Two members of Congress pushed back on the presidents public endorsement of data centers, arguing in a hearing that local communities should decide and that officials must lay out benefits and trade-offs, including resource constraints and pollution concerns.

During the session a participant identified as Robert asked about a video that changed map labels to "Lake America," saying it had been seen "about 30,000,000" times and asking what message it sent to Canada; a respondent said "No message" and framed the exchange in terms of long-standing trade grievances with Canada.

San Juan County adopted Resolution 2026-07 to implement Stage 2 fire restrictions effective the next day, aligning with BLM and Forest Service guidance after recent firefighter fatalities and rising preparedness levels, and directing immediate public messaging and sign placement.

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After debate over how many minutes per hour the city could use for public messaging, the council approved a $396,000 city contribution (50%) toward a $792,000 freeway sign proposed by Toyota of Corona; the measure passed 4–1 after discussion about whether the city should require 12 minutes/hour of public messaging instead of the proposed nine minutes.