Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

Published: cibai 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating all but $7 meg to admit San Francisco to persist in providing resign omnibus and former transportation system services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it testament hatch an extra two long time of the release pass over programme. The programme is currently funded by a regional Department of Transportation means through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and early engineering science companies present criticism terminated private buses they function to beak up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are too accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Yuen Kam said the donation shows Google is a admittedly mate in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lour and middle-income families.