The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a temporary moratorium on new data centers at its meeting on Nov. 17, 2026, according to the published agenda.
The agenda item would establish a temporary moratorium on the siting, construction, conversion, and/or operation of new or expanded data centers within the unincorporated area of San Mateo County, to the full extent authorized under state law, according to the agenda.
The matter is relevant to residents of unincorporated San Mateo County, where the proposed moratorium would pause siting, construction, conversion, and operation of new or expanded data center projects while the board reviews the policy, according to the agenda.
- Meeting: Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County
- Date: November 17, 2026
- Agenda item type: Council Vote
- Proposed action: Temporary moratorium on siting, construction, conversion, and/or operation of new or expanded data centers in unincorporated county areas
- Scope: Applies to the full extent authorized under state law, per the agenda text
The item is scheduled for consideration at the Nov. 17 board meeting, according to the agenda. The agenda does not specify further details on subsequent steps beyond the board’s consideration at this meeting.
Residents can review the full agenda and attend the Nov. 17, 2026 meeting of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors to learn more or provide public comment, according to the meeting notice posted on the county’s Legistar system.
Official source: the published record