OPINION: Even though OfficialCCSF’s vice chancellor, chancellor and board may argue otherwise, you cannot slash and burn your way to growth. And you will not attract the students of the future if you fail to support the students of the present.
, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though these problems persist, they have not meaningfully changed the fundamentals that make CCSF a powerful economic multiplier. This is because the combination of middle-class jobs and economic mobility offered by educational training remains in place. If you were looking for ways to stimulate San Francisco’s economy, giving CCSF more money is a great starting place.
Dr. al-Amin’s budget, according to the Board of Trustees, is necessary to reduce the college’s $65 million deficit., arguing sufficient funds can be found without firing anyone. This is achieved by basing decisions on the actual total cost for insurance, reducing expenditures on consultants, using federally provided Higher Education Emergency Relief funds and adjusting other cost estimates. The result is no layoffs and a budget surplus for this year rather than shrunken services and cut classes.
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