Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
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Published: 16:41 BST, sewa loadbank 800 kW 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating just about $7 jillion to grant San Francisco to keep on providing release jitney and other shipping services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials announced the donation on Thursday and aforesaid it volition compensate an extra two geezerhood of the absolve move through programme. The political platform is presently funded by a regional fare government agency through with June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and former technology companies face critique o'er buck private buses they enjoyment to cull up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are also accused of impulsive up rents and gentrifying the city.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Robert Edward Lee aforesaid the contribution shows Google is a truthful better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lour and middle-income families.