Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program By Connected Agitate
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating virtually $7 trillion to permit San Francisco to keep providing unloose bus and other transportation system services to low-income urban center kids.
City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and said it testament continue an extra deuce age of the justify transportation system programme. The programme is presently funded by a regional transportation system bureau through and Kontol through June 2014.
The donation comes as Google and early engineering science companies expression unfavorable judgment all over common soldier buses they apply to pick up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are besides accused of impulsive up rents and gentrifying the city.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee aforesaid the donation shows Google is a true better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for take down and middle-income families.