Election 2026: Monterey Park’s Measure NDC would be state’s first ban on data centers

Election 2026: Monterey Park’s Measure NDC would be state’s first ban on data centers

Measure NDC, which Monterey Park Council unanimously voted to place on a special election ballot in March, has received widespread support from residents and local leaders across Los Angeles County.

The ripple effects of organizing against data centers

This article The ripple effects of organizing against data centers was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. Last November, Hrag Balian and Emily Chu were in a group chat on the secure messaging app Signal to monitor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the San Gabriel Valley. Someone sent a message asking if anyone knew about a data center proposal in Monterey Park. No one did, so Balian and Chu, a married couple with back…