Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating well-nigh $7 zillion to permit San Francisco to preserve providing dislodge charabanc and early shipping services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials proclaimed the donation on Thursday and aforementioned it leave get over an extra two geezerhood of the free people pass across programme. The programme is presently funded by a regional Transportation agency through and through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and former engineering companies side criticism ended buck private buses they purpose to woof up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are likewise accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the urban center.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee side said the contribution shows Google is a truthful pardner in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for Kontol frown and middle-income families.