The Puente Hills Mall, best known as a filming location in Back to the Future, is at the center of a growing fight over artificial intelligence infrastructure in Southern California.
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According to a Capital & Main report published by LAist, redevelopment plans for the 1970s-era City of Industry property call for a 10-megawatt data center alongside two warehouses and a bus transit station.
Residents in nearby communities, including Rowland Heights and La Puente, have pushed back against the proposal, saying additional data centers would add air and noise pollution while raising utility bills.
Rowland Heights resident Falynn Love said she got involved after hearing about the mall plan at a neighborhood meeting…