Lawmakers grilled the head of one of the most powerful companies in the world in a hearing that was part eye-opening, part cringeworthy.
Tag Archives: Google
Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What?
San Jose has arrived at a fork in the road: we can either tax tech to build homes and transit, or we can recommit to a broken status quo.
Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park
Google forked over $1 billion for a business park in Mountain View, making it by far the biggest real estate buy in the Bay Area this year.
Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals
What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese.
Orchard Supply Hardware’s Signature Retro Sign Mysteriously Disappears
The retro sign at the first-ever Orchard Supply Hardware store in San Jose vanished, prompting outcry from preservationists.
Google Acquires Pair of Office Buildings in North San Jose
Google has been expanding its reach in San Jose beyond the scope of its planned headquarters in downtown.
Op-Ed: Will Loss of Net Neutrality Prevent Next Generation of Technological Innovation?
The repeal of net neutrality threatens to end the democratic internet, which aided in the creation of the technologies that we know and love.
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.
2017 Year in Review: A Record-Setting Year We’d Like to Forget
And we thought 2016 was bad. The last 12 months have been record setting in all the wrong ways. Take a quick look back and then move on.