March 26, 2019 San Jose Explores Universal Fee to Streamline City Planning By Rachel Sandler In an effort to simplify planning, San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing what would be a first-of-its-kind development fee. Read More 18
March 11, 2019 Mountain View Police Arrest Man for Threatening Google Personnel By Silicon Valley Newsroom A man believed to be out for revenge after YouTube censored his video channel was arrested en route to Google’s local headquarters. Read More 3
March 11, 2019 North San Jose Office Complex Bought by Local Investor Group By Rachel Sandler The deal was reportedly worth $47.8 million, and the buyers reportedly used a $33.5 million loan to finance the purchase. Read More 0
February 28, 2019 Top 50 Office Deals: Google Leads List with Bicoastal Land Buys By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google’s $1 billion purchase of Mountain View’s Shoreline Tech Park marked one of the top commercial real estate deals in the U.S. last year. Read More 4
February 4, 2019 SJ City Council to Review Series of Affordable Housing Proposals By Lloyd Alaban A slate of proposals could add hundreds of below-market-rate residential units to San Jose’s intractably deficient housing stock. Read More 13
February 1, 2019 Op-Ed: We Need a Cohesive Vision for Silicon Valley’s Airport By Ken Pyle It's time to reimagine the Mineta San Jose International Airport as more than just a place that facilitates the movement of people and goods. Read More 22
January 30, 2019 San Jose Weighs Economic Benefits, Safety Risks in Push to Elevate Downtown Skyline By Lloyd Alaban An unprecedented surge of new development in San Jose has sped up plans to raise the limits of the historically low-lying cityscape. Read More 23
January 10, 2019 Knight Foundation Names Chris Thompson as San Jose Director By Lloyd Alaban The Knight Foundation, a nonprofit promoting arts and culture, welcomed head of San Jose investments. Read More 1
December 12, 2018 VIDEO: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Testifies Before Congress By Jennifer Wadsworth Lawmakers grilled the head of one of the most powerful companies in the world in a hearing that was part eye-opening, part cringeworthy. Read More 5
December 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What? By Tom Skinner 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. Read More 36
November 28, 2018 Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 3
November 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals By Jennifer Wadsworth What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese. Read More 14
November 6, 2018 Orchard Supply Hardware’s Signature Retro Sign Mysteriously Disappears By Silicon Valley Newsroom The retro sign at the first-ever Orchard Supply Hardware store in San Jose vanished, prompting outcry from preservationists. Read More 3
November 1, 2018 Google Acquires Pair of Office Buildings in North San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google has been expanding its reach in San Jose beyond the scope of its planned headquarters in downtown. Read More 0
October 10, 2018 Op-Ed: Will Loss of Net Neutrality Prevent Next Generation of Technological Innovation? By Susan Akbarpour The repeal of net neutrality threatens to end the democratic internet, which aided in the creation of the technologies that we know and love. Read More 4
February 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Advisory Group Must Reflect San Jose’s Diversity By Sergio Jimenez San Jose Councilman Sergio Jimenez says the group advising the Google development must reflect a broad cross-section of the community. Read More 15