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Supervisors forward Google/Cisco/Ruckus donations to bring free Wi‑Fi to San Francisco parks
Summary
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee recommended that the Board accept roughly $600,000 in cash from the San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation plus donated equipment from Cisco and Ruckus to install free wireless Internet in more than 30 parks, plazas and public spaces; installations are planned for this summer and the Department of Technology will operate the service.
Supervisor Mark Farrell asked the committee to recommend that the full Board accept a package of public‑private donations to provide free Wi‑Fi in neighborhood parks, plazas and open spaces across San Francisco.
The resolutions — taken together as items 1–3 — would authorize the Department of Technology to accept roughly $600,000 in cash from the San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation and equipment, software and services from Cisco Inc. and Ruckus Wireless Inc., enabling free wireless access at…
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