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Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer is co-sponsoring Councilmember Nick Richardson’s push to write a 10‑year prohibition on data centers into the city’s code.
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer backed a 10-year citywide ban on data centers on Sept. 2. Councilmember Nick Richardson’s resolution directs staff to write the prohibition into Fresno’s Development Code.
A local TV report says Dinuba plans to test an AI-based weapons detection system. Key details, including where and when, weren’t immediately available.
New York City will block student-facing AI through 8th grade for one year. Central Valley districts aren’t copying the ban, choosing rules and training instead.
The compromise orders the CPUC to set special rates and pushes more grid upgrade costs onto data center developers. Central Valley counties could see fewer pass-through charges.
