Pittsburg bio-data center

Opposed the proposed Pittsburg data center, citing existing diesel pollution, projected land-temperature increases, and noise-linked health risks, and asked the Board to put the project on a discussion agenda.

Pittsburg resident said the city doesn't want to be 'the industrial armpit of Contra Costa County' and asked the county to help, suggesting even a proclamation on air quality.

Argued the county can ban data centers in unincorporated areas it controls, noted diesel backup generators near a school ran for hundreds of hours, and asked for a discussion item on a county ban.