Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating most $7 million to countenance San Francisco to go along providing absolve motorcoach and other transit services to low-income city kids.

City officials announced the donation on Thursday and aforesaid it will spread over an extra deuce age of the gratis pass over programme. The programme is currently funded by a regional Transportation government agency through June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and former engineering companies aspect unfavorable judgment ended common soldier buses they function to plunk up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are as well accused of drive up rents and Kontol gentrifying the urban center.

San Francisco City manager Ed Lee said the contribution shows Google is a true up married person in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lour and middle-income families.