GOOGLE IS LOOKING FOR A
"GREEN LIGHT" TO BUILD A NEW
"MEGA- CAMPUS" IN SAN JOSE.
BUT FIRST IT NEEDS TO BUY UP 16
CITY-OWNED PARCELS NEAR DIRIDON
STATION.
KPIX FIVE'S LEN RAMIREZ ON THE
PITCH GOOGLE IS MAKING AT A
PACKED
HEARING.
[NATS]
THE PIVOTAL VOTE WAS WHETHER OR
NOT TO SAY "YES" TO AN EXCLUSIVE
LAND DEAL THAT COULD BRING A
MASSIVE GOOGLE HIGH RISE CAMPUS
TO DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE.
[NATS]"This is a once in a
century opportunity." DETAILS OF
THE DEAL STILL HAVE TO BE WORKED
OUT...BUT GOOGLE WOULD BUY UP TO
240 ACRES OF CITY OWNED AND
PRIVATE LAND AROUND DIRIDON
STATION AND THE SAP CENTER. SAN
JOSE SAYS GOOGLE WILL PAY FAIR
MARKET VALUE...NO SPECIAL DEALS
OR INCENTIVES. IT WAS LAND ONCE
SET ASIDE FOR A DOWNTOWN BALL
PARK...BUT WHEN THE OAKLAND A'S
DEAL STRUCK OUT MAYOR SAM
LICCARDO SAYS HE QUIETLY BEGAN
TALKING TO GOOGLE...COMPANY
OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE COMPANY
IS EYEING THE LAND FOR UP TO 8
MILLION SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE
SPACE..AND UP TO 20 THOUSAND
WORKERS.
[SOT SUPER:Mayor Sam
Liccardo/San Jose]"I've been
asked, which would you rather
have? The A's or Google? We
want everybody, but to
paraphrase Babe Ruth, Google's
having a better year than the
A's." AT THE PACKED COUNCIL
MEETING, GOOGLE REPRESENTATIVES
SAID THE COMPANY IS INTERESTED
IN CREATING AN URBAN TRANSIT
VILLAGE. THE COMPLEX WOULD BE
SIMILAR TO WHAT GOOGLE IS DOING
IN THESE DRAWINGS FROM ITS
LONDON CAMPUS WITH PUBLIC
PASEOS, PLAZAS AND SHOPS. [SOT
SUPER: Mark Golan/Google ]"We
are excited about the
opportunity to bring state of
the art office, housing,
transit, amenities, civic plazas
and open spaces to the downtown
area." COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALSO
WEIGHED IN...DEMANDING COMMUNITY
NOT JUST GOOGLE BENEFITS.
[SOT SUPER:Bob Ennis/San
Jose]"If they don't work with us
to provide decent housing,
decent wages, union employees,
then we don't need them."
THE LAND DEAL IS THE FIRST STEP
IN WHAT COULD BE A YEAR'S LONG
PROCESS...BUT AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT COULD HELP SAN JOSE LIVE UP
TO ITS DECADES'S LONG TAG LINE
AS THE CAPITAL OF SILICON
VALLEY.
IN SAN JOSE, LEN RAMIREZ, KPIX
5.
YOUTUBE ALSO LOOKING TO EXPAND
ITS CAMPUS...
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