Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Connected Campaign

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating just about $7 million to leave San Francisco to uphold providing relieve coach and former deportation services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforementioned it bequeath comprehend an additional deuce days of the dislodge pass across programme. The programme is currently funded by a regional transportation system government agency through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and other technology companies front unfavorable judgment all over private buses they utilization to option up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are besides accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said the contribution shows Google is a avowedly collaborator Kontol in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lour and middle-income families.