On Tuesday, the City of Pittsburg announced a workshop on the development of data center will be placed on an upcoming regular meeting of the city council. No date was provided, but the city will give 10-days notice.
The announcement comes after more than 200 people were in attendance and the council heard more than 100 public comments – a majority of people were against the data center. The comments blasted the city over transparency, environmental concerns and impacts to the overall city. A Change.org petition is at more than 14,000 signatures.
The 300,000 square-foot data center is set to be located on the old Delta View Golf Course site which has been labeled a “technology center” after the golf course closed in 2018. Fast forward to November 2024, the council unanimously approved the data center.
Here is the notice to the community:
The City Council appreciates the members of the public who attended and participated in last night’s City Council meeting. The community’s engagement, questions, and feedback are valued and play an important role in shaping our community’s future.
At the direction of the Mayor and the Pittsburg City Council, a workshop on development of data centers will be placed on an upcoming regular meeting of the City Council to allow for additional public engagement. The direction follows the June 15, 2026, meeting, where residents shared their perspectives on the development of data centers in Pittsburg.
The item will be discussed at an upcoming City Council meeting and will provide an opportunity for public participation and City Council direction. Consistent with California’s open-meeting law, that agenda will be posted publicly on bulletin boards at City Hall (65 Civic Avenue), the Pittsburg Library (80 power Avenue), and on the City’s website (www.pittsburgca.gov ). Pursuant to City practices, the agenda will be posted and emailed to all who have requested email notice of City Council agendas 10 days in advance of the meeting date so that residents have adequate notice and an opportunity to review the item, plan to attend, and offer public comment in advance of the meeting. In addition to this required posting the City will announce the meeting on each of its social media platforms.
We encourage residents to stay involved and to sign up to receive notifications about City projects and initiatives to remain engaged in the process. Sign up for the City’s enews here: pittsburgca.gov/government/enews-sign-up
The City of Pittsburg remains committed to transparent, accessible processes and will continue to keep the community informed at every step.
Related
- June 16, 2026 – Residents Blast Pittsburg City Council Over Data Center Approval
- June 14, 2026 – Editorial: Pittsburg’s Tone-Deaf Response to Data Center Concerns
- Dec 2024 – AVAIO Digital Partners Achieves Major Milestone for Pittsburg Technology Park “Perseus” Data Center Project
- June 7, 2018 – Council Agrees to Begin Process to Bring 100-Acre Technology Park to Pittsburg
- May 8, 2018 – Pittsburg City Council Opts to Permanently Close Delta View Golf Course in Favor of Economic Opportunities
Lawsuit Pushes California City to Reevaluate Data Center’s Environmental Harms
PITTSBURG, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the city of Pittsburg, California, Monday for approving a development, including a massive data center, without considering and planning for its environmental effects, including greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and harms to wildlife and surrounding wetlands.
The project site is on grassland and wetlands habitat with nearby streams and other waterways. The area serves as an important wildlife corridor for the region and is home to red-tailed hawks, Cooper’s hawks, white-tailed kites, and other raptors.
“Data centers pretend to be unassuming, but in fact they pose huge risks to the air quality and water supply of our communities,” said Meredith Stevenson, a staff attorney at the Center. “We wouldn’t let a large industrial plant move into town without first analyzing how it’ll affect neighboring residents and wildlife. This is no different. Pittsburg leaders need to go back to the drawing board and give this project the thorough review the community deserves.”
Data centers, which accommodate artificial intelligence servers and other computer systems, are extremely energy intensive and require enormous amounts of land and water. As the industry grows, communities are rapidly realizing how environmentally destructive these centers can be.
All data centers currently operating across the country together require about the same amount of electricity as the state of New Jersey; they also use massive amounts of water for cooling. A mid-sized data center uses on average 300,000 gallons of water a day — about as much as is used by 1,000 households. And the greenhouse gas emissions are staggering: By 2030 the global data center industry will produce about 40% of what the entire United States emits in a year.
Monday’s lawsuit, filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court, says the city violated the California Environmental Quality Act when it approved the project on Nov. 4. The lawsuit also asserts the city had failed to consider how the project would affect traffic and noise, as required by state law.
Editors Note – Pittsburg City Council Documents
