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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.

Metro Academies works to streamline transfers

Students looking to stay on track during their first two years of college can apply to the Metro Academies, a program at both City College and SF State that provides advising, peer support and specially tailored classes for students.

HARTS program extends help to homeless students

At the beginning of every month Chris Shaeffer, director of the Homeless At Risk Transitional Students Program, and lab aid Tina Esquer hand out Muni fast passes at a reduced cost of $20 to students who are homeless, living in transitional homes and on parole.

The stakes have risen: When hopes for tax extensions in a June special election died, the projected deficit for California community colleges doubled

Students at City College and community colleges across California fear increased financial pressure after attempts by Gov. Jerry Brown to implement tax extensions in a special election were blocked by Republican members of the state legislature.

California’s broken juvenile justice system: Proposal to cut state’s system brings up ghosts of youth torture

Gov. Jerry Brown’s January proposal to eliminate the Division of Juvenile Justice was one way of grappling with the state’s more than $25 billion budget shortfall, hoping counties could gradually absorb all youth prisoners leaving the state’s system.

Mayoral hopefuls discuss City College budget at Chinatown gathering

Public education was a major topic of discussion among seven San Francisco mayoral candidates at a March 21 Chinatown meet-and-greet, with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu calling for a stronger relationship between San Francisco and City College.

Video Update: City College students collect donations for tsunami/quake ravaged Japan