PUC orders CCSF to vacate Southeast campus
With one day’s notice, City College staff mobilized, in mid-April, to clear college property from the Southeast Center campus at 1800 Oakdale Ave in San Francisco’s Bayview district.
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Ellen Yoshitsugu
Parents, Students, and Faculty Picket at San Jose Ave. and Randall Street
Parents, students and teachers picket at San Jose Ave and Randall St.
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Have Your Say: What Are the Pros and Cons of Your Housing Situation?
“The pro is that we are a multi-generational household which allows us to live in the Bay Area and makes living in the Bay Area affordable. Unfortunately the con is that most of us do not earn a living wage, and therefore it is difficult for us not only to afford housing inside the cities that we work in, like San Francisco, but that means it also requires us to move outside of the area into neighboring counties, which not only increases our commute but it is also wear and tear on our bodies and our minds.”
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Up to 70 students in beginning ESL classes at Mission campus
Many beginning noncredit ESL classes at City College’s Mission campus are packed with students, from 40 to 70 students per class, making teaching and learning difficult. City College’s mission to provide ESL instruction to San Franciscans who need it has been undermined by the college’s limited budgets in recent years.
Read moreAmid AB705 Improvements, Concerns Remain
“Students who might have been disadvantaged by a placement test and ended up with a very low placement as a result, were able to enroll in transfer-level math classes and succeed when supported adequately. It was truly revolutionary.”
“If I had been placed (directly) in precalculus I would have given up and never developed the mental skills, the math maturity, the “muscle memories,” and never discovered the beauty of math.”
“So as a result, starting in the fall of 2022 we are no longer offering pre-transfer level English and math classes.”
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Talented Team Gives Lady Rams a Good Chance at the State Title
City College’s women’s basketball team looks good in preseason play. Winning the state title is “definitely an attainable goal this year,” Coach Derek Lau said of his team that is ranked 6th in the state.
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City College’s Historic Community Health Worker Program Changes Lives
Institutions have realized that not only are Community Health Workers “cost effective,” they are more effective than the medical system alone.
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City College Women’s Soccer Team Appears Headed for Conference Playoffs
Ranked No. 4 in Northern California, the City College women’s soccer team is gearing up for the Coast Conference playoffs.
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RAM Portal Access and Building Upkeep Among Classified Staffing Issues
A lack of people in classified positions, due in part to layoffs and retirements, contributed to some significant problems as the campuses reopened after the pandemic closure.
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COVID-19 and MPX do not Deter City College from Reopening Campus to In-Person Classes
City College campus deal\s with twin threats of COVID-19 and MPX, as it reopens classes to in-person learning for the fall semester.
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