An illustration from the Global Stack Opportunity Overview shows Global Stack LLC's proposed revitalization of the Calistoga Fairgrounds, which has been closed since 2018 except for an RV park and campground on the site. The fairgrounds is opened occasionally for events like circuses and the annual Calistoga Agriculture Fair. In 2025, the city of Calistoga formed a 5-member Fairgrounds Revitalization Committee to explore ideas for re-opening the historic outdoor event space. (City of Calistoga via Bay City News)
CALISTOGA RESIDENTS confronted plans from a developer that included a data center and a multi-story parking garage with a vertiport for helicopters in the city’s 70-acre Calistoga Fairgrounds.
Nearly 100 people packed the room on Thursday for the Fairgrounds Advisory Committee’s monthly meeting, which featured a presentation by Global Stack LLC president Nicholas Kovacevich. The proposal touted “perpetual wins” for Calistogans, with AI renderings of flying cars, evacuation zones, hot air balloons and turbines lining the base of a small-scale data center.
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Residents voice fierce opposition to data center proposal at Calistoga Fairgrounds
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CALISTOGA RESIDENTS confronted plans from a developer that included a data center and a multi-story parking garage with a vertiport for helicopters in the city’s 70-acre Calistoga Fairgrounds.
Nearly 100 people packed the room on Thursday for the Fairgrounds Advisory Committee’s monthly meeting, which featured a presentation by Global Stack LLC president Nicholas Kovacevich. The proposal touted “perpetual wins” for Calistogans, with AI renderings of flying cars, evacuation zones, hot air balloons and turbines lining the base of a small-scale data center.
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