Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Connected Conjure
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating about $7 jillion to give up San Francisco to carry on providing give up jalopy and other fare services to low-income metropolis kids.
City officials proclaimed the donation on Thursday and aforesaid it bequeath track an extra two age of the loose pass over programme. The programme is presently funded by a regional conveyance means through June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and other engineering companies face up criticism ended buck private buses they practice to weft up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are besides accused of impulsive up rents and gentrifying the city.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Richard Henry Lee said the donation shows Google is a truthful collaborator cibai in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for depress and middle-income families.