Data center (Stack SVY-03A)

A 40-year resident said she and most neighbors only recently learned of the data center under construction and asked the council to form a community committee to study amendments to construction requirements, citing water, power, and 28 diesel generators.

Asked the council to pause construction of the data center, questioning claims of solar power and citing the diesel fuel and water impacts.

Said the four data centers combined would use about 160 megawatts — four times Hayward residents' usage — and urged an emergency moratorium, plus tax relief for small businesses.

Formally asked Mayor Salinas to agendize a dedicated meeting on the Stack data center, noting the 76.6-megawatt project was approved by staff without a council vote before new rules took effect.

Said residents are scared and upset the data center was approved without public knowledge or a vote, and called for a public hearing and environmental impact report.