Tech titans strike deal for purchase of big San Jose office building

SAN JOSE — Samsung acquired an office building in San Jose previously owned by Apple in a move that will enable Samsung to widen its Silicon Valley footprint. Samsung Semiconductor bought the building at 3725 North First St. for $27 million in an all-cash deal, according to documents filed on Feb. 27 with the Santa … Read more

Fire-torched rubble of old Victorian homes is cleared away in San Jose

SAN JOSE — Demolition crews cleared away fire-torched piles of rubble that once were Victorian homes on a property in downtown San Jose that has long been neglected. Near the corner of North Fourth Street and East St. John Street, the area has been one of the city’s most high-profile sites of blight after a … Read more