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Feb. 22, 2021Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 3:46 p.m. Last summer, the company launched a feature allowing businesses to identify as black-owned on Google Maps. Google made the distinction available on the Shopping tab at the start of February, marking the start of Black History Month. Wayne’s Wings Google is expanding an effort to spotlight black-owned businesses this month. Last summer, the company launched a feature… Source link

SAN JOSE — An affordable housing project in San Jose has moved closer to reality with a new loan and the developer’s purchase of the properties where the homes will be built. The Kelsey Ayer Station has landed more financing from Google and the project’s developer has just completed a purchase of the properties needed for the 115-unit development, according to public documents filed in Santa Clara County on Jan. 15. “Google has allowed us to accelerate our development plans and keep… Source link

She spent nearly two decades guiding San Jose’s historic transformation from a sprawling suburban expanse into an urban community, luring some of Silicon Valley’s most-prized companies to bring jobs and revenue into the nation’s 10th-largest city and in turn, making San Jose a player on the national stage. But now Kim Walesh is making room for San Jose’s next generation of movers and shakers. Walesh, who served as the city’s Economic Development Director for nearly a decade and… Source link

She spent nearly two decades guiding San Jose’s historic transformation from a sprawling suburban expanse into an urban community, luring some of Silicon Valley’s most-prized companies to bring jobs and revenue into the nation’s 10th-largest city and in turn, making San Jose a player on the national stage. But now Kim Walesh is making room for San Jose’s next generation of movers and shakers. Walesh, who served as the city’s Economic Development Director for nearly a decade and… Source link

The Guardian As the White House changes hands, so will Fox News’ support of the presidency After four years of slavishly promoting the president and White House, rightwing media will turn an abrupt about-faceWhen Joe Biden is sworn in as president on 20 January, cable news viewers may witness one of the most dramatic 180-degree turns in history.After four years of slavishly promoting the president, Fox News is expected to pump on the brakes within seconds of the inauguration ceremony.All of… Source link

Google’s massive downtown San Jose campus won’t make as big a dent in the city’s jobs-to-housing imbalance as city officials had hoped. That was one of the revelations from a Planning Commission meeting studying the proposed project on Dec. 9. “Even with the addition of these 20,000 jobs at full build-out, it makes a very small change in that ratio,” said San Jose Planning Director Rosalynn Hughey. “It’s definitely less than a 5 percent change in terms of the number of jobs… Source link

The San Jose City Council will meet today to discuss evolving plans for the massive Google and transit projects set to reinvent the face of downtown. Changes to the area surrounding Diridon Station have triggered community anxieties—and most recently roused the concern of the San Jose Sharks. The hockey team worried the long-term construction could force the Sharks out of the city. Similarly, residents have worried Google could displace them. Kim Walesh, deputy city manager of community… Source link

SAN JOSE — A large residential complex that’s being developed in downtown San Jose near Google’s proposed transit village has landed some key financing from a unit of the tech titan. McEvoy Apartments, a complex that’s being developed in downtown San Jose by First Community Housing, has obtained a loan from Google Endeavor LLC, a subsidiary of Google, property documents that were filed on Oct. 27 show. The development is expected to consist of 365 residential units and will be… Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to be grilled by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. Democrats want to expand the discussion to include issues such as the companies’ impact on local news. The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The… Source link