Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program

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









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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating closely $7 million to earmark San Francisco to go on providing loose jitney and other conveyance services to low-income metropolis kids.

City officials proclaimed the donation on Thursday and aforementioned it wish covering an additional deuce years of the relinquish move through syllabus. The programme is currently funded by a regional transfer authority through and through June 2014.

The donation comes as Google and other technology companies look criticism concluded common soldier buses they usance to break up up employees in San Francisco. Applied science workers are as well accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the city.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said the contribution shows Google is a honest better half in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for frown and middle-income families.