Data center moratorium

Called in about data centers but was asked to wait for item six; later alleged the Stack data center swapped Tier 3 generators for higher-emission Tier 4 units with falsified CEC documents and urged permit review.

Wants to work with the city, praised the ordinance's thoroughness, and urged aggressive third-party oversight of existing data centers including Stack SVY 03A; raised water consumption concerns.

Lives a mile and a half from a planned data center; worried about property values, water and grid use, and wants community benefits like coding education for local kids.

Urged a yes vote, citing research that data center noise disrupts bees and monarch butterfly migration.

Wants a complete stop, not just a moratorium; cited a New Jersey diesel spill and demanded data centers subsidize residents' power, water, and medical bills.

Urged approval of the moratorium and a step toward a full ban, saying the deficit should be fixed at its source and asking each council member for a public answer on a ban.

Shared research translating data center energy figures into relatable terms using PG&E data, running over his time.

Supported the moratorium and oversight, citing noise, air, water, and heat pollution and moral stewardship of the land.

Member of Anakbayan Hayward; supported the moratorium and linked data centers to harms abroad, including displacement in the Philippines.

Lifelong Hayward resident urging support for the moratorium and a total ban, saying big tech hurts working-class towns.

A student celebrating her 22nd birthday, urging a yes vote so future generations have a safe Hayward home.

Urged stopping data center construction in the Bay Area, citing harms to wildlife, water consumption, and carbon footprint.

54-year East Bay resident who said local governments are the only guardrails on the data center industry and urged control over how technology is built and managed.

Raised mental health concerns about unknown long-term effects of wireless radiation and urged a moratorium until studied.

An HUSD student who said large data centers will hurt her generation and urged the moratorium; the mayor later honored her advocacy.

Supported the moratorium and a long-term ban, urged thinking about company oversight, and spoke about protecting residents who cannot leave Hayward.

The lone dissenting voice: argued there's no evidence of harm from data centers in California, citing CEQA and local laws, and questioned why data centers are targeted over other high-power factories.

A union electrician who said even though he'd gain work from construction, short-term gains aren't worth poisoning his community.

An organizer with Heikoco and Honor the Earth who cited critical mineral mining, indigenous land impacts, and AI's full harm cycle; disappointed the moratorium didn't come sooner.

Member of Anakbayan Hayward youth organization; said Hayward students don't want the data center and urged the council to serve people over corporate interests.

Spoke for CAIR San Francisco Bay Area by Zoom, urging the moratorium to protect working-class neighborhoods and put public interest ahead of AI corporations.

26-year resident and new mother worried about water, noise, air pollution, home values, and electric bills; cited the Kapor Foundation on data centers being sited in low-income neighborhoods.

Urged a yes on the moratorium and a complete ban, saying residents don't need lobbyists to tell them the impacts.

Said residents aren't asking for transparency or accountability — they're demanding a ban, and warned the council will be watched on who listens.

Argued new state data center laws don't go far enough on water and electricity, and called for a full ban.

Cited MIT research that 60% of increased electricity demand comes from data centers and urged the council to put the heart back in the Heart of the Bay.

A Hayward-raised paraeducator speaking for her students, saying they won't benefit from a data center and urging the council not to open it.

Union construction worker representing 1,500 residents urged immediate action and clear rules on water, energy, ratepayer protections, and skilled workforce requirements.