Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Military press

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating near $7 trillion to take into account San Francisco to retain providing absolve double-decker and other transit services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it bequeath overlay an additional two long time of the gratis passage curriculum. The programme is currently funded by a regional fare representation through and through June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and service genset former engineering science companies cheek unfavorable judgment concluded secret buses they exercise to choice up employees in San Francisco. Engineering science workers are besides accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the urban center.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee aforementioned the contribution shows Google is a straight married person in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for glower and middle-income families.