Category: Frontpage Display

Delta Variant Surge Leads to Mandate

August 25, 2021September 14, 2021 The Guardsman Dianna Gonzales, HEAT, Rick Baum, board of trustees, COVID-19, Annette Mullaney, john rizzo, vaccine mandate, aft 2121, CCCCO, Delta Variant, madeline mueller, Max Hollinger

The City College Board of Trustees approved a vaccine mandate Thursday, August 12, which will require students, faculty, staff, and visitors to be vaccinated by Oct. 1, 2021 at the latest.

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What a Second State Takeover of City College Could Look Like

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

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 Rosie Zepeda, Erin Blackwell, firefighter, administration of justice and fire science technology, john adams center, aeronautics and aircraft maintenance, evans campus, jim connors, accreditation, Airport Campus

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

May 12, 2021August 31, 2021 The Guardsman ESL, faculty cuts, community college, financial crisis, AFT2121, budget reconciliation, fall schedule, public forum, teacher union, JohnTaylor Wildfeuer, board of trustees, English as a Second Language, san francisco, Dr. Rajen Vurdien, chancellor, Emily Trinh, interim chancellor, Annette Mullaney, immigration, multi-year budget plan

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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Administration’s Plans to Reopen Campus Receives Backlash

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

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 ASCO, Garrett Leahy, Samantha Do, Juan “Malinalli” Villalobos, Heather Brandt, Ocean Codes, associated student council

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

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

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

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

COVID19 Frontpage Display Opinions & Editorials

Educators: Don’t shame gamers, leverage their skills

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

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 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?