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Meet the New Trustees at City College

February 20, 2023March 5, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments Susan Solomon, Renée Bartlett-Webber, board of trustees, trustees, anita martinez, Vick Van Chung, board members

There are new trustees in town and there are already big expectations for them to make some waves. The three newest board members prepare to action their campaign promises.

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What a Second State Takeover of City College Could Look Like

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 The Guardsman steve ngo, 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

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 Supervisors Consider Funding For City College

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 The Guardsman Layoffs, Workforce Education and Recovery Fund, City College of San Francisco, Hilary Ronen, class cuts, SF Board of Supervisors, shanell williams, BOS, BOT, WERF, AFT2121, Alayna Fredericks, Gordon Mar, Mary Bravewoman, Vick Van Chung, Malaika Finkelstein, board of trustees

San Francisco supervisors expressed support for City College at a hearing on the college’s proposed course cuts and layoffs of over 60% of instructors.

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Board Approves 160 Full-time Faculty Layoff Notices as Part of Sweeping Cuts

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

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Drastic cuts across the board to address College’s “dire fiscal emergency” in approved Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan

November 19, 2020November 23, 2020 The Guardsman Kathleen White, budget, Participatory Governance Council, Daina Medvedor Koziot, Board of Supervisors, Vick Van Chung, enrollment, Rajen Vurdien, accreditation, Annette Mullaney, ACCJC, Enrollment Management Committee, AFT2121, Jill Yee, Dianna Gonzales, Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment, Tom Boegel, Wynd Kaufman, Rick Baum, Alison Datz, Simon Hanson, Malaika Finkelstein

Facing budget constraints and continued accreditation pressures, the College’s Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan outlines steep cuts, including at least 600 fewer class sections.

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The Surplus Property of Fort Mason

September 27, 2020 The Guardsman Vick Van Chung, Hannah Asuncion, Burcu Ozdemir, board of trustees, art supplies, student trustee, surplus, culture, Anna Asebedo, AFT2121, Alan D’Souza, Fort Mason Campus, Peter Warfield, Leslie Milloy, Equity for Older Students, Art department, chief of staff

Since the closure of the Fort Mason Campus, there has been a lot of talk about the disposal of various art supplies that were provided for the students and faculty at the Fort Mason Campus. It’s still a bit unclear of what the Board of Trustees have decided to do, since there has been lots of speculation with the details of their decision.

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Early Statistics Show Sharp Drop in Student Enrollment

September 27, 2020 The Guardsman Dayna Holtz, city college, student trustee, enrollment, funding, coronavirus, COVID-19, Vick Van Chung, tobin jones, Burcu Ozdemir

City College faces an 18 percent decline in enrollment compared to last year. The same situation can be seen in many higher institutions in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic hardships that have followed.

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Mayor Breed Moves Forward with Balboa Reservoir Development Despite Objections from City College Board, Faculty, and Community

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 The Guardsman board of trustees, balboa reservoir, john rizzo, Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Chronicle, London Breed, CCSF Collective, Vick Van Chung, Public Lands for Public Good

The City College community objects to Mayor London Breed’s efforts to push through a controversial proposal to build 1,100 units of privately held housing on public land in use by the college that would create ongoing traffic congestion and parking issues.