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The Chancellor Finalists: Candidates Largely Align in Approaches to Restore Solvency, and In-Person Classes

September 8, 2021October 13, 2021 The Guardsman budget deficit, Student Centered Funding Formula, Monterey Peninsula Community College District, Las Positas College, Erin Blackwell, Garrett Leahy, board of trustees, Malaika Finklestein, chancellor, Kristina Whalen, Christopher Villa, shanell williams, candidate, AFT2121, David Martin

Some of the main challenges for the chancellor will be ensuring the college’s long-term fiscal stability while making preparations to bring back in-person classes. Opinions on how these goals should be achieved differ between AFT2121, the union which represents the college’s faculty, and the Board of Trustees, with chancellor candidates in the running having largely similar stances on achieving goals mostly inline with the Board’s opinion and differing from each other only slightly.

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What a Second State Takeover of City College Could Look Like

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 The Guardsman FCMAT, 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

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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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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Chancellor Search on Hiatus, to Resume July 1

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 The Guardsman Eleni Balakrishnan, Malaika Finkelstein, Chancellor Vurdien, Garrett Leahy, Helen Benjamin, board of trustees, HSV Consulting, budget, Tim Wolfred, shanell williams, AFT2121, Eloy Ortiz Oakley

About a month after formally announcing the start of City College’s search for a new permanent chancellor on Feb. 12, City College’s Board of Trustees announced the search will be put on hiatus as the board deals with the school’s budgetary crisis.

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Local Union Members Rally at City Hall Protesting Estimated 60% Faculty Cuts

March 24, 2021April 14, 2021 The Guardsman Layoffs, board of trustees, Hilary Ronen, City College of San Francisco, SF Board of Supervisors, BOS, class cuts, BOT, AFT2121, Connie Chan, Garrett Leahy

About 200 City College faculty, union workers from SEIU Local 87, which represents custodians and janitors, and faculty from local colleges gathered in solidarity to oppose City College faculty cuts.

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Layoffs Threaten Registered Nursing Department Accreditation, Negotiations with Administration Underway

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Guardsman BOT, AFT2121, nursing, board of trustees, Daina Medvedor Koziot, the guardsman, Garrett Leahy, City College of San Francisco, Layoffs, darlene alioto, approval, class cuts, California Board of Registered Nursing, accreditation, Maureen Noonan

In the wake of upcoming faculty layoffs approved by the Board of Trustees on Feb. 26, faculty from City College’s registered nursing department fear their department could lose their approval granted by the California Board of Registered Nursing, due to no longer meeting minimum staffing requirements outlined by the board. Now, City College nursing faculty are in negotiations with the school’s administration to minimize cuts to their department.

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Vaccination Sites Close Due to Lack of Supply

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 The Guardsman Elizabeth Fernandez, University of California San Francisco, senior citizen, closure, Vaccine, vaccination, COVID-19, Garrett Leahy, San Francisco Department of Public Health

The City announced on Feb. 14 that they would be shutting down two out of three vaccination sites, and the third at SF Market in the Bayview would be upholding their existing appointments, but at reduced capacity.

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CCSF Alumnus attended Capitol Riot

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman Capitol riot, Garrett Leahy, alumni, Biden, fbi, Donald Trump, trump, 2020 election, Joe Biden

A San Francisco resident and City College alumnus participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Now, he’s being sued by the FBI.