8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (693+ words) Re: “Data centers face undue panic about mild resource impacts” (Page A6, July 30). In Mr. Philp’s recent “Unfounded Fear” piece, he glibly scolds opponents of unrestrained datacenter buildout for lack of objectivity. Philp: heal thyself. He presents alfalfa as a worse…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (795+ words) OAKLEY — Oakley officials are considering a permanent ban on data centers as the city works on updating zoning ordinances and tightening regulations to prevent development of the controversial facilities. With a temporary moratorium already in place, several councilmembers expressed support…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (648+ words) In May 2025, the Hayward Planning Commission, without a City Council vote, approved a “hyperscale” data center by STACK Infrastructure — a 310,000-square-foot facility with an electrical capacity equivalent to providing power to approximately 76,000 homes simultaneously. Concerns about oversight for such large…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (348+ words) SAN JOSE — A labor-backed group submitted an appeal for a proposed data center in North San Jose, claiming city planners failed to properly take California environmental rules into account when approving the project earlier this month. Through an administrative hearing,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (255+ words) SAN JOSE — City officials have approved a data center that would be developed inside a San Jose office building, fresh evidence of the municipality’s interest in attracting computer-intensive tech hubs. The data center is slated to be developed at 300 Holger…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (321+ words) Re: “Pittsburg hosting data center workshop” (Page B1, July 12). California should join New York state and impose a moratorium on new data centers. Data centers are gobbling up scarce resources, including land, water, energy, capital, labor and construction materials. They’re increasing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (342+ words) Almost everyone has a smart phone, but chances are it has more useful features than you know about. That’s not your fault. Today’s smartphones can do an enormous number of things, so even tech experts, me included, probably don’t know…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (415+ words) By Maya Thompson, Bloomberg Older British teenagers face a midnight curfew for accessing some social media apps and restrictions on addictive features, as the UK government increases the scope of its proposed ban on the services for younger kids. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (194+ words) By Davey Alba and Julia Love, Bloomberg The artificial intelligence features built in to Alphabet Inc.’s Google Search pose an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a new report from the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (715+ words) Re: “Bid to reduce service rolls on” (Page A1, July 4). Several letters and comments within articles provide anecdotal evidence that wireless is not a satisfactory replacement for wired telephone lines. I’d like to add to that evidence. In the past, during…...