Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Pressing
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: Cibai 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating just about $7 trillion to take into account San Francisco to go on providing disembarrass autobus and early transferral services to low-income city kids.
City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it volition report an additional two age of the release passage programme. The program is currently funded by a regional fare federal agency done June 2014.
The contribution comes as Google and other engineering companies look unfavorable judgment o'er buck private buses they utilise to foot up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are too accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.
San Francisco City manager Ed Lighthorse Harry Lee said the contribution shows Google is a admittedly mate in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for take down and middle-income families.