[HN Gopher] Google's 80-acre San Jose mega-campus is on hold
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       Google's 80-acre San Jose mega-campus is on hold
        
       Author : smaili
       Score  : 35 points
       Date   : 2023-04-21 20:14 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | nlstitch wrote:
       | TBH Im not surprised. The quality of their products is worsening
       | to the point Im looking for alternatives; Google Home is as
       | stupid or worse (still no conversations or clarification WHY it
       | doesnt understand certain input.) to their software missing basic
       | features for ages now, like offline Google Maps missing speed
       | limits or even addresses of spots you favorited.. Search becoming
       | worse, No proper way to flag bad ads in Youtube. Not to mention
       | them being behind on the AI battle or Cloud Computing.
        
       | vkdelta wrote:
       | Will this help to drop prices of homes in San Jose? I remember a
       | lot of realtors selling the future of google
        
         | hyuuu wrote:
         | curious about this too
        
         | 1270018080 wrote:
         | Only increasing housing density will decrease housing prices
         | substantially.
        
       | fnordpiglet wrote:
       | I look forward to a world where we have 80 acres of housing
       | rather than 80 acres of human hamster wheels.
        
         | electric_mayhem wrote:
         | I look forward to a world where comments like yours get upvoted
         | instead of downvoted.
         | 
         | Insightfulness adds value, particularly when it happens to be
         | humorous at the same time.
        
       | techie128 wrote:
       | In 2017, Google began acquiring properties in the downtown San
       | Jose area, including several industrial and office buildings, as
       | well as land owned by the city. The company's plans for the site
       | included a mix of office, retail, and residential space, as well
       | as parks and public amenities.
       | 
       | Over the next few years, Google worked with the city of San Jose
       | to develop a master plan for the site, which was approved by the
       | city council in 2020. The plan includes up to 7.3 million square
       | feet of office space, 4,000 residential units, 500,000 square
       | feet of retail space, and 15 acres of parks and open space.
       | 
       | The project had faced some opposition from community groups, who
       | raised concerns about the impact of the development on housing
       | affordability, traffic congestion, and displacement of existing
       | residents and businesses. Google had committed to investing in
       | affordable housing and transportation improvements in the area as
       | part of the project.
       | 
       | I guess the protesters got their wish. I am not sure if the city
       | of San Jose or anybody else will be filling the void.
        
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