 2026 election.
- County election department of the County of Los Angeles
Responsible for conducting the consolidated election and canvassing the election returns.
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Urgency Ordinance No. 2274 imposes a temporary citywide moratorium prohibiting the processing of pending data-center land-use applications and the acceptance of new applications. The extension runs through January 21, 2027, unless ended sooner.
The proposed ballot measure would prohibit all data centers throughout Monterey Park, including buildings or dedicated spaces used for large-scale data storage or processing and associated infrastructure such as generators, cooling and storage facilities, substations, batteries, and security systems.
The citywide prohibition would require voter approval at the June 2, 2026 special election and would pass only if it receives a majority of votes cast.
If approved, the prohibition would become valid and binding 10 days after the City Council certifies the election results.
After the proposition becomes effective, the City Council is authorized and directed to adopt zoning regulations needed to implement the prohibition.
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