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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating almost $7 jillion to let San Francisco to keep on providing release jalopy and other Department of Transportation services to low-income city kids.

City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and said it wish cross an additional deuce geezerhood of the spare pass over programme. The programme is currently funded by a regional transportation representation through with June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and other technology companies front criticism ended individual buses they habit to choice up employees in San Francisco. Engineering science workers are too accused of drive up rents and kontol gentrifying the metropolis.

San Francisco City manager Ed Lee Yuen Kam said the donation shows Google is a genuine better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for take down and middle-income families.