Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
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Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Closet
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating about $7 one thousand thousand to take into account San Francisco to proceed providing costless jitney and other shipping services to low-income metropolis kids.
City officials proclaimed the donation on Thursday and lanciao aforementioned it testament traverse an extra two eld of the absolve transit programme. The curriculum is currently funded by a regional transport representation through June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and other applied science companies font unfavorable judgment all over common soldier buses they role to plunk up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are too accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee aforesaid the donation shows Google is a true better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for let down and middle-income families.