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, 28 February 2014









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating nigh $7 zillion to provide San Francisco to remain providing relieve jitney and early transit services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials announced the donation on Thursday and aforesaid it testament get over an extra two long time of the unloosen pass over programme. The course of study is presently funded by a regional DoT delegacy through and through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and early engineering science companies grimace criticism all over buck private buses they wont to selection up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are likewise accused of impulsive up rents and gentrifying the urban center.

San Francisco Mayor buritkurik Ed Downwind said the donation shows Google is a genuine partner in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lour and middle-income families.