San Francisco City College has touched thousands of students - here at home and all over the world.
The home of the Black Students Union, the Ethnic Studies, offering one of a kind courses Media, Dance, Nursing, Photography, Culinary Studies, Automotive Repairing, Criminology - you get the picture.
Much like the current COVID-19 pandemic that has so many adverse impacts - vaccines are created to keep the pandemic at bay - with much success.
At San Francisco City College - there is another type of pandemic - that has sent shills down the spine of those that need help most.
The confusion prevailing at SF City Hall - and the Board of Trustees the Chancellor confused, confounded, and most of all astounded.
Right now everyone knows - SF City College - is facing a tsunami - so many problems and the most important issue - smashing its sordid face - 25% have moved away.
The man in charge of finances - has a grip on the situation - he says - but no one wants to "trust him " - the Chancellor has lackeys - pandering to him - these lackeys attend the SF City College Trustee Board - and add fire to fuel.
Good leaders know the way, show the way and go the way.
No sound entity waits at the last moment - the eleventh hour - to shout out - the house is on fire - its fiduciary responsibilities thrown asunder - pulling their teeth and hair - and finding themselves drowning slowly but surely - in the cesspool of their own creation.
Some years ago we found out some entity with roots in Texas trying to take over SF City College. Creating a situation by first attacking the very soul of the SF City College.
Lighting hit SF City College when the State of California Accreditation Commission that controls the Community Colleges and Jr. Colleges - informed SF City College - their accreditation status - was in need of repair - a Notice of Violation issued - and most everyone was stunned.
The Student Representative was attacked for speaking Truth to Power and trying her best to represent the students at large. Asking how this Accreditation came about and what would happen to so many students - who were fleeing SF City College?
The SF City College - Board of Trustees - were paralyzed - and amidst all the ploys, machinations, and shenanigans - some of us advocates - had to quickly - set aside our own projects - and join the students from SF City College - who were is dire straits to help them out.
The City and County of San Francisco - its City Attorney Dennis Herrera - agreed to the take on the State of California Accreditation Commission.
The City and County of San Francisco on behalf of the SF City College - took the State of California Accreditation Commision to court - and won the case.
The attempt to take over SF City College - by nefarious entities - was exposed- the many false charges - set aside - and most things - put on track.
Most of those who thought they knew who was behind these atrocities - have NO clue - about at the real culprits. Right now they are bidding their time - they want SF City College to fail.
As much as we worked hard to help SF City College - justice as we truly understand - moves slowly.
We did what we could - in the given situation - with Senator Mark Leno, SF Board of Supervisors Jane Kim and numerous other stellar and astute advocates - Shanell Williams - the SF City College student representative - and thousands of San Franciscans - rallying to the cause. A historic moment - that most of us have forgotten.
The many teachers from SF City College told shoulder to shoulder with us.
Some - heads of Departments from SF City College - thousands of others - a long list - stood shoulder to shoulder - understanding this was a worthy and paramount cause.
Bottom line - Lady Justice deemed it fit - that SF City College - should be saved - giving all an opportunity - to prove ourselves - worthy of SF City College's - great, legacy.
The victory brought about some immediate actions - all those in position to do outreach tried there best to back the students who still at SF City College - supporting them in many ways - it was a grassroots movement.
Many of the students were close to their graduation - and had to transfer to other colleges - while SF City College and those in charge - were put things on track.
The SF City and County of San Francisco - agreed to set aside some money - for tuition.
At one time - so many San Franciscans remember attending SF City College - tuition free. This was years ago.
San Francisco City College helped create a Middle Class is San Francisco - and the San Francisco State University too - since eroded - and we seem not to care too much.
The economic disparity in San Francisco has been compared to Rwanda a third world nation - San Francisco boasts many billionaires - thousands of millionaires.
How San Francisco City College comes today to face such a conundrum - a bevy of issues - that mostly stem from very poor leadership.
Here and there rampant - lack of transparency and accountability - after all we went through is mind boggling.
We had put things on track - fought for some money - to help the students, handed over an operation - that was going to fail.
Some of us detected the outside influence - truly wanting to decimate SF City College - and take control of the land for housing.
Powerful entities some established here in San Francisco.
Others in Texas - had a Blue Print to decimate SF City College.
The power of the people, united - brought about a solution.
It was a movement that worked - and soon we saw it erode away. Why? Who is constantly putting the hurdles in our way? Where is the leadership?
The San Francisco Board of Trustee - should not be a place for triads and vetting - take that garbage somewhere else.
It is not a place for those mentally challenged - to get an opportunity to exercise some therapy that does the public at large NO good - more in the middle of a pandemic.
The SF City College Board of Trustees tolerate too much rambling, too much diatribe - and the public listening to such tirades are fed up and it does a great disservice to some of us who spent thousands of person hours - to help the students.
Take your therapy to some Social Worker, some Psychologist, some Psychiatrist, some Pastor, Shamann , Monk who can soothe the demons that trouble you - a disturbing pain that should not be spread on a virtual meeting.
These tirades and shooting arrows in the air - are disturbing - and some one must set the ground rules.
In a pandemic a flood of mentally challenged have leashed out at innocent people. Do not get me wrong - normal people when they hear harsh, rabid comments - are traumatized.
Seasoned advocates and trained can control the situation - issues that have nothing directly to do with the situation at hand - the fiduciary responsibility gone hay wire at SF City College.
San Francisco City College staff and others loosing their jobs. Classes cut to the minimal. A whole array of issues that only those who handle important jobs - and have a higher responsibility comprehend and execute.
You would not allow a dish washer who has no training and skills to prepare a gourmet dish - serve some one who is paying for her or his food - and allow a dish washer - to take a chance to please some one when right of the bat - you know that will not happen.
Students in large measure have NO clue of some very powerful people with connections - who are preying on the students - while wheeling and dealing with upper management.
For over 40 years - I have been tracking - some entities - and these so called Chancellors - we had one who had a chauffeur drive him every time he came to San Francisco - may three time a week - full paid for being given a royal treatment.
Where do they find such Chancellors who live in a mansion - South Lake Tahoe - while pretending they are helping students who need help in San Francisco - more San Francisco City College.
You do not need be a Rocket Scientist to know that San Francisco City College has precious real estate - and some one is salivating - waiting for the right time - to make the right move - this has happened before.
The deeper we studied the problem the last time around - the deeper we entered the dark world.
Some wrote a nasty letter to Shanell Williams - threatening her - this was brought to my attention and I took care of the issue at hand.
Shanell Williams has since circumvented the situation at hand - and at yesterday's virtual meeting - has to speak for the students - to the utter astonishment of the lackey who was trying to say something and said nothing at all. The Deputy Chancellor a woman had to come to his rescue - and he thanked her for that.
A couple of time Dr. Rajen Vurdien referred to the same lack - to explain to all attending the virtual meeting - the model and the key factor taken into account to cut staffing positions both permanent and temporary, the consolidation of classes and other pertinent and salient factors.
Dr. Rajen Vurdien did not shy from stating freely - a the virtual meeting - with glee - that upper management, others - folks like Administrators - were making too much - time to cut their salaries.
I have met such clowns before - no student, no professors, no administrator - should be informed at the eleventh hour - about cuts and crucial defunding of programs - without meaningful deliberations.
Today San Francisco City College in embedded with corrupt individuals - some on the SF City College Board of Trustees.
One Trustee kept suggesting - the Federal Government and the Stimulus Funds set aside - for precise situations - should be used - only to be told - take it easy. The man was hungry to rake in millions at the expense of the Federal governments.
I once read the Independent a local paper - it closed its doors - and that and other incidents - make the intrigues - and the situation at hand - all the more - plausible. What?
Some know about these issues - I am talking about - but most think - the current issues can be solved.
It is not about the issues - it is about very corrupt individuals embedded in the system - the higher echelon - trying to hoodwink us all - in broad daylight.
Yesterday February 25, 2021 I attended a virtual meeting that started at 4 pm and went passed mid-night. The SF City College Board Trustee meeting for a hour up until 5 pm - the start of the meeting - and then going into Closed Session for three hours.
Coming out from Closed Session - and then every agenda item was contentious.
Public Comment on the agenda items was taken - a measly one minute given - to express so much - most cut short.
Those who called at Public Comment - begged, cried, cajoled - and pleaded that classes should not be cut - programs close forever - in some cases classes have NO teachers - the position - gone, gone forever.
Plans are afoot to cut the San Francisco City College - current budget - by 20%.
Some drab formula - maintaining the buildings and salaries - are foremost - and money set aside for these two functions.
The model then prioritizing the rest of the issues - and reducing classes, getting rid of Full Time Employment (FTEs) - temporary positions - and it goes on and on.
They kept saying it is all data driven - have you heard data many a time - is garbage in - garbage out. The San Francisco City College - has primitive software that they are full aware of.
Have poor bandwidth - and Internet - have even poor maga data processing software and more hardware to collect pertinent and relevant - information.
SF City College has always catered to the Arts - its Media, Dance, Journalism, Photography, Nurses, Criminology, the Sciences, Ethnic Studies, and so many one of kind classes .
San Francisco City College is the envy of colleges and universities - all over the Nation and aboard. On my travels many stellar educationist, others who hold prominent position - all over the Untied States and in many countries - have lauded San Francisco City College.
If only they knew what is happening to their Alma Mater and who in in charge - the many ploys, shenanigans, and machinations - that we all endure - but NOT for long.
Many World Leaders - and I know many of them who studied at San Francisco City College - are in touch with me. What am I so say - to them but tell them the Truth.
We who live here in San Francisco - know some about SF City College but we do not know - that this gem is about - to go over the cliff.
As I mentioned above I attended this long, drab, contentious - Virtual Meeting - it revealed to me - the core problem - about some in the inner circle - who think they can hoodwink us in broad daylight.
The miscreants will fall flat of their face.
They miscreants - decision makers - have failed when it come to the so called ploy to build " affordable housing " on land that was meant to build an Arts Building.
The back and forth - has forced the developers - to move away.
Some "build in design concept " - that does not work - when there is NO clarity - and less in this pandemic when most building material have become very expensive - in many cases - construction material in short supply - costing 120% percent higher.
Concrete, steel, other building material shave gone up by 80% and will to up and not down.
Promises made to the students, others plotting - salivating - to get into the affordable housing - near and adjacent to the Balboa Reservoir - their dreams and aspiration - shatter - and these miscreants think nothing much - they will fall flat of their face.
San Francisco City College has failed us all - making deals - as is the case with the 1550 Evans Project - the SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) which is a seasoned - corrupt entity.
Its former Manager - Harlan Kelly indicted - the former Assistant Manager for External Affairs - the main person who brought SF City College - to work with SFPUC.
Juliet Ellis - resigned in disgrace - all because the Federal Bureau of Investigation - investigated and found these two scoundrels - corrupt, using tax payers money - for their own personal nefarious activities.
Using slated Community Benefits for private projects - doling out money - grant $300,000 to some entities - without due process.
Community Benefits money was planned to be used for the 1550 Evans and Third Street project.
The FBI investigation has stalled some moves - and the future will reveal more.
Umpteen cases - conflict of interests - much like those at SF City College - the higher echelon.
So called leaders who lack spirituality, less empathy and compassion, and for sure have no morals, less ethics, and for sure absolutely No - standards.
The SFPUC wants to partner with SF City College which is sinking - SFPUC itself is in deep trouble - investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation - so what is there to say.
Two good for nothing entities - who have created a mess - now partnering to created a contaminated cesspool.
When the cesspool is created - both entities will drown - in an operation of their own making.
The San Francisco City College Trustees may pass the Resolution - the matter may go to the Courts - more money will be wasted - with the pandemic hanging around - Court Cases take a long time - much like the Balboa Reservoir fiasco - those who thought in a couple of years - they might move in some affordable units - now, are leaking their chops.
I read a Resolution of the San Francisco Community College District - requesting the City and County of San Francisco transfer ownership of site of proposed 1550 Evans Street Education Facility.
WHEREAS the City and County has asked the District to invest Proposition A bond funds in the construction of the Education Center.
WHEREAS the District affirms its committeemen to the Bay View Hunters Point community and supports additional investment in college facilities and supporting educational and career training programs in Bay View Hunters Point.
WHEREAS - the District has been advised that it is unclear if the District has the legal authority to spend Proposition A bond funds of school facilities constructed on land that is not owned by the District.
WHEREAS - in order to permit the lawful expenditure of Proposition A bonds funds to pay for a portion of the construction costs of the Educational Center, the District requires a fee interest ownership of the portion of parcel know as 1550 Evans Street on which the Educational Center is proposed to be constructed.
WHEREAS - the District desires to request that the City and County transfer fee ownership of the real property footprint of the Educational Center to District so that Proposition A bond funds can be lawfully contributed toward the construction of the Educational Center and the expansion of educational opportunities for the residents of the Bay View Hunter Point Community.
We are in the middle of a pandemic and here we have San Francisco City College - the SF Board Trustees - the San Francisco Community College District - wheeling and dealing - having NO clue what so ever - the adverse impacts inherent in this deal that stinks to high heaven.
The Virtual Meeting on February 25, 2021 started at 4 pm and went on pass midnight - paying NO considering to those that want to speak on the above agenda items 9A.
I waited, and waited, and waited pass midnight - and then simply forgot about the call that I was promised - which would permit me to speak.
Is this some new - drama after drams - deeper and deeper - we must be vigilant - and on our guard.
Education is paramount to all - even Seniors were just getting ready to learn more - when COVID-19 pandemic - decided to visit us all - we wear a MASK and stay at home. Go out for essential work - only.
Our students needs must met - our students need information and the right to a sound education.
Right now we have so called managers - professionals - who are looking at profits - large profits - and if they work for outsiders - they plan the right situation - for a complete take over - of San Francisco City College property.
We must remind these charlatans - San Francisco City College - as is San Francisco State University - both institutions have served thousands of San Franciscans - for decades - as I said created a sound Middle Class that is vanishing - right before our eyes.
This is Muwekma Ohlone Land. I represent the Muwekma Ohlone on all matters that are linked with Quality of Life issues - Education, Health, Safety, Transportation, Communication - and have participated and monitored the pertinent issues linked to San Francisco City College - for 35 years.
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