Perez promises no more data center meetings

Perez makes a promise about future meetings

Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez has promised that he will not hold any more meetings about data centers. The commitment comes as residents press county officials for a moratorium on data center activity.

The development links two separate actions: Perez’s promise about meetings and residents’ request for a broader county decision. A promise by one supervisor does not, by itself, establish a countywide moratorium.

Residents seek a moratorium

Residents are asking Riverside County to pause data center activity through a moratorium. Their push places the issue before county officials beyond the question of whether Perez will convene additional meetings.

A moratorium is a formal government action. The resident effort therefore concerns what the county may decide, while Perez’s promise addresses whether he will hold more meetings on the subject.

What happens next

The immediate issue is whether the residents’ request advances through the county’s decision-making process. That could include consideration by county officials of the moratorium request and any related action concerning data centers.

KESQ reported on Perez’s promise and the residents’ push for a moratorium. The report is available here.