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SF Examiner: Free City College decision comes ‘down to the wire’

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[Source: http://www.sfexaminer.com/free-city-college-decision-comes-wire/ Click  tab at top for City College for more posts.]

(Ekevara Kitpowsong/ Special to S.F. Examiner)
(Ekevara Kitpowsong/ Special to S.F. Examiner)

SF Examiner: Free City College decision comes ‘down to the wire’

By Michael Barba on January 31, 2017 1:00 am

There is still time for City College of San Francisco to become tuition-free for all next semester, but Mayor Ed Lee would have to double back on his decision to not fund the effort within the next couple days.

Interim Chancellor Susan Lamb has been waiting for an agreement between the mayor and Supervisor Jane Kim, who led the tuition-free effort and does not want to back down.

“At this late a date, it’s putting us up against pretty impossible odds,” Lamb said in an interview Monday, noting that she previously told city officials she needed to know the plan by Jan. 15.        Continue reading “SF Examiner: Free City College decision comes ‘down to the wire’” →

Sunnysider Charlie Liteky, 85, Dies; Returned Medal of Honor in Protest

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Judith and Charlie Liteky were longtime members of SNA. Judith died last September. [Source: New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/us/charlie-liteky-dead-returned-medal-of-honor.html]

Charlie Liteky, 85, Dies; Returned Medal of Honor in Protest

By SAM ROBERTS, JAN. 23, 2017

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Charlie Liteky, right, announcing the end of a hunger strike in protest of United States policies in Central America in 1986. Photo:New York Times

Charlie Liteky, a former Army chaplain who received the Medal of Honor for bravery in Vietnam, only to return the medal two decades later as a protest of American foreign policy in Central America, died on Friday in San Francisco. He was 85.

His death was confirmed by a friend, Richard Olive, who said Mr. Liteky had suffered a stroke several weeks ago.       Continue reading “Sunnysider Charlie Liteky, 85, Dies; Returned Medal of Honor in Protest” →

NY Times article on San Francisco and Children – Supervisor Yee quoted

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The New York Times just published a longish article about children and San Francisco, which includes quotes from District 7 Supervisor, Norman Yee.

Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/san-francisco-children.html. Beyond Chron’s reply: http://www.beyondchron.org/ny-times-whiffs-sfs-lost-children-story/

“Everybody talks about children being our future,” said Norman Yee, a member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors. “If you have no children around, what’s our future?”

[….] Mr. Yee, the supervisor, is urging his colleagues to hold hearings next month on the issue of children.

“For me it’s part of the fabric of what a city should have,” he said. “It makes us all care more.”

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Balboa Reservoir Project CAC Meeting, Feb 13th

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The Balboa Reservoir Project is a very large proposed development that will impact life for residents in Sunnyside (more here). Housing and park space are planned for the now undeveloped land to the west of City College. The Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC) is an unprecedented new aspect of development in San Francisco–and a vital part of deciding what that project will look like going forward. You can be a part of that process–BRCAC meetings are open to all community members.

The next meeting of the Community Advisory Committee is Monday, February 13, 2016. More about the meeting here. It will be held at City College of San Francisco, Multi-Use Building, Room 140, 55 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112. 6:15pm. To contact Committee Chair Lisa Spinali, email  BalResCACChair@gmail.com.

The process for selecting a developer for the site has begun. Here’s the timeline:

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