Hayward halts new data center proposals as concerns mount over resource demands

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A rendering of the proposed STACK SVY03A data center in Hayward in an undated image. The City Council voted Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, in favor of a moratorium on future data center proposals that could extend up to two years. (California Energy Commission)

The Hayward City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a moratorium on new data center proposals.

The vote was largely in response to community outcry over the May 2025 approval of the 310,000-square-foot STACK “SVY03A” data center on Eden Landing Road on the city’s west side industrial zone.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

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.

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