Silicon Valley is booming with innovation and tech jobs, but that also results in an increasing demand for more space.

CCTV’s Mark Niu filed this report from California.

Highlights:

• In early May, Mountain View’s City Council saw seven companies, including Google and LinkedIn put forth competing plans for the right to build in North Bayshore.
• Each applicant had to prove a community benefit.
• Watching from an overflow room, the local residents were concerned about everything from transportation, to housing to the environment.