Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

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

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

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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Allocation of Federal Pandemic Relief Funds Remains Unclear

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Guardsman Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, board of trustees, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, the guardsman, Rebuild City College, COVID-19, pandemic, Loretta Bonifacio, John al-Amin, Stephanie MacAller, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

City College must expend all federal relief by May. As federal restrictions define what is allowed, campus constituents consider what is possible.