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It’s Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley as Political Fights Escalate

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:57:43 +0000

Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and other tech billionaires, many of whom are part of the “PayPal Mafia,” are openly brawling with one another over politics as tensions rise in the presidential campaign.

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Hire Power: Some City Hall Vets Shift to New Jobs, as Team Mahan Takes Shape

The Fly — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:25:26 +0000

A sure bet for Team Mahan is Matthew Quevedo, the new mayor’s campaign manager and former council office chief of staff, whose online profile says he’s deputy chief of staff. And Rachel Davis already posted her new job as Mahan’s communications chief, just in time for floods and rains.

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China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax Censorship

New York Times — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:00:09 +0000

Officials said the social network had failed to block objectionable content, a sign of the sacrifices it must make to remain in the market.

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Santa Clara County’s 2020 Assessment Roll Culminates Decade of Economic Growth

Silicon Valley Newsroom — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:00:50 +0000

The roll shows that the net assessed value of all property in the county grew by $35.5 billion to a total of $551.5 billion from the year prior.

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Chronic Town: Will Covid Pandemic Sap Weed-Biz Hype?

San Jose Inside — Thu, 28 May 2020 13:00:36 +0000

MedMen will go down in the annals as a symbol of the early days of the legal-weed industry: a meteoric rise and a spectacular crash.

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Family Orchard Battles Local Museum Over How to Protect Sunnyvale’s Historic Legacy

Lloyd Alaban — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:00:40 +0000

In an ironic twist, it’s not suburban sprawl encroaching on the iconic orchard but curators of the community’s collective memory.

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County Assessor: Silicon Valley Property Values are Booming

Silicon Valley Newsroom — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:03:01 +0000

San Jose helped spearhead a record-setting year for property values in Santa Clara County, according to a recently released report.

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Investors Buy Land for Office Space in Sunnyvale’s Peery Park

Rachel Sandler — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:00:57 +0000

Foster City-based SteelWave and Iowa-based Principal Real Estate Investors bought the 3.5 acre property for a reported $28 million.

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Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What?

Tom Skinner — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:00:09 +0000

San Jose has arrived at a fork in the road: we can either tax tech to build homes and transit, or we can recommit to a broken status quo.

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Honda Campaign a Sinking Ship after Losing Primary, Key Staff

The Fly — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:29:42 +0000

Mike Honda’s primary election defeat to Ro Khanna almost certainly spells deuces for the congressman, and people are jumping ship.

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