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In a first for the country, voters in Monterey Park ban data centers
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- Residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers on election day, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.
- As of Wednesday, 86% of votes were in favor of Measure NDC, the city ban, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
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Residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers on election day, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.
As of Wednesday, 86% of votes were in favor of Measure NDC, the city ban, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
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