Let Steve Tear His House Down?

Last night further hearings took place to decide the fate of Steve Jobs’ home. The Apple CEO has been trying to tear down his Woodside home for many years, a dilapidated mansion that many activists believe to be a historic landmark. Preservationists came from as far away as Florida and Virginia to make their case for saving the home (must be huge PC fans). The 17,000-square-foot house, built in 1925 for the prominent copper miner Daniel C. Jackling, is said to be economically infeasible to reconstruct (the activists want the home moved to a new location and have Jobs front the bill)
Last night Jobs’ team showed how much plans to restore the home would cost, roughly $13.3 million, quoting The Court of Appeal, which suggested a $5 million differential would be enough to show that the restoration was infeasible. A decision is to be delivered shortly. (Mercury)