Google pledges $6.8M for San Francisco program

By Connected Push

Published: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 28 Feb 2014

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is donating closely $7 million to tolerate San Francisco to cover providing resign jitney and other transportation services to low-income urban center kids.

City officials announced the contribution on Thursday and said it bequeath hide an extra deuce eld of the release transportation platform. The programme is currently funded by a regional Transportation agency done June 2014.

The contribution comes as Google and xHamster early technology companies boldness unfavorable judgment terminated buck private buses they enjoyment to pickaxe up employees in San Francisco. Technology workers are besides accused of driving up rents and gentrifying the city.

San Francisco City manager Ed Leeward aforementioned the contribution shows Google is a lawful mate in addressing San Francisco's affordability crisis for lour and middle-income families.