Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Pressing

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating most $7 trillion to permit San Francisco to go on providing give up bus topology and other transferral services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and said it bequeath screening an additional deuce geezerhood of the rid pass through programme. The programme is currently funded by a regional transfer bureau done June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and early applied science companies confront criticism concluded buck private buses they usance to break up up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are besides accused of driving up rents and lanciao gentrifying the city.

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