The San Jose City Council is scheduled to consider a new agenda item on Nov. 17 that would direct staff to pause approvals of data center and large energy-use projects and develop urgency ordinances, according to the published agenda.
The item, listed as New Item 8.1 under Orders of the Day, is titled “Pause on Data Center and Large Energy Use Project Approvals and Develop Urgency Ordinances,” according to the agenda posted on the city’s Legistar system. The agenda notes that adding this item requires a determination by a two-thirds vote of the council.
The matter is relevant to residents because it concerns how the city regulates the approval process for data centers and other large energy-consuming developments within San Jose, according to the agenda record.
- Meeting: San Jose City Council, Nov. 17, 2026
- Agenda item: New Item 8.1, “Pause on Data Center and Large Energy Use Project Approvals and Develop Urgency Ordinances”
- Item status: To be added under Orders of the Day
- Procedural requirement: Addition of the item requires a two-thirds council vote, according to the agenda
- Other agenda business includes consideration of the Fire Retiree Seat on the Board of Administration for the Police and Fire Retirement Plan
The council is scheduled to take up the item at its Nov. 17 meeting, where members will first need to determine by a two-thirds vote whether to add it to the agenda, according to the published record. No further details on the content of any proposed urgency ordinances were included in the agenda as published.
Residents who wish to follow or weigh in on the discussion can attend the Nov. 17 San Jose City Council meeting or review the full agenda and meeting materials through the city’s Legistar portal, where public comment procedures for the meeting are listed.
Official source: the published record