Politics & Government

Cupertino 10 Years Ago Today: Steve Jobs Announces Hewlett Packard Property Buy

Ten years ago, on April 18, 2006, Steve Jobs appeared before the Cupertino City Council to announce the purchase of Hewlett Packard property

CUPERTINO -Ten years ago, on April 18, 2006, Steve Jobs appeared before the Cupertino City Council to announce the purchase of Hewlett Packard property.

Orrin Mahoney was a Cupertinto council member at the time, and reflects on the day.

In 2011, Job would return to the Council to announce the plans to build Apple Campus 2.

Here's the recorded appearance of Jobs appearing before the Council on April 18, 2006:

-image via Patch archives, embeds via City Of Cupertino