CalFresh Outreach Expands Aided by federal expansions of food aid to students, City College of San Francisco has responded to growing food insecurity by increasing staff and outreach for its CalFresh program.
Free City College is a Model for the Nation San Francisco’s 'Free City’ program is the first of its kind to offer free community college to all residents, with additional funds available for those who qualify. The program was designed to make higher education more accessible to a broader range of the community while boosting CCSF’s enrollment
Huge Housing Development Cuts Student Parking in Half Developer AvalonBay/Bridge has successfully jumped through all the hoops, and after gathering community input at its Oct. 16 open house, is revving up the bulldozers to transform the Balboa Reservoir parking lot adjacent to City College into an enormous housing development.
Sunrise Gathering Continues Tradition of Native Activism on Alcatraz An unbroken chain connected the original occupiers to this year’s gathering, with Elijah Oakes, Richard Oakes’ grandson, tending the fire in the center of the circle. Desiree Harp sang “Water so deep, water so wide” as seagulls cried overhead, human and avian voices joined together. Round Valley Pom
In-Person Instruction to Increase Provisionally in the Spring While the college remained mostly online in Fall 2021, about 20% of courses on the course schedule were in-person. For Spring 2022, currently 25% of offered courses will be in-person.
A College in Recovery Seeks Commitments from its Chancellor As the college has seen ten years of chancellors dropping out or losing good standing, it will be a dramatic change of pace to transfer to a four-year Chancellor.
Union Petitions to Remove Associate Vice Chancellor The Service Employees International Union 1021 has distributed a petition against the current Associate Vice Chancellor of the City College IT Department Ellen Rayz.