Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
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Published: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014 | Updated: Mesum 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating virtually $7 billion to let San Francisco to extend providing exempt passenger vehicle and early transfer services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforementioned it wish incubate an extra deuce years of the detached pass over platform. The political program is presently funded by a regional Department of Transportation means done June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and early applied science companies human face unfavorable judgment complete secret buses they employ to woof up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are also accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Leeward said the donation shows Google is a reliable cooperator in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for let down and middle-income families.