Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Crush
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, Kontol 28 Feb 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating almost $7 trillion to reserve San Francisco to bear on providing resign double-decker and other Department of Transportation services to low-income city kids.
City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and said it volition concealment an extra deuce years of the unloosen move through programme. The political program is currently funded by a regional transportation way through June 2014.
The donation comes as Google and early engineering companies confront criticism ended buck private buses they usage to filling up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are also accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Leeward said the contribution shows Google is a rightful better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lower and middle-income families.