Google has been expanding its reach in San Jose beyond the scope of its planned headquarters in downtown.
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San Jose’s Moment: Google and Downtown’s ‘West Side Story’
Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community?
Op-Ed: Google-Diridon Proposal Turns Blind Eye to Displacement
Unless changed, the proposed Google Diridon development will aggravate our housing crisis in San Jose, not improve it.
Mountain View May Up Tax for Large Companies Like Google
Mountain View plans to update a business tax for the first time in 64 years, which would require Google to pick up most of the tab.
Op-Ed: Only Young People, Not Google, Can Make Downtown San Jose a Vibrant Destination
The Google development will lead to a more vibrant San Jose. But we don’t have to wait seven years to shed the bedroom community moniker.
Poll: San Jose Voters Support Proposed Google Village
A new poll shows that San Jose voters largely favor Google’s plans to build a massive new headquarters in downtown.
San Jose City Council to Vote on Google Village Pricing Agreement
Now that San Jose has settled on a price for several properties Google wants to buy, it’s up to the City Council to approve the agreement.
Op-Ed: Google Advisory Group Must Reflect San Jose’s Diversity
San Jose Councilman Sergio Jimenez says the group advising the Google development must reflect a broad cross-section of the community.
San Jose Councilman Wants to Re-Cast Vote on Controversial Google Advisory Committee
San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis wants to take back a vote to expand the scope of a hotly debated 30-plus-member advisory board.
Pricey Mistakes, Public Demands and Transparency Issues Color San Jose’s Google Negotiations
Google’s planned move to San Jose has inspired intense debate about how the city should negotiate over future growth.
SV411 Podcast: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Trump, Google
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo took part in Metro’s SV411 podcast to discuss everything from Donald Trump and Google to pension reform.
Google Deal Is a Key Moment for San Jose to Finally Get It Right
Has San Jose’s moment arrived? The city is negotiating a deal to bring Google to downtown and the timing is ripe.
Google Unveils Plan to Set Up Shop in Central San Jose—Will Downtown Ever Be the Same?
The proposed Diridon Station Googleplex has San Jose officials seeing dollar signs while local businesses, residents suspect the end is nigh.
Google Eyes Diridon Station Area for Transit-Focused Development
Google is eyeing San Jose’s most prized real estate for development, which could bring thousands of new jobs and create a mass transit hub.
City Council Bumps Google Fiber, Tackles Crummy Roads
This week’s City Council meeting could be over in the time it takes the mayor to tell a meandering public commenter that his time is up. One of the few items not deferred to next week's meeting is a $12 million award to repave some of San Jose's streets.
Google vs. Microsoft
More than a year ago, the San Jose City Council was presented with renewing its Microsoft desktop licenses. This can be an expensive line item. We have spent over seven figures in the past for licensing alone on this item. I thought to myself, and later spoke at the Council meeting, that there is no real competition for this purchase we were about to approve and wondered if we could do better. In the end, we got a government discount from a Microsoft reseller, but it was not truly competitive since Microsoft did not have any competition at City Hall.
