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 well-nigh $7 million to give up San Francisco to remain providing liberate passenger vehicle and early transportation services to low-income city kids.

City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it wish underwrite an additional deuce long time of the loose pass through broadcast. The political program is currently funded by a regional transfer bureau through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and Mesum early engineering companies expression critique complete individual buses they habit to selection up employees in San Francisco. Engineering science workers are besides accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the urban center.

San Francisco Mayor Mesum Ed Richard Henry Lee said the donation shows Google is a true cooperator in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for bring down and middle-income families.