Ban Data Centers Today. Become the Warehouse Capital Tomorrow. In my last article, “Riverside’s Next Big Economic Development Idea: Ban Economic Development,” I challenged the wisdom of a proposed blanket ban on data centers. The response has been revealing. Some residents raised legitimate concerns about electricity. Others raised legitimate concerns about water. Others questioned permanent […]

As America races to expand the computing and energy infrastructure required for artificial intelligence, Riverside is considering a blanket ban on data centers. Instead of prohibition, Riverside should protect residents and ratepayers, demand infrastructure and jobs, and make private industry—not taxpayers—carry the risk. Sometimes a single statement tells you a great deal about the direction […]