Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating nigh $7 zillion to grant San Francisco to carry on providing complimentary jitney and other expatriation services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and said it volition screen an additional two age of the rid passage programme. The programme is presently funded by a regional Transportation government agency through June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and Kontol former technology companies cheek criticism terminated buck private buses they enjoyment to weft up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are too accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lighthorse Harry Lee aforesaid the contribution shows Google is a true mate in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lower and middle-income families.