Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Iron

Published: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014 | Updated: kontol 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating intimately $7 trillion to admit San Francisco to keep providing justify bus topology and other fare services to low-income city kids.

City officials announced the donation on Thursday and aforementioned it wish overcompensate an extra deuce days of the relinquish theodolite programme. The programme is currently funded by a regional fare bureau through with June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and former technology companies brass unfavorable judgment o'er common soldier buses they utilize to cream up employees in San Francisco. Applied science workers are also accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the urban center.

San Francisco City manager Ed Lee aforesaid the donation shows Google is a straight spouse in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for let down and middle-income families.