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On 2026-06-06, Monterey Park (San Gabriel Valley) residents voted 86% in favor to…

2026-06-06 · 05:24 UTC ·@bulldogholmes ·0 min read

Brief

Monterey Park voters on June 6, 2026 approved an 86% vote to ban data centers, which the author frames as the first U.S. city to do so. Tony Sagami argues investors should favor data-center firms operating abroad or with government blessing, highlighting HIVE Digital Technologies’ sites in Paraguay, Sweden and Canada (with Canadian government cooperation).

Why it matters

On 2026-06-06, Monterey Park (San Gabriel Valley) residents voted 86% in favor to ban data centers, which the author states makes the city the first in the U.S. to impose such a ban.

Key details

  • Author Tony Sagami advises investing in data-center companies with operations outside the U.S. and/or explicit government backing.
  • Sagami cites HIVE Digital Technologies as an example, noting HIVE operates in Paraguay, Sweden, and Canada — with 'full cooperation' of the Canadian government.
Source evidence

CAVE People or Citizen’s Against Virtually Everything

The Sagami Letter | Tony Sagami (@anthonysagami)

🐝 🐝 Residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so. 86% of votes were in favor of the city ban.

The best data center companies to invest in are those with operations outside the U.S. and/or government blessing, like HIVE Digital Technologies.

HIVE has operation in Paraguay, Sweden, and Canada (with the full cooperation of the Canadian government.
latimes.com/environment/stor…

— https://nitter.net/anthonysagami/status/2062987827512856577#m