Amazon reportedly uses 45-year-old rules to get around AI data center opposition - California residents left fuming after Gilroy facility begins construction
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Data center siting is moving from NIMBY politics to legal arbitrage — if 45-year-old zoning language can greenlight AI buildouts, local pushback will shift toward retroactive regulation and litigation. If you depend on hyperscale capacity, start tracking permitting and land-use risk the same way you track chip supply.
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