Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Connected Pressure
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating nearly $7 million to allow San Francisco to continue providing free autobus and early fare services to low-income urban center kids.
City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforementioned it leave covering an extra two age of the loose pass through syllabus. The programme is presently funded by a regional conveyance agency through with June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and former technology companies aspect critique ended buck private buses they practice to choice up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are also accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the urban center.
San Francisco City manager Ed Lee aforementioned the donation shows Google is a true better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for turn down and memek middle-income families.