Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating about $7 1000000 to admit San Francisco to go on providing free people autobus and former transportation services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it wish covering an extra deuce days of the release passage programme. The plan is presently funded by a regional transportation government agency done June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and other applied science companies typeface unfavorable judgment all over individual buses they habit to pick up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are likewise accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee aforesaid the contribution shows Google is a genuine spouse in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for bring down and middle-income families.