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City College student shares spotlight at local Cafe

City College student shares spotlight at local Cafe

By Maggie Ortins The Guardsman City College student and San Francisco native Shane Menez hosted the closing night of his first art exhibition at Mamá Art Cafe Friday Sept. 12. Mamá Art Cafe, located in the Excelsior District, is a family-owned independent coffee house that has hosted local art exhibitions

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

YouTube video sparks backlash

Footage shows excessive force and leaves out prior incident By Minter McHugh The Guardsman A protest rally was held Feb. 7 to demand justice for a City College student who two weeks earlier was pinned against the ground and had his face pressed into a metal water drain by two

Bus hub on Ocean to get a new look

By Madeline Collins The Guardsman Construction will begin this month on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Phelan Loop project which will replace the existing Muni bus loop on Phelan Avenue near City College. The new loop will utilize part of the existing loop as well as expand to

Fort Mason showcases a trove of artisans and crafts

Jandean Deocampo The Guardsman A vast community of art lovers and artists alike crowded City College’s Fort Mason campus during its annual open house, where an array of sculpture and painting demonstrations, sales and exhibits flooded the building. Visitors were invited to view work by faculty and students at

Fall Flavors Entice Taste Buds

By Joe Bender The Guardsman The Harvest Buffet is a three-day seasonal event put on by Professor Chris Johnson and the Culinary and Service Skills Training program at City College. The buffet celebrates the bountiful harvest and a successful semester. This event is held at the Educated Palate, a restaurant

Local artist "spits" law and rap

By Shane MenezThe Guardsman Kae Ranoa’s upbringing as a poor Filipina-American is self-described as “arrested, chewed up, and spitted out.” That personal history has led her to working in careers which allow her to bring voices to female rappers underrepresented in hip-hop as her stage persona Hopie Spitshard, and