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• @rolandlisf Roland Li on x

  Update: Facebook spokeswoman says the Willow Glen office space decrease is not related to remote work changes and was in response to local community feedback over last three years. Project was proposed in July 2017 https://www.menlopark.org/... https://twitter.com/...

• @uiri00 Will on x

  @jtbooth1021 @garybernhardt San Francisco has a payroll tax paid by employers that employees don't see. So Facebook might end up giving more tax money to San Francisco under this scheme. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but something Facebook management/ownership would not be…

• @sarahnemerson @sarahnemerson on x

  Facebook told me (very broadly) that its WFH policy won't impact Menlo Park where it's sunk billions of dollars into its own real estate, public services, and local community initiatives, creating a version of a company town https://onezero.medium.com/...

• @sarahnemerson @sarahnemerson on x

  Facebook has turned Menlo Park into a company town, and we all know what happens when company towns are abandoned. Curious to see what happens there. Facebook's Menlo Park campus isn't just big, it's actively growing to accommodate thousands more employees https://twitter.com/...

• @chrismessina Chris Messina on x

  And also reduce their Menlo Park footprint? #WFH #WFeverywhere https://www.mercurynews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  @binarybits I'd bet that most people moving from Sioux Falls to Menlo Park would feel justified asking for more money. Is it any surprise that Facebook might take advantage of the same dynamic going in the opposite direction?

• @coryweinberg Cory Weinberg on x

  This news from yesterday is quite relevant today. “The reduced office square footage also means that 2,550 fewer office workers than previously anticipated would be working at Willow Village when it is completed.” https://www.mercurynews.com/ ...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  It is hilarious that Facebook's sudden reversal on office expansion was driven not by a global pandemic / depression but by good old-fashioned Bay Area NIMBYism https://twitter.com/...

• @sarahnemerson @sarahnemerson on x

  The future of Facebook in Menlo Park is inextricable from the future of the city itself. It's sunk millions into public services like libraries and schools in exchange for expanding its footprint. Here's my old story about Facebook creating a police force https://www.vice.com/...

• @jenn_elias Jennifer Elias on x

  Interesting — Facebook has updated its plans for its Menlo Park project Willow Village and that includes paring back the office space by 29%. (It's located near HQ) https://www.mercurynews.com/ ... via

• @svbizjournal @svbizjournal on x

  The proposal for @Facebook's sprawling Willow Village development in #MenloPark has been revamped, with less office space and more housing and amenities. Here's what to expect now. https://www.bizjournals.com/ ...