Mountain View’s unusual rule for Facebook: No free food


By Wendy LeeRoland Li

FILE- This March 28, 2018, file photo shows the Facebook logo at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook says it will stop spending money to fight a proposed California ballot initiative aimed at giving consumers more control over their data. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

When Facebook moves into its new offices in Mountain View this fall, a signature Silicon Valley perk will be missing – there won't be a corporate cafeteria with free food for about 2,000 employees. 

In an unusual move, the city barred companies from fully subsidising meals inside the offices, which are part of the Village at San Antonio Centre project, in an effort to promote nearby retailers. The project-specific requirement passed in 2014, attracting little notice because the offices were years away from opening. 

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