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World class coach heads judo program

By Ivan Huang The Guardsman In a practice room at the Wellness Center, Mitchell Palacio, 58, dons a blue robe held together by a sturdy black fabric belt that represents his rank, years of experience and the obstacles he had to overcome to achieve such a status. He has been

Investigative report: What would happen if community college districts consolidated?

By Erica Perez California Watch The state’s 72 community college districts spend tens of millions of dollars on administrative positions that could be consolidated or shared by districts a short drive away, a California Watch analysis has found. In the wake of huge budget shortfalls, California’s vast community

Funding for Southeast shuttle lost

By Madeline Collins The Guardsman Funding provided by City College was cut last semester for the shuttle van program that safely transported students from different areas around the city with high crime rate and gang activity. Students were shuttled to the Southeast campus to attend the GED program, as well

Exclusive Q&A with Special Trustee Robert Agrella

By Sara Bloomberg The Guardsman On March 15, we sat down with Robert Agrella, City College’s special trustee, to talk about the accreditation crisis and the show cause report, which was delivered to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges that same day by FedEx and email. The

SF gets a bike park

By Julio Moran The Guardsman San Francisco Urban Riders, a local non-profit, was awarded a $250,000 grant in January from the Recreation and Parks Department for a new bicycle recreation area in McLaren Park. Alpine Bike Parks, a full-service design/build contractor based in Canada, is designing the project,

Hundreds rally for CCSF

Protesters march from Mission to Civic Center By Jandean Deocampo The Guardsman The cascading fog did not deter students of City College from gathering at Ocean campus’ Ram Plaza for the beginning of the “March 14th Walk-Out and March on City Hall.” The city wide event called for students to

Swimmers get a taste of the outdoors

By Alex Lamp The Guardsman It was a scorcher March 1, and the College of San Mateo was hosting the Bulldog Invitational, where City College’s women's swim team was primed and ready to explode off their starting blocks and into the pool. “The Rams are a very