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- 1San Jose council candidates face questions over data centers▼Election 2026: How do San Jose council candidates plan to handle the increasingly controversial data center issue?
Candidates running for San Jose City Council in the 2026 election are being asked how they would handle the city's increasingly contentious data center debate. Data center proposals have drawn scrutiny over energy and water use, noise and neighborhood impacts, making the issue a defining question for campaigns. The Mercury News outlines where the candidates stand as the race takes shape.