Data center moratorium

A District 2 student urged the council to adopt the moratorium, citing drought and high electric costs.

Argued data centers increase power consumption, take housing land, and create pollution; urged a yes vote.

Sierra Club San Diego chair supported the moratorium, urged extension to a year, and opposed Proposition 45.

Sierra Club vice chair cited the group's Imperial County data center lawsuit and urged a pause and full environmental review.

Warned that industrial-zoned land in multiple districts, including a site near Del Mar Mesa Preserve, is ripe for data centers.

A climate intern noted electric bills rose 50% in five years and urged the city to protect residents from big tech power costs.

Sierra Club deputy director cited San Diego's poor air quality ranking and urged passage of the moratorium and a no vote on Prop 45.

A new District 1 resident supported the moratorium and urged a permanent ban, citing the city's climate action plan.

Criticized the 45-day pause as too weak, demanding a full ban and updated zoning laws.

A graduate student said the proposed NAVWAR facility would draw as much power as 320,000 homes and urged a yes vote and public power.

Criticized the council for political theater and demanded a permanent ban rather than a temporary moratorium.

A cybersecurity professional urged a two-year moratorium and ultimately a ban, noting tech companies' massive AI infrastructure spending.

A 20-year resident described record heat and urged protection of water, air, and neighborhoods from data centers.

Supported the moratorium but recommended a longer one, and required renewable energy for any permitted data centers.

Pacific Beach Town Council president supported the moratorium and stricter regulations, opposing ratepayer subsidies.

A plumber said the grid can't handle 2035 electrification goals plus a data center, and worried about cost of living.

A nurse urged the council to stop data centers, citing health and wildlife harms.

Performed a satirical Elmo routine mocking corporate greed and higher utility bills.

A student cited asthma increases near a Memphis data center and demanded a permanent ban.

San Diego 350 youth program manager urged a yes vote and strong regulations including 100% renewable energy requirements.

San Diego 350 representative applauded the moratorium and urged a no vote on Prop 45.

A therapist and business owner said prioritizing data over human lives means the city has lost its way; urged a permanent ban.

Urged protection of Old Town and a 20-month moratorium to stop the NAVWAR data center.

Bluntly told councilmembers that data centers lose elections and four of their seats are on the ballot.

Warned councilmembers not up for election that voters would hold them accountable for any data center yes vote.

Environmental Health Coalition representative urged rejection of all data center development.

A Mission Hills business owner and planning group member supported a temporary and permanent ban.

An Old Town resident urged a permanent ban and told the council their decisions will shape the San Diego young people inherit.

Works across from NAVWAR and worried about noise, heat, and impacts on existing small businesses there.

A Bankers Hill resident strongly supported the moratorium and a permanent ban, citing grid strain, water, and wildlife.

An Oceanside-area District 2 resident opposed further data center development and urged stewardship of the land.