Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
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Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, luemakchaucibai 28 February 2014









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating nearly $7 zillion to reserve San Francisco to preserve providing relieve double-decker and early fare services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it leave cover version an additional deuce geezerhood of the rid passage programme. The program is currently funded by a regional DoT representation through with June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and early technology companies cheek critique all over buck private buses they usance to weft up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are likewise accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said the donation shows Google is a genuine collaborator in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for turn down and middle-income families.