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
February 5, 2018 San Jose Councilman Wants to Re-Cast Vote on Controversial Google Advisory Committee By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis wants to take back a vote to expand the scope of a hotly debated 30-plus-member advisory board. Read More 5
December 28, 2017 2017 Year in Review: A Record-Setting Year We’d Like to Forget By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 13
November 22, 2017 San Jose Downtown Association Executive Director Scott Knies Pushes Back on Diridonification By The Fly Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, has quite a few initiatives—none bigger than his quest to stop Diridonification. Read More 12
October 20, 2017 San Jose Pitches Talent over Tax Breaks in Amazon Sweepstakes By Jennifer Wadsworth Instead of offering tax breaks, San Jose pitched its talent, education and status as Silicon Valley’s largest city in a bid to lure Amazon to town. Read More 9
September 27, 2017 Pricey Mistakes, Public Demands and Transparency Issues Color San Jose’s Google Negotiations By Jennifer Wadsworth Google’s planned move to San Jose has inspired intense debate about how the city should negotiate over future growth. Read More 16
August 21, 2017 SV411 Podcast: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Trump, Google By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo took part in Metro’s SV411 podcast to discuss everything from Donald Trump and Google to pension reform. Read More 4
August 3, 2017 Mayor Sam Liccardo Launches 2018 Re-Election Campaign By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Thursday that he will run for re-election in 2018. So far, no other contenders have emerged. Read More 20
June 22, 2017 Brotopia: How the Valley’s Elite Plan to Outlive the Rest of Us By Tori Truscheit The valley’s well-to-do tech bros hope to outlive most of us—and how they’re investing their time and money speaks volumes. Read More 13
June 20, 2017 San Jose Receives $150K Knight Cities Grant to Fund New City Designer, Avoid RDA Pitfalls By San Jose Inside After receiving a $150,000 grant from the Knight Cities Challenge, San Jose has hired a new city designer in Timothy Rood. Read More 2
June 19, 2017 San Jose City Council Looks to Strengthen Lobbyist Regulations By Jennifer Wadsworth In a bit to improve transparency, San Jose will consider increasing the frequency of its lobbying reports. Read More 0
June 14, 2017 Google Deal Is a Key Moment for San Jose to Finally Get It Right By Dan Pulcrano Has San Jose’s moment arrived? The city is negotiating a deal to bring Google to downtown and the timing is ripe. Read More 9
June 14, 2017 Google Unveils Plan to Set Up Shop in Central San Jose—Will Downtown Ever Be the Same? By Jennifer Wadsworth The proposed Diridon Station Googleplex has San Jose officials seeing dollar signs while local businesses, residents suspect the end is nigh. Read More 16
June 6, 2017 Google Eyes Diridon Station Area for Transit-Focused Development By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 14