Placement Test Politics
Many City College faculty members feel like they have been verbally abused and disrespected by both Trustee Steve Ngo and the student political activist organization Students Making a Change
board of trustees
Final budget for 2011-2012 approved
The City College Board of Trustees voted to approve a budget of $191 million for the remainder of the college’s 2011-2012 fiscal year. This budget includes cutting a whopping $1.9 million in funding for classes, a sacrifice made in the face of an ongoing statewide fiscal crisis. “It’s not a perfect
City College Parcel Tax debated for November 2011 ballot
News Briefs from the June 23 City College board of trustees meeting
Ross Mirkarimi to form joint committee between City College and City Hall
A new committee is being proposed to address joint issues and interests between City College and the city of San Francisco.
400 City College classes saved from cuts, 350 to 400 still planned to be cut next year
In a special meeting to discuss the 2011-2012 preliminary budget June 2, the City College Board of Trustees said it plans to cut 350 to 400 classes, half the previous estimate, due to reduced state funds.
Some progress made in local hiring efforts
City College’s efforts to hire more locals for the North Beach campus construction project have been mostly successful, although it was found that some contractors had violated of the project’s “good faith effort” hiring provisions.
Chinatown campus contractors request more funds
Construction updates presented at the March 10 Facilities, Infrastructure and Technology Committee meeting revealed past delays are affecting the budget of the Chinatown/North Beach campus project and the start of construction on City College’s new performing arts center.