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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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Opinion: Google Unionization Marks a Watershed Moment for Labor Rights in Silicon Valley

At last, a sustained labor movement geared toward tech seems to be gaining real traction here in the Silicon Valley.

San Jose Economic Development Director Nanci Klein said the city is working through three roadblocks that could derail the Google project.

A bill that would’ve offered a lifeline to behind-schedule projects—like Google’s San Jose mega-campus—never made it to the governor’s desk.

The draft environmental report for the 60-acre redevelopment by Diridon Station was set to be released Tuesday. That didn’t happen.

Google has announced its latest round Bay Area housing funding, aimed at pushing forward about 24,000 new homes over the next decade.

Google’s parent company has reportedly halted negotiations to buy or lease more than 2 million square feet of real estate in the region.

The conservative Prager University plans to continue its fight in California’s 6th District Court of Appeals.

News of Google’s latest housing investment comes just two weeks after it submitted plans for its upcoming San Jose campus.

Now that the application is in the city’s hands, the project will embark on a year-long public engagement and environmental review process.

The Keystone project at 491 W. San Carlos St. lies close to Adobe’s headquarters, the Diridon Station and the SAP Center.

Delmas Park resident Kathy Sutherland is one of the founding members of the just-launched Diridon Area Neighborhood Group (DANG).

Anthony Levandowski faces 33 counts of stealing and attempting to steal proprietary information from his former employers at Google.

Judge Patricia Lucas on Friday threw out the case, which accused city officials of unlawful secrecy in their dealings with Google.

Though there was no ruling Thursday afternoon, the plaintiffs held a presser, addressing a crowd gathered on the outskirts of St. James Park.

The First Amendment Coalition and Working Partnerships want a new jurist to preside over a case involving San Jose’s secret dealings with Google.

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over San Jose’s secret negotiations with Google are questioning the impartiality of a new judge assigned to the case.