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Letters to the Editor

We’ve waited long enough for the Performing Arts Education Center (PAEC). It’s finally time to build, but it faces a huge hurdle. The city of San Francisco is aggressively moving to allow a private developer, AvalonBay, to build more than a thousand housing units on the Balboa Reservoir.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor: As a lifelong learner at CCSF since 1981, I loved the article "Back to School: Senior citizens lose out under the strict repeatability regulations" by Sarah Lapidus that appeared in the Fall 2017 issue of Etc. Magazine. How can we say that we are worried about

An open letter from Save CCSF Coalition

An open letter from Save CCSF Coalition

November 13, 2017 An open letter to the CCSF Board of Trustees and Chancellor Rocha: San Francisco and the City College community must resist the proposal to privatize public land and build mostly luxury housing in the lower City College parking lot (Balboa Reservoir). Instead we should focus on rebuilding

City College and Laney both facing sale of college assets

City College and Laney both facing sale of college assets

By Otto Pippenger and Brian Howey Students and faculty at Laney College and San Francisco City College are both faced with the imminent sale of school assets as part of city initiatives. At Laney, the Oakland A’s are intent on moving next door onto Peralta Community College District land,

Community activist’s voice falls on deaf ears

Community activist’s voice falls on deaf ears

By Victor Tence As the Balboa Reservoir development enters its final stages, one concerned student and active community member escalated his attempts to make his voice heard. Alvin Ja, retiree and City College student of seven years, lodged an official complaint against City College’s Board of Trustees (BOT) on

Compromise needed for Balboa Reservoir

Compromise needed for Balboa Reservoir

By Patrick Cochran The ongoing debate over what to do with the former Balboa Reservoir has a plethora different groups arguing over what to do. Some want to keep it as it is, others want to build massive 600 foot residential towers, while others want to place City College’s

Students speak their mind about the potential sale of the lower parking lot

Students speak their mind about the potential sale of the lower parking lot

By Julia Fuller Arrive any later than 9:15 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. at City College by car and you’ll be circling the lot for parking. Mid-morning classes are popular at most schools including City College. They are early enough in the day and still you