City Council - Mar 10, 2026 - Regular Meeting
City Council • OakleyMarch 10, 2026
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Council Approves Massive Industrial Park After Developer Drops Data Centers
Oakley's City Council approved the biggest economic development project in the city's history after a marathon five-hour public hearing that drew roughly 80 speakers, ran past midnight, and turned on a dramatic mid-meeting concession: the developer's decision to eliminate data centers from the plan entirely.
164-acre Bridgehead Industrial Project approved 4-1 after developer JB2 Partners voluntarily removed data centers from the planned unit development
Roughly 80 public speakers divided sharply — union workers championing local jobs versus residents opposing air quality, traffic and data center impacts
$1.4M in estimated annual city revenue and 3,500 permanent jobs from the 3.2 million-square-foot light industrial park on Klein family vineyard land
Council orders citywide data center policy work session after community opposition signals broader resistance to AI-era infrastructure
$150,000 approved for hybrid meeting technology to comply with SB 707 remote-participation requirements
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