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I often wonder why Google puts up with the Mountain View city council. They should just relocate their headquarters to another part of the state and be done wit

I often wonder why Google puts up with the Mountain View city council. They should just relocate their headquarters to another part of the state and be done with them. I'm sure there are a number of cities around that area, with huge parcels of undeveloped or neglected land, that would gleefully welcome a brand new Google headquarters. They've gotten too big for that area and their recent real estate acquisitions in Mountain View looks like just a bunch of dispersed buildings.

dapole 10y ago
"huge parcels of undeveloped or neglected land." None of that exists anymore in the bay area. Part of the reason you keep hearing about the housing crisis here, it's all pretty much been developed.
- rconti 10y ago
  Still plenty of NIMBYism. I know they're not "huge", but it's amazing how many weed-filled parcels you see along El Camino in Menlo Park, San Carlos, etc.
- thearn4 10y ago
  I'm assuming that the parent comment meant relocating out of the bay area altogether.
pm24601 10y ago
2 words: Moffet Field. Google is using the field for their corporate jets and some secret projects. They are refurbishing Hanger One for some of those projects. How many cities have a large airfield for almost exclusive use available? And wind tunnels? And large hangers? Google isn't going anywhere far.