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Cupertino, California

Google, Apple Expanding Around the Country, Spending Billions Along the Way

Both Apple and Google have announced expansions in recent days that required a ten-figure total to describe.

December 17, 2018 - The Washington Post

San Jose, California

San Jose Wants 25 Percent Affordable Housing With Big Google Development

The city of San Jose is pushing Google to mitigate the effects of gentrification and displacement at its planned transit oriented facility in downtown San Jose.

November 25, 2018 - The Mercury News

New York

Google Planning Massive Expansion in New York City

Google's plan to add 12,000 new workers in the city of New York is the second tech company bonanza for the city this week.

November 8, 2018 - The Wall Street Journal

San Jose, California

Downtown San Jose Could Get Taller

In the Bay Area's biggest city, the debate over density pits two economic drivers against each other.

October 1, 2018 - Mercury News

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New Google Search Engines Opens Open Data

Finding the right data in an ocean of open data takes some Googling.

September 19, 2018 - Government Technology

Google Headquarters

Google Tax to Appear on November Ballot in Mountain View, California

If a majority of the city's voters approve the city-sponsored ballot measure, business license fees will change from a flat $30 annual fee to a new tax based on the number of employees, with the largest employer, Google, to pay $3.3 million.

June 29, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

Monorail. Las Vegas

Google Debuts Touchless Transit Payments

In its first dive into a touchless transportation payment system, Google Pay is partnering with NXP's MIFARE on a Las Vegas Monorail pilot.

April 2, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Technology and Today's 'City Observed'

Computer vision and machine learning promise to change the way we see and understand urban life.

February 18, 2018 - Curbed

Googpleplex

Mountain View Goes Big on Google Expansion, Approves 10,000 Housing Units

Could the approval of a massive redevelopment plan for Google property in the city of Mountain View pave the way for a new development-friendly approach to planning in the Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area?

December 14, 2017 - The Mercury News

Google Headquarters Expansion Trips Near the Finish Line

Negotiations between the city of Mountain View and tech giant Google over the latter's plans to expand its headquarters recently took a strange turn.

October 4, 2017 - The Mercury News

ADA Ramp

Google Expands Wheelchair Access Mapping

Offering prizes and status, Google wants to motivate Maps users to add information about wheelchair accessibility.

September 14, 2017 - CityLab

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Mapping Rooftop Solar to Make It a Social Norm

Debuted in 2015, Google's Project Sunroof is designed make it easier for homeowners to go solar. Now the tool is harnessing peer pressure to "create a social norm" around solar.

June 27, 2017 - CityLab

Shipping Container Housing

Google to Buy 300 Modular Apartments for Employees

Mountain View is an expensive place to find housing, in part because of Google itself. The tech giant plans to do something about the housing crunch, for its employees at least.

June 20, 2017 - The Wall Street Journal

San Jose, California

Google Planning Massive Expansion in San Jose

The city of San Jose is working with tech giant Google to plan a massive expansion into the Diridon Station district. Millions of feet of development and thousands of new jobs are at stake.

June 7, 2017 - The Mercury News

Magnolia Gardens

Google's South Carolina Groundwater Battle a Sign of Things to Come

A political battle over a large withdrawal of water for use by a Google server farm has one reporter deploying words like "war" and "free-for-all" to tell the story.

April 25, 2017 - The Post and Courier

East Palo Alto

Can Silicon Valley Work for Bikes?

America's tech capital might be great at innovation, but innovation in bike transportation hasn't been a priority. Perhaps that's starting to change.

April 3, 2017 - Next City

San Antonians Angry About Huts, Google Fiber's Fast Internet Plan Hits a Speedbump

Some in Texas are worried about the structures that house Google's Fiberoptic Cables, complaining that the huts are ugly and take up too much park space.

January 23, 2017 - San Antonio Business Journal

Google Timelapse

Friday Eye Candy: A 30-Year Timelapse Reveals Humanity's Expanding Footprint

The Google Timelapse feature has been updated. The only thing that stays the same is that everything changes.

December 9, 2016 - The Verge

Cement

Google Fiber Halts Expansion Plans

Alphabet will likely pursue other ways to deliver high-speed fiber-optic internet service.

October 31, 2016 - New York Times

Google Maps

Google Maps' 'Interesting' New Feature

Google's new maps redesign calls out areas of interest, but is "interesting" just a euphemism for rich?

October 20, 2016 - City Observatory

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