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California city votes to permanently ban data centers in first-of-its-kind measure

Voters in a Southern California city overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that permanently prohibits data centers within city limits, underscoring growing local resistance to the infrastructure powering the artificial intelligence boom.Monterey Park voters approved Measure NDC by a margin of 10,321 votes to 1,362 votes, or 88.34%, according to official election results from Los Angeles County.The measure amends the city's General Plan to prohibit data centers citywide and specifies that the ban will remain in effect unless voters choose to reverse it in a future election.The ballot measure...