Our efforts to get supplemental funding from the City of San Francisco to restore spring classes were supported by 7 Supervisors. Unfortunately, Mayor Breed vetoed the measure on Friday, dismissing the needs of our students, our faculty, and our community. Nevertheless, we will continue to fight for a fully funded CCSF.
The supplemental passing would have been great news, but we also knew that would only have been a temporary fix. We must continue working stabilize our college by making sure that it is funded fully and permanently. AFT 2121 is pursuing two crucial paths to this goal:
1) Schools and Communities First is a statewide measure that would force corporations to pay their fair share of property taxes, bringing in $12 billion annually, with an estimated $20 million annually coming to our City College! We need all AFT 2121 members to sign!
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2) The Community Higher Education Fund (CHEF) is a local initiative that AFT 2121 plans to bring to the November ballot. We are working with Supervisor Gordon Mar, our Trustees, students, other unions, and community groups to bridge the $50M gap between the funding we get from the state and the actual cost of operating a thriving community college with a rich, diverse curriculum and citywide access for all San Franciscans. Stay tuned for a major CHEF announcement this Spring! email Athena Waid to get involved (awaid@aft2121.org).
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