Pittsburg meeting gets HEATED over data center on old golf course | KTVU
The short version: Pittsburg residents packed a city council meeting to fight a proposed data center on the old Delta View golf course, citing power, water, noise, and traffic worries.
Our Take
Credit to KTVU FOX 2 for capturing what happens when the hyperscale buildout stops being an abstract press release and becomes a fight over an actual patch of ground. A shuttered golf course in Pittsburg is the latest site in play, and residents showed up to make it clear they're not sold on the trade-offs: more strain on the grid, more water pumped into cooling systems, more diesel backup generators humming, and more truck traffic on West Leland Road.
This is the pattern playing out in towns across the country — a developer pitches jobs and tax revenue, a council weighs approval, and the people who'll actually live next to the substations, water lines, and noise get a few minutes of public comment to register decades of consequences. The 'heated' meeting isn't a bug in the process, it's what happens when communities realize how little leverage they have once permits are signed.
Pittsburg isn't alone, and it won't be the last. Check our facility map to see what's being built near you, and visit take-action for tools to make sure your city council hears from residents before the deal is done, not after.
This is GridWatch the USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.