Victoria Valenzuela is an independent journalist in California covering social justice and activism. She has been published in The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, the Los Angeles Times, Bolts Magazine, Truthout and more. She has also worked with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, The Marshall Project, and was part of ProPublica’s emerging reporter cohort. She has a master’s degree in specialized journalism with a focus on investigations from the University of Southern California. Her substack is victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com
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The ripple effects of organizing against data centers
One city’s success in stopping a data center grew into a regional movement that’s notching wins across the San Gabriel Valley.
July 8, 2026
