Following a handful of other Bay Area cities, the Oakland City Council approved a 45-day moratorium on new data center projects Tuesday.

With a 7-0 vote, the council approved Councilmember Carroll Fife’s proposal to enact a pause on all approvals related to data center development so the city can draft regulations that take into account potential impacts of such projects, according to a report from Fife’s office that was presented to councilmembers.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.