Richmond CA 45-day data center moratorium (2026)

Richmond, Calif. (Contra Costa County) — 45-DAY MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA CENTERS approved by the City Council on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026. THE 45-DAY TERM IDENTIFIES THE INSTRUMENT: Cal. Gov. Code § 65858 authorises an interim urgency ordinance prohibiting uses in conflict with a contemplated zoning proposal, adopted by a FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE, effective for 45 DAYS, extendable once by 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS and once more by 1 YEAR (two years maximum aggregate), with each extension requiring notice, hearing and a written report on measures taken to alleviate the condition. Cohort: Gilroy CA interim urgency data center moratorium (2026) (45-day, unanimous, September 14 2026), Palm Springs Data Center Moratorium (2026). expires_date 2026-10-30 IS COMPUTED as 45 days from adoption and IS NOT STATED IN THE SOURCE. EAST BAY CLUSTER, SAME NIGHT: the source reports that on the same Tuesday the HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO RETURN WITH OPTIONS for a data center moratorium (unindexed lead, deferred in the triage ledger — direction to staff is not an adopted measure), while more than 70 speakers addressed the OAKLAND City Council in opposition even though data centers were not on that day's agenda (Oakland CA 45-day data center moratorium (Oct. 2026) is already indexed; Oakland Councilmember CARROLL FIFE is proposing an urgency ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on city approval of land-use entitlements or agreements for data centers, to receive its first formal airing at the council's Life Enrichment Committee). NAMING CAUTION RECORDED DELIBERATELY: the source headline reads 'Following Richmond, Hayward, Fife seeks pause' — 'Fife' THERE IS OAKLAND COUNCILMEMBER CARROLL FIFE, NOT THE CITY OF FIFE, WASHINGTON. No Fife WA measure is asserted by this source and none should be inferred from it. SOURCE LIMIT: the reporting sentence is CUT MID-CLAUSE BY A PAYWALL ('the Richmond City Council approved a 45-day moratorium on new data centers,') so any scope qualifiers, exemptions, vote tally and ordinance number that followed WERE NOT CAPTURED.