For nearly half a century, Juan Gonzales, founder of El Tecolote and chair of City College’s Journalism Department, has shaped San Francisco’s newsroom culture through mentorship and community reporting. Now, as he receives the Society of Professional Journalists’ Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award, his influence lives on through the generations of journalists he inspired.
CCSF students push for a transit pass as rising fares and looming Muni and BART cuts make commuting to campus increasingly costly.
Current and former City College community members turned out in droves on Thursday, Aug. 29, to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new “gateway” to campus at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way.
City College ushers in a new era with leadership changes, the opening of the Student Success Center, and a wave of relocations reshaping student services across campus.
City College has had a long and rich history in San Francisco, spanning 90 years from its inception in 1935 to the present day. In celebration of the institution’s 90th anniversary, The Guardsman charts the college’s history to illustrate how it has evolved in tandem with the city.
To gauge City College’s opinion of President Trump, The Guardsman conducted an anonymous poll, asking 55 students to rate their approval of his presidency thus far.
Trump’s 147 executive orders enacted within his first hundred days in office serve to strip this country of its democracy.
City College, despite its name, is a commuter school. People are driving or taking public transportation from all across the Bay to get to class. This is no cheap feat as gas prices continue to skyrocket. A round trip on BART can range anywhere from $4.80 to $19, depending on where your station of origin is. So why has City College not made an effort to implement a “Ram Pass?”
For many of these students, the trip to Lick Observatory was the very first time they could truly witness the Milky Way as a soft band of light extending across the sky from horizon to horizon. Away from the glare of San Francisco’s lights, the sky comes alive — and with it, so does something inside each student.
Based on the experiences of students who have successfully navigated the system and guidance from faculty, here are some approaches to help students get the classes they need
Trustee Alan Wong proposed a new climate action plan, which, adopted in 2024, continues to guide the college’s steps toward a more sustainable future. The policy sets up the goalposts for City College to address its current status on various sustainability and environmental measurements by 2026 while establishing incremental benchmarks for improvement over the next decade. The policy updates City College’s sustainability plan for the first time since 2009.
For the past two years, City College has hosted an Iftar celebration, honoring the Muslim student body and inviting anyone interested in participating in or learning more about Ramadan. From 6-9 p.m., people from all different religions, creeds and races filled a conference room at the front of the College’s new STEAM building, bringing their children and loved ones together for a night of awards, ceremony and delicious food.
