How Prop 45 could reshape California’s fight over data centers

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Katherine Ortiz | CalMatters, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · October 30, 2026 · 1 min read

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An Amazon Web Services data center under construction in Gilroy on Aug. 31, 2026. (Anna Hoch-Kenney / CalMatters) California voters considering Proposition 45 will decide the fate of a sweeping infrastructure measure that opponents warn could render the state’s brand-new data center laws virtuall...

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