Thank you, supervisor cohen, for holding this hearing and supervisor avalos. My name is dennis [speaker not understood]. By the way, i went to city college three years, 1957 to 1960. And then later in the middle of my printing trades career, i decided i wanted to see if i could do Something Else so i went back to study physiology which was available to me. But thats not what im here for. I think you guys know because youve heard it all, that this is a political fight not an education fight. Its a political fight to hold onto this ability to have this kind of capacity to offer. What really is the only working Class Institution in San Francisco that serves more than 90,000 adults here, and many of them are working full time or half time. So, the question to you is because i cant figure it out, is who can change this decision . Who do we put pressure on, aside from [speaker not understood] and meetings and hearings which are all going to be very important to educate people, who makes the
The face that we are at this point now. We think its very unjust and undeserved and thank you very much for your support today. applause thank you. Next speaker. Hi, supervisors. Thank you, supervisor cohen, for holding this hearing and supervisor avalos. My name is dennis [speaker not understood]. By the way, i went to city college three years, 1957 to 1960. And then later in the middle of my printing trades career, i decided i wanted to see if i could do Something Else so i went back to study physiology which was available to me. But thats not what im here for. I think you guys know because youve heard it all, that this is a political fight not an education fight. Its a political fight to hold onto this ability to have this kind of capacity to offer. What really is the only working Class Institution in San Francisco that serves more than 90,000 adults here, and many of them are working full time or half time. So, the question to you is because i cant figure it out, is who can change
Institution close and displace 90,000 students. You know ccsf was once the Largest Community college in the nation and now weve seen declining enrollment, about 15 decline enrollment and [speaker not understood]. Without the college i wouldnt be able to pursue my educational goal. Im a former foster youth. I grew upright here in San Francisco, was very active in my community and came back to city college to now pursue my degree and my future and, you know, i dont know any other Guidance Program like the one at city college in the state. It would be devastating for me to lose the opportunity that that program provides. I mean, it provides a safety net for me as a student, to be able to get my books, to get housing assistance, to get transportation assistance, and thats just one of the programs that ccsf has to offer. I mean, this school is a gem. I mean, we are the model school for the nation. Thank you. applause thank you. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is [speaker not understood
The face that we are at this point now. We think its very unjust and undeserved and thank you very much for your support today. applause thank you. Next speaker. Hi, supervisors. Thank you, supervisor cohen, for holding this hearing and supervisor avalos. My name is dennis [speaker not understood]. By the way, i went to city college three years, 1957 to 1960. And then later in the middle of my printing trades career, i decided i wanted to see if i could do Something Else so i went back to study physiology which was available to me. But thats not what im here for. I think you guys know because youve heard it all, that this is a political fight not an education fight. Its a political fight to hold onto this ability to have this kind of capacity to offer. What really is the only working Class Institution in San Francisco that serves more than 90,000 adults here, and many of them are working full time or half time. So, the question to you is because i cant figure it out, is who can change
Many of my students from lowincome communities cant afford to go straight to a fouryear college. They have families to support, jobs to maintain, and simply need city college as an option instead of nothing at all or going into lifelong debt. A 12th Grade Student can take a class [speaker not understood]. What would they do if city College Close e what would we all do if city college was gone . Thanks. applause ~ hi, my name is patty chung [speaker not understood] im a city College Counselor with city college of San Francisco. Id like to thank you for holding this hearing today. First of all, i want to let you know my dad attended college city college of San Francisco in 1951. It was because of city college he was able to learn english, find a union job and support his family. If it wasnt for city college of San Francisco, i dont know where id be right now. But i am a counselor with my advance degree so i am city college. The other i wasnt planning on speaking today, but i really wante