Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Connected Crusade
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating virtually $7 meg to leave San Francisco to stay on providing unloose motorcoach and former transfer services to low-income metropolis kids.
City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and said it testament pass over an extra two age of the complimentary pass over platform. The programme is currently funded by a regional transport bureau through and through June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and early engineering companies facial expression criticism all over buck private buses they use of goods and memek services to plunk up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are also accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the city.
San Francisco City manager Ed Lee aforementioned the contribution shows Google is a rightful better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for bring down and middle-income families.