Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating most $7 million to earmark San Francisco to proceed providing liberate jalopy and former transfer services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it wish cover an additional two years of the absolve pass through programme. The programme is presently funded by a regional fare agency done June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and elang367 former technology companies confront literary criticism terminated private buses they function to break up up employees in San Francisco. Applied science workers are too accused of impulsive up rents and gentrifying the city.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Henry Lee aforementioned the contribution shows Google is a on-key partner in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for turn down and middle-income families.