AVAIO Digital data center rendering. Source: City of Pittsburg
To express concerns about environmental health and why the decision process did not include them.
“A data center raises issues about the moral implications of how we care for creation and our families.” – Oakland-based Faith in Action East Bay spokesperson
By Theresa Henson, Communications Manager, Faith in Action East Bay
PITTSBURG, CA – With concerns about a data center in their neighborhood, community members will meet with the City Manager, Darin Gale, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, at St. Peter Martyr Church, 740 Black Diamond Street, Pittsburg.
The data center was recently approved by the City of Pittsburg without community input. Through research meetings and presentations by Stanford experts, residents have learned about the environmental risks and respiratory health problems already affecting Pittsburg and how a possible data center would worsen environmental health.
In a formal meeting that will follow a prepared agenda, the community will seek answers to questions about the data center’s impact and why the decision was made without the input of the community.
The October 28 meeting will not be an open forum but a meeting following a prepared agenda that will uphold values of mutual respect of city officials and the sacred space in which the meeting will be held.
The meeting will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and will be conducted in Spanish, with English interpretation.
The meeting will be available on Zoom: https://bit.ly/Oct28Pittsburg
WHAT: Meeting about the recently approved data center in Pittsburg
WHO: Pittsburg residents and City of Pittsburgh Manager Darin Gale
WHEN: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 7 p.m.
WHERE: St. Peter Martyr Church, Parish Hall, 740 Black Diamond Street, Pittsburg
Asked why faith leaders would expect to be involved in such a City decision and what does a data center have to do with faith, Henson responded, “A data center raises issues about the moral implications of how we care for creation and our families. Faith in Action East Bay builds leaders who are motivated by their faith values to bring healthy changes to their communities — processes which often involve research and actions with civic officials.”
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About Faith in Action East Bay [FIAEB]
Faith in Action East Bay is a multi-faith and multi-racial organizing network made up of more than 23 congregations and over 25,000 families. Since 1972, Oakland Community Organization (OCO), now Faith in Action East Bay, has empowered leaders to advance systemic change, racial justice, and economic equity in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
Allen D. Payton contributed to this report
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