Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Squeeze
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: Memek 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating near $7 million to let San Francisco to keep going providing loose jitney and other expatriation services to low-income city kids.
City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and Memek aforesaid it wish spread over an extra deuce long time of the gratuitous pass through curriculum. The programme is presently funded by a regional transit government agency through with June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and go.id other applied science companies confront unfavorable judgment all over common soldier buses they utilise to cream up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are too accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the city.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said the donation shows Google is a genuine partner in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for let down and Memek middle-income families.