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 most $7 jillion to countenance San Francisco to go on providing free people bus topology and early fare services to low-income metropolis kids.
City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it volition spread over an additional two eld of the liberate transportation system programme. The course of study is currently funded by a regional transferral means done June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and early technology companies facial expression criticism ended private buses they utilize to clean up employees in San Francisco. Engineering science workers are likewise accused of impulsive up rents and gentrifying the urban center.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said the donation shows Google is a rightful married person in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for Kontol get down and middle-income families.