according to terms of the loan guarantee had to find a brownfield site essentially a former factory it could retrofit if it wanted to use the governments guarantee. When it was unable to find an appropriate site in San Jose, it abandoned plans there and focused instead on the LA-area.
All the bay area congresscritters need to have their feet held to the fire on this one!!!! I mean, that is gov't cheese we BayAreasians should be getting! What's wrong with Nancy Pelosi? Darn!!!!
Too bad the same wasn’t required of Solyndra.