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Compromise needed for Balboa Reservoir

Compromise needed for Balboa Reservoir

By Patrick Cochran The ongoing debate over what to do with the former Balboa Reservoir has a plethora different groups arguing over what to do. Some want to keep it as it is, others want to build massive 600 foot residential towers, while others want to place City College’s

City College gets its groove back for adult learners

City College gets its groove back for adult learners

By Diane Carter Guess what? City College actually appeared on the list of America’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners (Two Year Colleges). We ranked at nineteen on a list of one hundred colleges with similar demographics. Eleven years ago, a policy magazine, Washington Monthly presented a new way of

Chasing Lions Cafe expands business to Oakland

Chasing Lions Cafe expands business to Oakland

By Sarah Berjan City College’s students were dismayed to find that Chasing Lions Cafe, the popular coffee shop embedded in the Multi-Use Building would not reopen for the Fall 2017 semester. The space that founder and owner Keba Konte once filled with music, food, and CCSF community members of

Food for thought

Food for thought

By Diane Carter Food insufficiency at two-year community colleges is dangerous because lack of proper nutrition thwarts optimal physical and mental energy needed for the mastery of new academic skills. At City College of San Francisco, we are dedicated to the development of educational programs for economically challenged students, so

San Francisco needs to honor the right people

San Francisco needs to honor the right people

By Patrick Cochran Since the tragic death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville there has been increased pressure to tear down statues commemorating Confederate leaders and historical white supremacist politicians and rename the streets, schools, and parks named after them. Much of the focus has been on the South, where in

Free City College a reality

By Diane Carter Last November San Francisco residents voted to approve Supervisors Jane Kim and Norman Yee’s ballot measure, Proposition W, making “Free City College” a reality. Proposition W has helped City College recoup funds that were lost when one-third of the student population left during the accreditation crisis.

Crystal Zodiac Forecast

Crystal Zodiac Forecast

By Adina Pernell Adina Pernell is a reiki master, energy worker, crystal healer, massage therapist and student of the esoteric. The energy of crystals dates back to the inception of the earth and for thousands of years has been thought to hold primordial information that can benefit us when we