SJ leaders worried Google downtown project delay could cost millions in community funds

TIME IS MONEY, and in Silicon Valley, that saying is exceedingly true. So when news got out that Google could postpone construction on its highly-anticipated San Jose megacampus, it raised eyebrows and concerns.

At stake is roughly 25,000 jobs and $155 million for a community fund that will be used to pay for education, job training and to try to prevent displacement following Downtown West’s construction. These benefits will only manifest once Google employees occupy offices on the downtown San Jose campus.