Code Update: Fewer Explicitly Banned Businesses, New Power-Tool Restrictions

Code Update: Fewer Explicitly Banned Businesses, New Power-Tool Restrictions

Eirini Pajak Jul 19, 2026

Pinal County is proposing to rewrite its home-based business rules by removing the current list of prohibited…

Infographic explaining that data centers vary widely in scale, from small local facilities to shared-use data centers and very large campuses, with power demand ranging from under 1 megawatt to multiple gigawatts.

Sorting Substance From Salesmanship in the Data Center Boom

Eirini Pajak Jul 10, 2026

As Pinal County weighs the La Osa data center, a computing researcher who has tracked similar projects…

A small tan chihuahua-dachshund mix in a black tuxedo costume with a pink bow tie sits at a candlelit table set with a bowl of dog kibble and white roses.

Misinformation Goes Both Ways

Eirini Pajak Jul 3, 2026

A Pinal Partnership newsletter urges Pinal County leaders to reject any pause on data centers and casts…

Aerial view of a roofless white-walled adobe ruin among desert mesquite, a mountain range in the hazy distance.

The Proposed La Osa Data Center Site: an Aerial View

Eirini Pajak Jun 22, 2026

An aerial tour of the proposed La Osa data center site reveals what sits inside its footprint:…

The Employment Projection Behind the La Osa Vote

The Employment Projection Behind the La Osa Vote

Eirini Pajak May 26, 2026

The job numbers discussed at the hearing are not enforceable unless they are written into a signed…

Cracks in the Foundation: The Geology Beneath the La Osa Vote

Cracks in the Foundation: The Geology Beneath the La Osa Vote

Eirini Pajak May 24, 2026

The site sits on fissure-prone ground, in a flood zone, inside a wildlife corridor, above an aquifer…

The Water Accounting Behind the La Osa Vote

The Water Accounting Behind the La Osa Vote

Eirini Pajak May 22, 2026

A $33 billion hyperscale data center is up for a Board vote in a basin where ADWR…

La Osa Data Center: Where Does the Power Come From?

La Osa Data Center: Where Does the Power Come From?

Eirini Pajak May 17, 2026

Pinal County votes May 27 on the $33B La Osa data center power supply plan, a 3…

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