None of the articles I've read about this answer the one question that matters to me:
Will I be able to land (and base) my plane at Google-run Moffett Field?
Will I be able to land (and base) my plane at Google-run Moffett Field?
A while ago folks tried to have the airfield re-classified for general aviation (GA) and met a lot of resistance from the communities around the field. It failed, as I recall, in at least three ballot measures. So it continues to operate as a 'private' airfield and you can only land with permission of the owner, or in the event of a declared emergency.
That said, the more interesting question is whether or not Google will build their 'urban support area' which was basically code for providing housing for visiting employees (in the truest of 'company town' sort of ways.) A number of people spend significant time working for Google as 'visiting experts' (think professors on sabbatical) and that effort is hindered by the challenges of finding a nice place to stay, except there is housing for a few thousand people already at the airfield (formerly 'base housing') which could be repurposed for that.
Of course if they do that, then there will be a large inflated Google ball that will chase you down and smother you if you try to leave :-)
I lived in that housing for about 5 years as a kid. I have lots of memories of the base (Hangar one, the movie theater, Baskin-Robbins, the community pool, McDonald's, the pea patches behind the housing), particularly since, as a Navy brat, that was one of the few places I lived for more than a year or two in my entire childhood. I like the idea of going on a trip to Google for some reason and being put up in the same townhouse I lived in then, or one of my friends' houses.
It's just a question of whether or not the owner is likely to give permission. I can understand NASA not wanting everyone to land there, but if Google is the owner then it would seem to be unfair if they just kept the airport for use by their own jets and their buddies.
NASA was also reluctant to grant "permission" because certain aircraft generate noise complaints.
corporate perks at Google have just become perkier - ability to commute by your private jet and land right near the campus. Protesters can block Google Bus - let them try doing that to Google Jet.