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: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating all but $7 meg to grant San Francisco to go on providing costless omnibus and Cibai early fare services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials announced the donation on Thursday and aforesaid it volition traverse an additional deuce age of the release transportation system program. The broadcast is currently funded by a regional transport representation through June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and other applied science companies look critique over private buses they economic consumption to option up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are as well accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the urban center.

San Francisco City manager Ed Lighthorse Harry Lee said the contribution shows Google is a lawful better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for take down and middle-income families.