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Interim Chancellor’s 12-Month Contract Comes to a Close

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments board of trustees, san francisco, chancellor, interim chancellor, immigration, ESL, community college, AFT2121, fall schedule, JohnTaylor Wildfeuer, English as a Second Language, Dr. Rajen Vurdien, Emily Trinh, Annette Mullaney, multi-year budget plan, faculty cuts, financial crisis, budget reconciliation, public forum, teacher union

The Interim Chancellor, who came out of retirement to take on the position, has referred to addressing City College’s financial crisis as “righting the ship”. As he prepares to leave the helm, students and faculty continue to work to reconcile salaries and employment with his administration’s Multi-Year Budget Plan.

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What a Second State Takeover of City College Could Look Like

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments board of trustees, john rizzo, steve ngo, City College of San Francisco, CCSF, rafael mandelman, Leslie Simon, Vick Van Chung, Wynd Kaufman, Malaika Finkelstein, River Bradley, Garrett Leahy, FCMAT, Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team, Miguel Quintero, state takeover

A letter from the state’s Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team says that high expenditures on salaries and benefits threaten the college’s ability to stay financially solvent.

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City College Secures Firefighter Academy Accreditation While Aeronautics Program Remains Displaced

May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments evans campus, accreditation, Airport Campus, Rosie Zepeda, Erin Blackwell, firefighter, administration of justice and fire science technology, john adams center, aeronautics and aircraft maintenance, jim connors

This month City College received its California State Fire Marshal and the State Board of Fire Services accreditation making it a regional training program for five years. Its neighboring program, Aeronautics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program is at risk of being permanently cut.

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Administration’s Plans to Reopen Campus Receives Backlash

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments board of trustees, faculty, CCSF, American Federation of Teachers, class cuts, Disabled Students Programs and Services, funding, pink slips, staff, administration, AFT2121, Thea Selby, Jennifer Hsu, remote learning, Aliya Chisti, Malaika Finkelstein, Ava Cohen, Mary Bravewoman, in person learning, Richard Baum, board meeting, City Mayor’s Office, Philippine Studies, Women and Gender’s Studies

Administration recently proposed a plan to reopen campuses to in person learning, but there have been discussions about delaying it due to frustration with the lack of consideration and planning.

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Student Council Election Results are In

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments associated student council, ASCO, Garrett Leahy, Samantha Do, Juan “Malinalli” Villalobos, Heather Brandt, Ocean Codes

It’s official, the election results for 2021’s Associated Student Council at City College have been counted and verified by 2021 ASCO Election Commissioner Samantha Do.

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Mission District Mural Celebrates Santana Family

May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments mission district, mission, music, mission street, tobin jones, Jorge Santana, Carlos Santana, Malo, Mission High School, 24th Street, 24th Street BART Station, Suavecito, Latin Rock, Rock and Roll, Latin Rock Inc, Annie Rodriguez, Lisa Brewer, Randolph Bowles, Mission Arts 415, Bernardo D. Gonzalez, Danza Xitlali, La Familia Santana, Michael Carabello, Bill Graham, Mark Bode

The sudden loss of musician Jorge Santana hits hard amongst a group working to paint a mural honoring Jorge and his famous family.

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Where are The Whales Now?

May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 1 Comment facebook, PG&E, The Phoenix, Shayna Gee, The Whales, Whale Sculpture, Robert Boardman Howard, Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Archives of American Art, San Francisco Arts Commission, SFAC, San Francisco Remembered, Barbara Lass, Works of Art Committee, Sunnyside History Project, Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island, Coit Tower, Power and Light, De Young Museum, Maria Iclea Kava, Jane Solis Schafgans, Maritime Museum, Allison Cummings

The Whales fountain sculpture by Robert Boardman Howard sat under tarps in a fenced lot for almost a decade and half at City College’s Ocean Campus. In 2019, it was moved off-campus where it remains in storage.

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Art in Action

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments diego rivera mural, City College of San Francisco, CCSF, pan american unity mural, SFMOMA, Interim Chancellor Rajen Vurdien, Cultural Heritage Imaging, Carla Schroer, Angela Greco, Diego Rivera Mural Project, San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts, Diego Rivera Theater Project, CHI, Stanford Libraries

The Diego Rivera Pan American Unity Mural is officially en route to its new home for the next few years: The SFMOMA.

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Educators: Don’t shame gamers, leverage their skills

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments education, gaming, learning, opinion, video games, COVID-19, Manon Cadenaule, pandemic, River Bradley, Educators, virtual, Animal Crossing, Zero Dawn, Dr. Natalie Coyle, studying

The growing popularity of video games during the COVID-19 pandemic could give more opportunities to students to hone their skills in and out of the classroom.

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Local Custodians Looking to Clean House of Unethical Labor Practices

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments the guardsman, labor, COVID-19, Loretta Bonifacio, Serena Sacharoff, SEIU Local 87, Gold Rush, Salesforce

Salesforce’s reimagined ivory tower has equally affluent neighbors in the SoMa district; Google, Facebook, and Twitter occupy nearby offices. What do these tech giants have in common, aside from their profit margins?