San Jose bet its future on a Google megacampus downtown. Now the land sits mostly empty.
- Posted on March 12, 2026
- By The Mercury News
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San Jose bet its future on a Google megacampus downtown. Now the land sits mostly empty.

The $19 billion Downtown West project promised jobs, housing and a new skyline. A decade later, San Jose has little power to make it happen.