Google Just Committed $1 Billion To Build New Housing In The Bay Area

Adele Peters, Fast Company
Tue, 06/18/2019 - 6:15am

In a blog post, CEO Sundar Pichai says the company wants to help address the housing crisis that the tech boom has helped cause. Tech companies have helped fuel the housing crisis in the Bay Area. But they’re also making attempts to tackle the problem. Google, now one of the largest employers in the area, just announced that it will spend an additional $1 billion to invest in housing.Read Full Story

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Google Just Committed $1 Billion To Build New Housing In The Bay Area

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