Transportation
Google Will Give Kids in San Francisco Free Bus Passes
The company is donating $6.8 million over the next two years.
For months, Google and its corporate shuttles have been the prime target of backlash against tech-driven gentrification in San Francisco. But today, the company got a modest thumbs-up from the community.
The San Francisco Mayor's Office announced this afternoon that Google will donate $6.8 million over the next two years to the SF Municipal Transit Authority. The money will fund the Free Muni for Youth program, which offers low- and moderate-income youth free passes to the city’s public transit system. The donation will sustain the program and potentially expand coverage to 18-year-old students.