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Wild moment cop drags woman out of California county meeting after furious clash over data centers

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Choi, J. (2026, September 26). Wild moment cop drags woman out of California county meeting after furious clash over data centers. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/tulare-county-board-meeting-erupts-over-proposed-ai-data-centers/

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During a Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting in Visalia, California, a woman was removed by police after disrupting proceedings with protests against AI data centers. The incident occurred on Tuesday following debates over a proposed data center at the Tulare County Fairgrounds. The board unanimously voted to extend a moratorium on new data center projects for 10 months and 15 days, allowing time to consider future regulations amid public opposition.
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During a Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting in Visalia, California, on Tuesday, a woman was forcibly removed by police after disrupting the proceedings with protests against AI data centers. The incident occurred as supervisors voted unanimously (5-0) to extend a moratorium on new data center projects for another 10 months and 15 days. The original moratorium had been enacted in July following public opposition to a proposed data center at the Tulare County Fairgrounds. Activists like Joe Delgado from Power California argue that such centers divert attention from local economic issues, as residents struggle with a rising cost-of-living crisis.

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📰 Cop Removes Protester From Meeting
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FOX 26 Global Stack Tulare County Board of Supervisors Visalia the County Board

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Global Stack ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× FOX 26 ORG · 1× Joe Delgado PERSON · 1× Power California ORG · 1× The Fresno Bee ORG · 1× Tulare County GPE · 1× Tulare County Board of Supervisors ORG · 1× Visalia GPE · 1× the County Board ORG · 1×

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During a Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting in Visalia on Tuesday, the woman was escorted out by police after disrupting the meeting to protest AI data centers. “Talk about the data center!
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A woman was booted out of a county meeting in Central California after a fiery debate over data centers erupted into chaos. asserted
debate → boot → chaos
During a Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting in Visalia on Tuesday, the woman was escorted out by police after disrupting the meeting to protest AI data centers. “Talk about the data center! asserted
woman → escort → center
This is a global problem, not a local problem!” she shouted in a video published by FOX 26. asserted
she → shout → FOX
The meeting took place after a data center was proposed for the Tulare County Fairgrounds back in July. asserted
center → take → July
Residents quickly pushed back against the plan, which led the County Board to enact a 45-day moratorium to stop all new data center projects in unincorporated areas. asserted
which → push → areas
During Tuesday’s meeting, supervisors voted 5-0 to extend the moratorium for another 10 months and 15 days. asserted
supervisors → vote → months
With the extension, it allows the county to mull future regulations on the facilities. asserted
county → allow → facilities
“Tulare County communities are living paycheck to paycheck, to survive a cost-of-living crisis that’s only getting worse,” said Joe Delgado, from the group Power California, told The Fresno Bee. asserted
Delgado → live → Bee
“Residents here need economic relief. asserted
Residents → need → relief
Instead, our representatives fast track profitable project, while failing to address critical and urgent solutions…” asserted
representatives → track → solutions
Global Stack, the company behind the proposed project, was seeking to lease between two to five acres for 100 years, prompting a massive public backlash. asserted
Stack → propose → backlash
The company has also been pitching the idea of data centers to be built on other fairgrounds in counties across California. asserted
centers → pitch → California
According to company materials, Global Stack sees fairgrounds as underused public land that has the potential to generate revenue. uncertain
that → accord → revenue
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