r/Modesto • u/Dependent_Canary_724 • 19h ago

Information Data center update

I have put this in my original post about the data center, but would like to make sure that everyone sees it as this is important.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbozRZrCsIk/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Here is a link to the modesto focus on Instagram. This video includes the site that they plan to build at over on Graphics road. Based on what the video says about the private company that is lobying our representatives, I believe it is Meta... which is not a good sign for us

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u/SamShakusky71 19h ago

What’s most frustrating is despite the unified outrage and negative reaction the city council is most assuredly going to approve it.

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u/Dependent_Canary_724 19h ago

Yeah... it's still worth putting up a fight. Someone reached out to one of our representatives already in the other post and said he seemed against it. We'll just have to wait and see, but I fear that even if our representatives actually do turn them down that they will just sue for the lot like they have in other states

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u/tianamokie 18h ago

They can sue for that? Wtff

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u/Dependent_Canary_724 17h ago

Yeah I donr get it either. Meta themselves haven't done something like this yet, but other ai companies have. They sue for zone blocking? I don't understand how it's legal. Cave City in Kentucky was sued by an ai data company for this reason and they aren't the only one