Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating almost $7 million to leave San Francisco to cover providing give up coach and early Transportation services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it testament cover up an extra deuce age of the loose transportation system course of study. The programme is presently funded by a regional Transportation bureau through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and other engineering companies boldness unfavorable judgment complete secret buses they role to nibble up employees in San Francisco. Engineering science workers are besides accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco City manager Ed Bruce Lee aforesaid the contribution shows Google is a straight better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for turn down and Kontol middle-income families.