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  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: The public attends a City...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: The public attends a City Council meeting on December, 4, 2018, in San Jose. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the sale of city-owned land to Google Tuesday, moving forward plans for a massive mixed-use development near Diridon Station that is expected to be the biggest project downtown in generations. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News) Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo,...

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    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, left, participates in a City Council meeting on December, 4, 2018, in San Jose. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the sale of city-owned land to Google Tuesday, moving forward plans for a massive mixed-use development near Diridon Station that is expected to be the biggest project downtown in generations. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News) Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: The overflow crowd watches the...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: The overflow crowd watches the City Council meeting on December, 4, 2018, in San Jose. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the sale of city-owned land to Google Tuesday, moving forward plans for a massive mixed-use development near Diridon Station that is expected to be the biggest project downtown in generations. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News) Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: Liz Gonzalez of San Jose,...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: Liz Gonzalez of San Jose, center right, and fellow opponents of the proposed Google project near Diridon Station hold signs during the San Jose City Council meeting on December, 4, 2018, in San Jose. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the sale of city-owned land to Google Tuesday, moving forward plans for a massive mixed-use development near Diridon Station that is expected to be the biggest project downtown in generations. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News) Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: The public attends a City...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: The public attends a City Council meeting on December, 4, 2018, in San Jose. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the sale of city-owned land to Google Tuesday, moving forward plans for a massive mixed-use development near Diridon Station that is expected to be the biggest project downtown in generations. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News) Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: A supporter of the proposed...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: A supporter of the proposed Google project Cindy Ahola speaks during the San Jose City Council meeting on December, 4, 2018, in San Jose. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the sale of city-owned land to Google Tuesday, moving forward plans for a massive mixed-use development near Diridon Station that is expected to be the biggest project downtown in generations. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News) Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: Members of the public wait...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA- DECEMBER, 4: Members of the public wait in line to speak during the San Jose City Council meeting on December, 4, 2018, in San Jose. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the sale of city-owned land to Google Tuesday, moving forward plans for a massive mixed-use development near Diridon Station that is expected to be the biggest project downtown in generations. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News) Group)

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“We’ve learned their aspirations as well as their fears. We’re at the beginning of a long road.”

— Mark Golan, Google’s vice president of real estate investments, to the San Jose City Council which voted unanimously Dec. 4 after a long debate to sell more than $100 million in land to the search giant despite residents’ fears of being displaced by high-paid technology workers.