They try - in fact they just got their proposal slashed from on the order order of 10,000 units to around 1,000 for their new campus in San Jose. Answer: NIMBY

They try - in fact they just got their proposal slashed from on the order order of 10,000 units to around 1,000 for their new campus in San Jose. Answer: NIMBYs who don't want new neighbors In Mountain View they tried to build housing at the campus but were denied - among the stated reasons being that Google wanted to build 5000 units which is apparently close to the turnout in the entire city election. The city made the argument that Google could tell its employees how to vote