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California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s supply — plaintiffs claim project equivalent to 160-acre farm a… (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 60 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Company doing this:

Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing — the owner of the 330 MW AI data center

Lawyer heading the project:

Sebastian Rucci

From a different article linked below:

Rucci has so far sued government officials, the local utility, an activist and a public television station over the dispute. Several of those legal claims have recently been dismissed.

Prior to joining the data center push in Southern California, Rucci was charged, though not convicted, of money laundering and promoting prostitution in relation to his former Ohio cabaret; he ended up serving 30 days in jail for selling beer without a license. Rucci was not charged in the rehab center case, which prosecutors said focused on Medicaid billing issues.

“Just give me my damn data center,” he told the Journal.

https://therealdeal.com/la/2026/07/21/southern-california-data-center-project-faces-opposition/

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago

Honestly, if a little vigilante justice were to occur in this case (and, well, a lot of related cases), I would read the article about any such event with great enthusiasm and enjoyment, and it would absolutely make my day.

[–] stevles@aussie.zone 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But why won’t people just give him his damn data center?!

Sounds like a real prick deserving disbarment

[–] Janx@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

*dismemberment

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Exactly the type of person I'd expect behind any AI initiative

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

This sounds like one helluva great guy.