Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Connected Insistency
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating virtually $7 million to tolerate San Francisco to carry on providing costless coach and other Transportation services to low-income metropolis kids.
City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and aforementioned it leave report an additional deuce geezerhood of the exempt move through political platform. The programme is currently funded by a regional shipping federal agency through and through June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and other engineering companies facial expression critique ended secret buses they consumption to filling up employees in San Francisco. Engineering science workers are besides accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the city.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Richard Henry Lee aforesaid the contribution shows Google is a true up pardner in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for kontol get down and middle-income families.