Google Pledges 6.8M For San Francisco Program
Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program
By Associated Compact
Published: 16:41 BST, 28 February 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating near $7 zillion to take into account San Francisco to remain providing costless passenger vehicle and early exile services to low-income metropolis kids.
City officials proclaimed the contribution on Thursday and aforesaid it testament overcompensate an additional two geezerhood of the liberate theodolite political program. The political platform is currently funded by a regional transportation system delegacy done June 2014.
The donation comes as Google and early technology companies confront criticism all over individual buses they consumption to choice up employees in San Francisco. Engineering workers are as well accused of drive up rents and gentrifying the metropolis.
San Francisco City manager Ed Lee aforesaid the contribution shows Google is a rightful cooperator lanciao in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for get down and middle-income families.