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CCSF officials say progress on accreditation deadline is coming, but slowly

By: Andrea Koskey 02/07/13 11:01 PM
CCSF
City College of San Francisco officials say progress has been made on a key report designed to persuade an education panel not to strip the school’s accreditation, but they agreed Thursday evening that much work still remains before a March 15 deadline. Read More

Olague's challengers say incumbent not representative of District 5

By: Joshua Sabatini 09/20/12 9:18 PM
Christina Olague
The supervisorial election in the Haight, Fillmore and Western Addition is not just about neighborhood issues, but a rallying cry against The City’s direction. District 5 is the most progressive of San Francisco’s 11 Board of Supervisors districts, and the officeholder has traditionally championed left-leaning causes. Read More

CCSF supporters speak out for Prop. A

By: Andrea Koskey 09/04/12 8:13 PM
If City College of San Francisco’s efforts to pass a parcel tax in November pay off, eliminated classes could be restored and campuses would remain open. The $79-a-year parcel tax, known as Proposition A, would raise $17 million annually for eight years for the struggling institution. Read More

CCSF delaying search for permanent chancellor in face of accreditation issues

By: Andrea Koskey 09/03/12 7:00 PM
The search for a permanent chancellor at City College of San Francisco has been halted to allow trustees and college officials to focus on keeping the school’s accreditation. John Rizzo, president of the board of trustees, said that given all the challenges CCSF faces, the institution needs to find a long-term interim chancellor to help fix the problems. “They have to focus on accreditation,” Rizzo said. “That’s something an interim would be more willing to do.” Read More

CCSF faulted for mishandling administrator pensions

By: Stephanie Rice 09/03/12 6:57 PM
City College of San Francisco has been scrutinized by accreditors for weak leadership and poor financial planning in recent months, and now the troubled college is facing off with the state’s pension system for public teachers. A recent audit by the California State Teachers’ Retirement System found that for nearly two decades, the college has signed up administrators who were never legally eligible for pension benefits. Read More

Mayor’s CCSF board pick facing big challenge

By: Stephen Buel 08/21/12 8:02 PM
Mayor Ed Lee thrust engineer Rodrigo Santos into the battle to save City College of San Francisco on Tuesday by naming him to the board seat recently vacated by the late Milton Marks III.Santos was already a formidable candidate in November’s board election, and his appointment adds the advantage of incumbency to his run. He joins three incumbents and six challengers in a race for four vacant trustee posts on the seven-member board. Read More

CCSF trustee known as reformer passes away

By: Dan Schreiber 08/12/12 9:43 AM
Milton Marks III, a member of the City College of San Francisco board of trustees, died Thursday afternoon due to complications from a brain tumor.Fellow board member and political ally John Rizzo said Marks will be remembered as a bold reformer who was kind and professional, but also not afraid to take on entrenched interests during past tumult at the school. Read More

Campaign contributions could affect Mirkarimi’s fate

By: Melissa Griffin 08/01/12 8:39 PM
The first round of campaign contribution reports have been filed for November’s Board of Supervisor elections and they are full of fascinating information. One of the most interesting questions suggested by all the data is which supervisors could vote in favor of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi when the board soon considers whether to sustain his suspension for official misconduct. Read More

Three districts are locked in big-money fights for board seats

By: Joshua Sabatini 08/01/12 7:41 PM
With fewer than 100 days before the November election, well-financed battles have emerged for three seats on the Board of Supervisors. Although six seats are up for grabs, it appears the big-money fights will be in three districts: the Richmond; the Fillmore, Haight and Western Addition neighborhoods; and the more conservative neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks. Read More

Mayor to address solar conference despite anger about his budget

By: Joshua Sabatini 07/09/12 8:36 PM
Mayor Ed Lee will deliver the opening remarks today at a major solar convention at the Moscone Center, but his appearance is surprising to some, since he cut millions of dollars from The City’s GoSolarSF program. John Rizzo, a member of the San Francisco chapter of the Sierra Club, is among a group of solar energy advocates campaigning to restore funding to the GoSolarSF program, which was launched in 2008 and has led to 1,826 solar installations, or 5.75 megawatts of energy. Read More
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