Tag: City College
Breed budget comes to the supes
The mayor’s budget proposal, delayed because of the COVID crisis, comes before the Board of Supes Budget and Appropriations Committee Wed/12, Thu/13 and Fri/14. It’s going to be a...
Some defining issues in the fall supes race
The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory, it’s a powerful statement –...
Finally, a monument to a victim of police violence
For the first time in history, San Francisco will soon have a permanent monument to a person of color killed by the police.
I was up on Bernal Hill the...
Rob Eshelman-Håkansson, journalist and activist, dies at 47
Rob Eshelman-Håkansson, a fearless journalist, former legislative aide to Matt Gonzalez, and organizer with the Housing Rights Committee, died July 15, 2020. He was 47 years old.
It’s hard to...
The Agenda: Saving local journalism ….
All local news media is critical during this crisis, and most local news media outlets are struggling. But the nonprofits, the outlets that are set up to provide community-supported...
The next chancellor: An open letter to the City College trustees
Editor's note: City College will be hiring and interim chancellor to serve for the next year while a permanent chancellor his hired. It's a critical job at a critical...
City College board fires chancellor
The City College Board put Chancellor Mark Rocha on administrative leave today, the first step toward what will almost certainly be a full dismissal Thursday/26.
According to the agenda released...
Latest person caught up in scandal was a major political player
Another major player in San Francisco politics in in serious trouble in the ever-widening City Hall scandal.
Rodrigo Santos, an ally of former mayors Willie Brown, Gavin Newsom, and Ed...
Some surprising political analysis from the local election results
The voter turnout is up to 55 percent in San Francisco now, and will exceed 60 percent once the last 54,000 ballots are counted. That’s what today’s results show...
LGBT leaders take on elder abuse
Two longtime LGBT leaders are holding a special event Thursday/5 to discuss elder abuse in the queer community.
The LGBT population of San Francisco is aging. The National Center on Elder...
