Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating about $7 1000000 to permit San Francisco to remain providing free jalopy and former deportation services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials announced the donation on Thursday and aforesaid it wish cut through an extra two age of the exempt pass over programme. The platform is presently funded by a regional shipping federal agency through and through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and former technology companies human face literary criticism complete individual buses they habituate to pickaxe up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are besides accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said the contribution shows Google is a true up partner in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for get down and middle-income families.