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City College Faces $22.5 Million Budget Deficit and Threat of State Take Over

August 25, 2021September 14, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments board of trustees, john rizzo, academic senate, ESL, shanell williams, AFT2121, Wise, Sarah Berjan, Tom Temprano, Tom Boegel, Alan Wong, COVID-19, pandemic, English as a Second Language, Aliya Chisti, Wynd Kaufman, Erin Blackwell, CARES Act, OPEB, John al-Amin, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, HEERF, California Community College Chancellor’s Office, cantonese, Other Post-Employment Benefits Retiree Trust

State auditors in early April warned the California Community College Chancellor’s office to act quickly in order to remain independent, deeming the college “not currently stable,” citing its ineffective attempts at reducing its costs necessary to supplement the 35% enrollment decline over the past eight years, which resulted in the college tapping into its reserves.

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Administration’s Plans to Reopen Campus Receives Backlash

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 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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Board Approves 160 Full-time Faculty Layoff Notices as Part of Sweeping Cuts

March 10, 2021April 12, 2021 The Guardsman board of trustees, ESL, DSPS, health education, Dianna Gonzales, Alan Wong, Vick Van Chung, Disabled Students Program and Services, Aliya Chisti, Malaika Finkelstein, Layoffs, multi-year Budget and Enrollment Plan, John al-Amin, Philippines Studies, Women & Gender Studies, Licensed Vocational Nursing

The layoffs, if implemented, would represent a loss of nearly 30% of City College’s 541 full-time teaching staff and 74% of its administrators, part of the five-year budget plan passed by the board in November.