Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating about $7 jillion to permit San Francisco to stay providing give up omnibus and Kontol other expatriation services to low-income city kids.

City officials announced the donation on Thursday and aforesaid it bequeath comprehend an extra two years of the gratuitous transportation program. The programme is currently funded by a regional exile authority through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and early technology companies grimace literary criticism ended private buses they role to beak up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are besides accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Yuen Kam said the contribution shows Google is a straight collaborator Kontol in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for bring down and middle-income families.