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Stop the Pittsburg
Data Center
City Council unanimously approved a hyperscale data center next to homes and five schools. They called it the Pittsburg Technology Park — and we're challenging the approval.
Next City Council Meeting
Demand that the data center be put on the agenda
City Council is not putting the data center on the agenda. The yet-to-be-scheduled workshop isn't an agenda item — without one, Council can't discuss or act on it publicly.
Thu, Jul 9, 2026
5:30 PM
City Hall, 1st Floor
65 Civic Ave, Pittsburg, CA 94565
- ●Wear orange to every committee meeting
- ●Use your full 3 minutes of public comment
- ●Urge the City to place the data center on the July 20 agenda
About the Project
The Pitch vs. The Reality
For a decade, our City Council called this project the "Pittsburg Technology Park" and sold it as economic development — while quietly negotiating a hyperscale data center. Us residents were never meaningfully told what was actually being built next to our homes and five schools.
Most of us are now learn the truth: a resource-intensive, 500 MW facility bringing permanent air and noise pollution to a residential neighborhood built around families
Why It Matters
The Impacts on Our Community
Our Resources
A 500 MW data center needs 5x Pittsburg's electricity demand. The grid upgrades to feed it, and the cost to run it, can land on our bills, on a grid already running tight.
Our Neighborhoods
To run 24/7, it needs constant cooling noise and 37 diesel generators today, 150+ at full build-out. A low, endless hum and a wall of diesel, 500 feet from homes.
Our Health
Those same generators burn diesel, a known carcinogen with no safe exposure level. They alone drive 95% of the site's asthma-linked NOx, like 5,530 trucks idling for a day.
Our Children
Knowing all of this, the site was pre-approved less than a mile from 5 schools and 3,190 students. The people with the least protection, placed closest to the harm.
Our Jobs
And what do we get for it? AVAIO advertises 500+ jobs. Their own filings say 20 to 30 permanent hires, with no guarantee any go to Pittsburg residents.
Our Community
Decided without us. One council played seller, regulator, and power vendor on a $10.55M no-bid deal. No one spoke for residents.
Take Action
What You Can Do Today
01
Sign the Petition
Add your name to our community petition to halt permit approval. Over 22,230 residents have already signed.
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Attend the Meeting
Not on the agenda for the July 9, 2026 meeting (5:30 PM, City Hall, 1st Floor) — but public comment is still open. Show up anyway.
Add to Calendar →03
Contact Your Rep
Call or email your district council member directly. Constituent contact makes a measurable difference.
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