What is Google building out in San Francisco Bay?

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http://www.adn.com/2013/11/04/3158761/what-is-google-building-out-in.html



FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, file photo, a four-story structure rests on top of a barge in Portland Harbor, in Portland, Maine. It is one of three secretive structures that have online speculation focused on Google.

What is Google building out in San Francisco Bay?
By MARTHA MENDOZA — AP National Writer
Published: November 4, 2013 Updated 7 minutes ago

San Francisco's mayor says he doesn't know what it is. Police say it's not their jurisdiction. And government inspectors are sworn to secrecy.

Google is erecting a four-story structure in the heart of the San Francisco Bay but is managing to conceal its purpose by constructing it on docked barges instead of on land, where city building permits and public plans are mandatory. Construction became obvious a few weeks ago.

The Internet giant's actions at Treasure Island appear legal. But the mystery surrounding the bulky floating building — and a similar one off Portland, Maine — is generating rumors and worries.

Privacy experts, environmentalists and legal authorities say that whether it is a store to sell Google's Internet-connected glasses, a data storage center or something else, the secrecy may backfire because Silicon Valley residents are highly protective of one of the most scenic and environmentally sensitive bays in the U.S.

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1. Portal to the chronosynclastic infundibulum?

You never know with Google.

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2. try googling it

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3. Now that's funny! n/t