SF Mayor Lurie Signs 45-Day Data Center Moratorium, Pausing New Construction in AI's Hometown

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed Supervisor Shamann Walton's 45-day data center moratorium on Oct 16, the deadline date before it would have taken effect automatically. The pause halts new construction while the Planning Department — which initially didn't know how many data centers operated citywide (at least six exist, two in Bayview-Hunters Point) — studies impacts and develops controls that can extend for roughly two years.