Google will pay for free wireless in San Francisco parks

San Francisco is finally getting free Wi-Fi -- at least in 31 city parks.

Six years after a deal to blanket the city fell apart, Supervisor Mark Farrell and Google will announce a plan to bring public wireless Internet access, on the technology company's dime, to parks, recreation centers and plazas across San Francisco. The $600,000 gift from Google will cover the costs of the equipment, installation and maintenance of wireless capabilities for two years. Mayor Ed Lee praised the plan as a "great example" of the "public-private partnerships (that) are key to the delivery of better services for our residents in the 21st century."