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Its like exponentially for people who are formerly incarcerated that then want to go to the next step. Theyre not going to be able to afford sf state most likely or the private universities. So, the only access theyll have is city college. And if we remain true in our commitment and our goal that we really want to do everything we can to tackle recidivism, then city college in my opinion is the strategy where that next step has frankly been denied so far. So, i look forward to working with certainly the city college community, the board of supervisors, and i think its time the criminal Justice System be more vocal in this discussion of us vigorously defend and vigorously bolster city college stations in San Francisco. Thank you. Thank you. applause thank you, sheriff mirkarimi. Hi, my name is [speaker not understood] wallace, im an esl teacher at the [speaker not understood] c ....
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] simmons and i am the [speaker not understood] president of downtown campus. I am here on behalf of almost 10,000 students and also on behalf of the 85,000 students. I would like to speak about our students who are immigrants who need city college so much. As a native speaker for esl, for lowincome people, for people that struggle in jobs and [speaker not understo ....
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, ....
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, ....
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 deci ....