Google's plans for a mega-campus in San Jose lurk behind its recent $1 billion housing pledge

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For more than a year, local residents have expressed concern about rising rents and displacement as Google's plans for a massive expansion in San Jose continue.

Jerry Strangis, who has worked in San Jose land use for three decades, said he's supportive of Google's housing commitment. But he believes it was a "clear" response to community pushback, which is the biggest threat to the potential campus.

Google said the bulk of the housing commitment — $750 million — will go toward rezoning Google-owned land into land that can be used for housing. Critics claim that figure can be misleading to the average person because Google alreadyShortly after Google's announcement, U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., sent CEO Sundar Pichai"I would like to know whether or not Google will use existing land it owns or if it buy up additional commercial or industrial space," her letter reads.

Silicon Valley Rising, a San Jose-based equality campaign organization, said its research found that Google needs to build more than 5,000 affordable homes in San Jose alone, not just regionally. The organization called Google's housing investment a "win" but added "there is clearly still more it needs to do."

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