 In 2011, the city sold the former Civic Center city hall to Santa Clara County for $ to settle a $ county lawsuit against the city for unpaid bills.Starbucks planned to open a café at the complex but pulled out in 2014 amid debate over whether the city should enforce living wage rules at the location.In 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office opened a Silicon Valley satellite office in a part of the west wing building of City Hall that had until then been vacant.