Council Approves Bridgehead Industrial Project After Drafting Error Ignites Firestorm

The Oakley City Council's March 24 meeting turned contentious when a drafting error in the Bridgehead Industrial ordinances — leaving "data center" as a permitted use after the council had voted to remove it — forced public apologies from the city manager and city attorney, drew passionate opposition from residents, and exposed deepening trust gaps between the community and city leadership.

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The basics: The Bridgehead Industrial Planned Unit Development — a large industrial project in Oakley's eastern corridor — returned for its second reading as Ordinance 326 and Ordinance 426. On March 10, the council had voted to remove "data center" as a permitted use. But when staff pulled the item from the consent calendar, it was to acknowledge that language had never actually been removed from the ordinance findings.