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City College Journalists Allegedly Battered by Deputies

City College Journalists Allegedly Battered by Deputies

CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, JOURNALIST ALLEGEDLY BATTERED By Marco Siler-Gonzales & Audrey Garces City College journalists are alleging police brutality and misconduct at the hands of sheriff deputies during a protest that ended in 33 arrests, including one minor, at City Hall on May 6. Some 100 protesters amassed at City

Protesters Allege Police Misconduct

Protesters Allege Police Misconduct

33 PROTESTERS ARRESTED By Marco Siler-Gonzales Those protesting at City Hall identify themselves as the Frisco 500 in solidarity with the five people (dubbed the Frisco Five) who held a hunger strike from April 21 to May 7 to demand the firing or resignation of San Francisco Police Chief Greg

Proposed Law Banning Smoking on Campus Gains Steam

Proposed Law Banning Smoking on Campus Gains Steam

By Andy Bays The California State Assembly passed bill (AB 1594) April 25 that, if ratified, will prohibit all use of tobacco products on California community college and state university campuses by January 2018. The next stop for the bill, authored by Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and Mark Leno (D-San

Anti-Gentrification Teach–In Preaches in Numbers

By Patrick Fitzgerald Approximately 100 people packed into a room at City College’s Mission Center on April 30 listened with rapt attention to multi-talented artist Yolanda Lopez recount her activist days while exhorting a new generation to fight against gentrification of San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood. The 74-year-old Lopez

City College Student Bob Miller Is Running For Congress

By Michaela Payne Nancy Pelosi is a tough act to follow, but City College student Bob Miller is running for District 12 representative to the United States Congress. Miller, 72, is a retired electrician and the Republican candidate in the upcoming June 7 primary for electing the next District 12

Flint, Michigan's Connection to City College

By: Bethaney Lee Claire McClinton, a member of Michigan’s Flint Democracy Defense League Water Task Force, discussed how privatization, austerity and corporate dictatorships led to the poisoning of 99,000 Flint residents—including herself. “I bring you greetings from the occupied city of Flint, Michigan,” McClinton said at City

May 11– May 24, 2016 Campus Briefs

Crime Rate Nationwide Drops in Schools Violent crime, harassment, and bullying because of sexual orientation has decreased significantly s U.S. News reported. According to the SFGate, about 1.3 million students were suspended for violence, alcohol violations or weapons possession. A total of 781 hate crimes were reported on