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As the country grapples with an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations stemming from the Delta variant, businesses are working hard to reopen safely, and stay that way. In some cases, that has led to decisions about requiring proof of vaccinations. In San Francisco, conversations are swirling about how bars might soon start carding all patrons — but for proof of vaccination status instead of legal drinking age.  “We’ve had a huge number of staff coming down with COVID,” Ben… Source link

MOUNTAIN VIEW (KPIX) — Hundreds of Bay Area Google employees headed back to work on Monday, two months ahead of the company’s full reopening. Google is the latest of the tech giants in the Bay Area to slowly start phasing employees back into the office on Monday, offering a glimpse of post-Covid work life balance. READ MORE: Residential Fire In San Jose Displaces Family Of Six Mike Mozer, a research scientist at the company, described the return to the office after 16 months away as… Source link

MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) — Officials with Google on Monday confirmed the protocols the company will be following for initial reopening at its California offices in July ahead of their anticipated full return in September. In May, Google said it expected about 20% of its workforce to continue working remotely after the fall reopening, while some 60% would work a hybrid schedule that includes about three days in the office and two days “wherever they work best.” READ MORE: UPDATE: Former… Source link

Google’s “Downtown West” proposal is Google’s fist mix-used campus, comprising of 80 sprawling acres in downtown San Jose. Sitelab Urban Studio Google‘s path to its massive tech campus planning in San Jose began with activists chaining themselves to chairs inside City Hall over the city’s decision to sell public land to the tech giant. It ended with some of its biggest opponents signing its praises. Last month, the San Jose City Council approved Google’s plan for a mixed-use megacampus that… Source link

SAN JOSE — A big Marriott hotel within walking distance of Google’s proposed transit village in downtown San Jose has moved closer to launching construction. Urban Catalyst, the hotel’s developer, has obtained permits to build the project, according to documents filed with San Jose officials. The eight-story hotel, if it’s built, would rise at 495 W. San Carlos St. next to Josefa Street, a short distance from a game-changing neighborhood that Google has proposed near the Diridon… Source link

SAN JOSE — Google has added a key piece to the puzzle it is assembling for the land to develop a new transit-oriented neighborhood in downtown San Jose. The tech titan has bought a church site at 56 S. Montgomery St. in downtown San Jose, paying about $11.7 million in cash for the property, according to documents filed on May 28 with Santa Clara County officials. Google has been assembling properties and gaining approvals from city officials for a mixed-use neighborhood called Downtown… Source link

A rendering of a public gathering space for Google’s planned Downtown West campus Google After four years of planning meetings, including over 100 community sessions, the multi-purpose campus for Google received unanimous approval this week from the San Jose City Council. The 80-acre site will bring 4,000 residential units plus 7.3 million square feet of office space. The office buildings are to provide space for an estimated 20,000 workers. While all the land in the project… Source link

After first proposing it in 2017, Google has received unanimous approval from the San Jose City Council to move forward with its Downtown West development plan, CNBC reports. The company and city have reached an agreement to develop around 80 acres of land in downtown San Jose, California that will also serve as a mixed-use residential, retail, and open space for Google employees and the city’s residents. According to the proposed development agreement (PDF), Google will construct 7.3… Source link

San Jose city officials on Tuesday night officially approved a plan for Google to build a massive campus in the heart of California’s third-largest city. For its “Downtown West” project, Google will develop 80 acres of land in downtown San Jose, including 7.3 million square feet of office space for 20,000 workers and thousands of housing units. It’s Google’s first mixed-use campus and will be one of its largest when completed. The San Jose city council unanimously approved the company’s plans… Source link

Downtown San Jose is headed for a kind of revival that has not been seen in decades. San Jose council members on Tuesday night unanimously — and enthusiastically —  approved Google’s master plan to transform 80 acres of land on the western edge of downtown into a vibrant new urban neighborhood complete with blocks full of new office buildings, apartment complexes, shops and parks. “I want to thank everyone at Google for seeing this possibility,” Mayor Sam Liccardo said during the… Source link