Di Pilla’s data centre dream comes unstuck in middle-class Los Angeles
by Jessica Gardner · Australian Financial ReviewJessica GardnerUnited States correspondent
Apr 10, 2026 – 12.00pm
Film and television writer and director Steven J. Kung first heard about a proposal by the David Di Pilla-backed DigiCo to build a data centre in his Los Angeles neighbourhood late last year on Instagram.
A post urged residents of Monterey Park, a 15-minute drive east of downtown Los Angeles, to attend a December council meeting to protest a data centre the size of four football fields that was on the verge of approval.
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Jessica GardnerUnited States correspondentJessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.com
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