A sense of uncertainty followed tech giant’s announcement that it was reassessing the timeline for a project many hope will invigorate the area.
The steady patronage of San Jose’s tech workers with empty stomachs and deep pockets had always been a reliable source of cash for San Pedro Square Market’s restaurants and bars.
Patrons order from the counter of Hella Good Burger in the San Pedro Square Market during lunch time on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. On Tuesday, the downtown area where businesses and residents hope Google will still make its mark was a mixture of vitality and blight. Even so, Velez isn’t too concerned, noting that old-timers are her shop’s mainstay. But she acknowledged downtown could certainly suffer if the project’s plans are delayed or go sideways. “It can’t go on with empty businesses,” she said. “It doesn’t make any sense. Why would it be downtown if it is going to be empty? It’d be like a little Sacramento town then, so they need to fill it up.
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