The Town Got the Lawsuits
A YouTube-educated developer with no data-center experience sues a desert community into submission while draining its river — and his supposed partner denies knowing him.
Source article: Developer's $10B data center plan prompts Imperial Valley fight.
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- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- politics, environment
- Storylines
- main-street-independent
- Primary entities
- Imperial Valley, Imperial County Board of Supervisors, Google, Sebastian Rucci, Christopher Scurries, Steve Padilla, Imperial Irrigation District
- Themes
- data center regulation, land use, environmental regulation, economic development, state and local government
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, Equality & fairness, Truthfulness