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Ocean Campus — Harry Britt Building (HBB), 50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA 94112 — Room 140.
Regular Board of Trustees meetings: Start at 5:00 PM (unless otherwise noted). Primary location: Ocean Campus, Harry Britt Building (HBB) Room 140. (See CCSF Diligent Community portal.)
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Board Sends Revised Public Comment Policy to Governance Council
The board advanced BP 1.10 combining public speaking and participation rules to PGC, while deferring remaining Chapter 1 board policies to the next meeting due to time constraints.
Why it matters: The revised policy adds alternate speaker provisions and non-debatable procedural motions, giving the chair clearer tools to manage increasingly lengthy public comment periods.
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BP 8.01Governing Board5d agoApril 23, 2026
Board Unanimously Sets 8.35% Reserve Floor and 16.7% Ceiling Trigger
The board approved BP 8.01 with a reserve floor of 8.35% (one month of expenses) and a new provision requiring the Chancellor to justify and develop a spending plan if reserves exceed 16.7%.
Why it matters: The dual-trigger policy addresses both the accreditation warning about inadequate reserves and trustees' concerns that excessive reserves are held at students' expense.
Trustees Alarmed as College Spends Only 44% of Prior-Year Restricted Funds
VC Ligioso reported the college has spent only 44% of prior-year restricted categorical funds at the nine-month mark, prompting fears of state clawbacks and trustee outrage over unspent adult education money.
Why it matters: The state has already clawed back $9,000 and warned that future allocations may be withheld; meanwhile, the college repeatedly says it lacks funds for programs like adult education that these restricted dollars could support.
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Free CityGoverning Board5d agoApril 23, 2026
Board Demands City Preserve Long-Term Funding in Free City MOU
The board passed a resolution affirming that any revised Free City MOU must include long-term funding commitments after audits showed favorable compliance but city funding dropped from $16M to a proposed $6.8M.
Why it matters: Free City provides free tuition to all San Francisco residents; the city's proposed funding cuts from $16M to as low as $6.8M could force the college to either absorb costs or redesign the entire program.
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Climate SurveyGoverning Board5d agoApril 23, 2026
Pilot Climate Survey Finds 14% of Students Feel Racial Tension at CCSF
Spring 2023 pilot results show 70.7% of students feel they belong at CCSF, but 14% report racial tension — 40% of which occurs in classrooms — and disaggregation was impossible due to low response rates.
Why it matters: This is the college's first standardized climate survey, establishing baselines tied to the board's DEI goals; students at the Black Student Success Forum were surprised the numbers were as positive as reported.
Reports Spotlight Student Success Events Alongside Deep Frustration Over Downtown
Constituent groups celebrated Lesbian Visibility Week, Black Student Success Week, and Bring Your Kids to College Day while expressing deep frustration over the Downtown Campus closure and calling for more transparency.
Why it matters: The juxtaposition of campus vitality with institutional frustration reveals a college community that is thriving in pockets while fundamental questions about access and process go unanswered.
Students and Faculty Demand Board Agendize and Reverse Downtown Campus Closure
Eight public speakers, the AFT union, the Academic Senate, and the Student Trustee all called on the board to reverse the decision to halt instruction at the Downtown Campus and place the issue on a regular meeting agenda.
Why it matters: The Downtown Campus is the city's most transit-accessible center serving ESL and non-credit students; faculty report that past closures caused 80% student attrition, and the AFT says the district redlined all its bargaining proposals.
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BP 8.01Governing Board17d agoApril 10, 2026
Board Coalesces Around 8% Reserve Floor and Trigger Language in Major Fiscal Policy Shift
After extended debate, a board majority favored raising the reserve floor from 5% to one month (approximately 8%) of operating expenses, with trigger reporting requirements at the 16.7% goal level.
Why it matters: The higher floor signals renewed fiscal discipline after CCSF's accreditation crisis, but dissenters warn it could constrain spending on students during a period of flat revenue and needed enrollment growth.
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