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How One Small California City Stopped a Major Data Center

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By Andy Hseuh/Lily LaMattina

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How did one small California city stop a major data center? In Monterey Park, residents united, fought back and won at the ballot box. The city became the first in the US to ban data centers by public vote. Reporter Lily LaMattina was in Los Angeles to see how the historic vote unfolded. Watch part 1: AI Data Center Boom Sparks Backlash in Texas