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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 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, 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

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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What a Second State Takeover of City College Could Look Like

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 The Guardsman Wynd Kaufman, Malaika Finkelstein, board of trustees, River Bradley, john rizzo, Garrett Leahy, 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

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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A Many-Faceted Financial Fiasco

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman ACCJC, Other Post-Employment Benefits, accrediting commission for community and junior colleges, OPEB, London Breed, Carole Meagher, John al-Amin, board of trustees, Workforce Education and Recovery Fund, budget, Annette Mullaney, Gordan Mar, john rizzo, Enrollment Management Committee, Michael Needham, seiu local 1021, Wynd Kaufman, Athena Steff, aft 2121, Malaika Finkelstein, Full-Time Caucus, academic senate, Erin Blackwell, David James, accreditation, multi-year Budget and Enrollment Plan, Budget Committee

The pandemic has exacerbated the College’s financial woes, with decreased tax revenues and delayed funding from the state, but it is not the genesis of the problem.

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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.