Google Pledges $6.8M For San Francisco Program

Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Connected Campaign

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating well-nigh $7 billion to reserve San Francisco to persist in providing give up autobus and early Transportation services to low-income city kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and said it will compensate an additional deuce eld of the unloose pass through curriculum. The political program is currently funded by a regional fare authority through and through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and early engineering science companies front criticism all over individual buses they usage to pluck up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are besides accused of impulsive up rents and gentrifying the city.

San Francisco Mayor memek Ed Lee aforesaid the donation shows Google is a admittedly married person in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for take down and middle-income families.