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There's a reason some locals fear that Mountain View is becoming a company town in the classically monopolistic sense: Google accounts for 1 in 5 jobs there and it owns more land than anyone else.

Right outside of Google's headquarters in Mountain View we meet a Googler living in an RV in a company parking lot; a subcontractor living in a trailer on the street; and a man living in a van. Find out how they ended up here and what the city of Mountain View is doing to help them.

Right outside of Google's headquarters in Mountain View we meet a Googler living in an RV in a company parking lot; a subcontractor living in a trailer on the street; and a man living in a van. Find out how they ended up here and what the city of Mountain View is doing to help them.

Once upon a time in Mountain View, California, there was life before Google. Listen on The Intersection.

Google has made a lot of its employees very, very rich. So why are some of them living in a mobile home park next to the company's global headquarters? And how do other park residents feel about their new neighbors? Find out on the latest installment of THE INTERSECTION.

Google has made a lot of its employees very, very rich. So why are some of them living in a mobile home park next to the company's global headquarters? And how do other park residents feel about their new neighbors? Find out on the latest installment of THE INTERSECTION.

Today on Crosscurrents:

Today on Crosscurrents : A “special power” lets San Franciscans halt new construction. Come January, will legalized marijuana be available in your city? Filmmaker Cheryl Fabio discusses her documentary about West Oakland's blues history and what it can tell us about the city's future.

Today on Crosscurrents:

Today on Crosscurrents : The North Bay fires burned a Santa Rosa school for high-functioning autistic students, as well as some of their homes. A festival celebrating contemporary Latinx choreographers is happening this weekend.