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Pause or Playbook? How Bay Area Cities Are Responding to Data Center Developments
Within weeks of California's enacting seven new data center laws, San Francisco and Oakland temporarily paused data center approvals, while San José and Santa Clara proposed adoption of new, local standards. For developers, the practical issues remain the same in each of the four cities: whether a project constitutes a "data center" within the meaning of the law, how the laws will affect the project's access to water and power, and what the project application needs to show.
California's 2026 Data Center Laws: What You Need To Know
A new environmental review requirement ends fast, "ministerial" or exempt approvals for data centers and applies the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to any size data center while offering an optional litigation-streamlining track for projects that meet demanding "leadership" conditions.
California's 2026 Data Center Laws: What You Need to Know
A new environmental review requirement ends fast, "ministerial" or exempt approvals for data centers and applies the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to any size data center while offering an optional litigation-streamlining track for projects that meet demanding "leadership" conditions.
Holland & Knight Pro Eyes Data Center Moratorium Bills
Land use attorney Tamsen Plume was featured in a Q&A with Law360 about state moratoriums pausing data center development and the effects of these measures on the broader data center industry. New York became the latest jurisdiction to propose such a freeze, following six other states that previously introduced data center moratorium bills to halt permitting.
States Push to Rein in Data Centers Via Bans, Restrictions
West Coast Land Use and Environment attorney Tamsen Plume was quoted in a Law360 article tracking state-level efforts to regulate data center development and operations. Lawmakers in states ranging from Virginia to Arizona have proposed bills creating environmental impact assessment obligations, energy and water use disclosure requirements, design standards and more, all in attempts to mitigate higher electricity costs for consumers and better understand and allocate resource consumption.
Greystar, MetLife Tussle with Mountain View Over Housing Development Timeline
West Coast Land Use and Environment attorney Tamsen Plume was quoted in a Silicon Valley Business Journal article recapping a Mountain View City Council meeting where councilmembers approved Greystar Real Estate Partners' proposal to redevelop a J.P. Morgan Chase bank branch but denied its request for a timeline extension. The proposed $350 million redevelopment consists of an apartment complex with ground floor storefronts and a new Chase branch.
Attorneys Go Old School to Get Data Centers Approved
West Coast Land Use and Environment attorney Tamsen Plume was featured in a Law360 article interviewing attorneys on how they are advising data center clients and what challenges they are encountering in getting projects approved. She began by emphasizing that every jurisdiction is unique, so lawyers should expect the unexpected and be prepared to pivot quickly, comparing the land use process to a boat on open water instead of a train on straight tracks.
"Builder's Remedy": Bay Area Will Soon Face a Powerful Housing Tool | JD Supra
As the Jan. 21, 2023, statutory deadline to submit compliant housing elements for the 6th Regional Housing Need Assessment (RHNA) Cycle looms over Bay Area governments, all eyes are on the penalties associated with missing the deadline, which are currently in effect in portions of Southern California. One penalty in particular, colloquially known as "Builder's Remedy," has captured many imaginations with its promise to limit jurisdictions' authority to deny qualifying housing projects.
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