A Vaquero’s Heirs and a Data Center
Pinal County supervisors decide Aug. 26 on the La Osa data center south of Eloy. The Gobea family has ranched the land for more than a century.
The Oldest Question in Land Use
Supervisor Stephen Miller says property rights should carry the La Osa data center vote. This column argues…
Sorting Substance From Salesmanship in the Data Center Boom
A computing researcher warns the La Osa data center may be part of an overbuilt rush. Pinal County supervisors take up the project again August 26.
Misinformation Goes Both Ways
Opinion: A Pinal Partnership newsletter urges approval of the La Osa data center. Two of the five supervisors who will vote on it sit on the group's board.
The Proposed La Osa Data Center Site: an Aerial View
Fly over the proposed La Osa data center site, from Sasco's ruins to the enormous sweep of Greene Wash. The rezoning vote is August 26, 2026
The Employment Projection Behind the La Osa Vote
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
La Osa would be built in Arizona's most fissure-prone basin, yet geotechnical, flood, and endangered species reviews remain unresolved before the rezoning vote.
The Water Accounting Behind the La Osa Vote
A $33 billion hyperscale data center is up for a Board vote in a basin where ADWR…
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