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Vision Zero to eliminate traffic deaths in San Francisco by 2015

By Elena Stuart San Francisco has the worst road conditions in the nation SF Weekly reported on Jan. 23, 2017. The article “Crash City: S.F. Officially Has the Worst Streets” by Nuala Sawyer claims San Francisco to have the worst “road surfaces for any city in the nation with

Compton College under new managment

By Bethaney Lee Compton College’s Board of Trustees is taking over the reigns of Compton College for the first time in ten years. In an official statement released by California Federation of Teachers (CFT) President, Joshua Pechthalt, he said “the state Chancellor, the Department of Finance, and governor agree

City College celebrates Women’s History Month

By Elena Stuart In 1981 a national celebration was proclaimed to begin the week beginning March 7, 1982 called “Women’s History Week." This was the origin of Women’s History Month and tribute to the generations of women whose commitment and work has been invaluable to society. Congress

Enrollment diversity at City College is soaring

By Bethaney Lee The enrollment at City College is becoming evermore diverse according to the latest data release by Co-Chair of the Enrollment Management Committee and Coordinator with the Retail Management Program, Carole K. Meagher. As of the 2017 Spring semester City College has 17,116 students enrolled that identify

Free tuition for City College in its final stretch

By Cassie Ordonio City College is one step closer to being tuition free. On Feb. 2, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors agreed to spend $5.4 million to ensure college accessibility that includes books for low-income students. Interim Chancellor Susan Lamb said in a statement

What the public should know about ICE raids

By Nigel Flores With the status of several million immigrants around the United States still up the air, there are certain precautions that should be taken if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers comes to the door. According to United We Dream, an organization that “organizes and advocates for the

#DeleteUber trends after company’s tweet

By Nigel Flores Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, recently announced a strong disapproval of President Donald Trump’s travel ban affecting seven predominantly Muslim countries. Kalanick, an adviser on Trump’s economic council, tweeted the travel ban was “against everything Uber stands for.” As a result of a strike called