Media Resources
PRESS RELEASES
FEOC to Provide Community Update on City College Campus Plans
Media Advisory - April 22, 2008
Broad Based Community Support Wins City College Chinatown Campus Approval
Press Release - October 19, 2007
Assemblyman Mark Leno Urges Exemption for Chinatown Campus
Press Release - October 4, 2007
Officials and Community Prepare for City College Board Vote on Chinatown Campus
Press Release - September 18, 2007
Scores of of Leaders and Students to Rally in Support of Proposed City College Chinatown Campus
Media Advisory - May 31, 2007
Petition Drive Launched to Support 16-Story Chinatown Campus Building
Press Release - May 30, 2007
Website Created to Support City College Chinatown Building
Press Release - May 25, 2007
Community Group Questions Hilton's Role in Blocking Chinatown Campus
Media Advisory - March 8, 2007
Chinatown Leaders Unite for Singular Cause:
Permanent City College Campus to Improve Immigrant Lives
Press release - March 2, 2007
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
1. List of Co-Chairs and Supporters (download)
2. Community Statement of Support (download)
3. Community Statement of Support in Chinese (download)
4. Quick Facts on Chinatown/North Beach Campus:
- Established in August 1977
- Currently located at 940 Filbert Street and throughout eight Chinatown, North Beach, and Marina sites
- Currently serves 6200+ students; 700 are on the waiting list at the start of each semester
- Construction of new campus projected to begin early 2008 with an estimated completion date of 2010
- Project will cost $122 million; the state has contributed $48 million and voters in San Francisco approved three bond measures in 1997, 2001 and 2005 for the remainder of the funds
- Each month of delay costs and additional $500,000 because of current estimated construction inflation rate of 6%
Source: City College of San Francisco
PHOTOS OF CURRENT CAMPUS ON FILBERT STREET
