Silicon Valley firms to pay fee for commuter shuttles amid tech backlash
January 21, 2014 at 23:00 PM EST
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - San Francisco's transportation agency agreed on Tuesday to charge Google Inc , Apple Inc and other tech companies $1 every time one of their commuter shuttles uses a public bus stop, in a deal that seems unlikely to end the recent wave of technology industry-backlash among some residents.