SAN JOSE – A planned Google campus in downtown San Jose has city officials and business advocates anticipating an economic boom – and activists worrying it could further gentrify an area already facing an affordable housing crisis.
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When Google proposed to remove over one hundred trees from Shoreline Boulevard, the response was less than joyous. But when the City Council decided to go ahead with the removal, there was little public outcry.
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The proposed construction of a 600,000-sq. ft. office building near Google’s main campus is worrying local residents, commuters and City Council members who say peak-hour traffic already creates a gridlock on the city’s major traffic routes.
Acceptance of gays has made progress in a tech community that once shunned the lifestyle, still, some say acceptance of other sexual orientations — especially those who are transgender — still lags.
Though data encryption on smartphones might slow their investigations, police in Silicon Valley say it is unlikely to impede local level crime fighting long term.
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