{
  "id": 7527375,
  "title": "They fought against datacenters. Now they are running for local offices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/they-fought-against-datacenters-now-they-are-running-for-local-offices",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T10:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/datacenters-local-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Across the US, anti-datacenter organizers are harnessing community anger to win local elections After four months of teach-ins and canvassing, Steven Kung helped Monterey Park, just east of Los Angeles, become the first US city to ban datacenter construction. Now, the organizer is running for city council – and he’s taking on an incumbent who supported the development of the sprawling facility.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}