Here's a response from Madeline Mueller:
While
I was in the middle of writing a letter tonight to the Board of Supervisors for
tomorrow's meeting regarding Proposition W, I was alerted to the nasty
piece of work just coming out in the Chronicle. A negative hit piece on the eve
of an important vote to support City College. What a coincidence--- NOT!!
We
really must sue that newspaper. We can afford to. After all, Prop B will
earn the college around $20 million extra a year in parcel tax money for
the next 15 years. We also have an additional similar amount
coming in annually forever due to our local sales tax income.
It
doesn't seem quite logical to me that we are supposed to accept how
fragile the College is fiscally, yet we have two very generous streams of
local support which no other college has (and which Sacramento hates!)
I'm
sending this to many lists. Please excuse multiple emails.
Here
is the personal part of the letter I just sent to the BOS.
"The
results of last month's election showed that City College remains the single
most supported and trusted public entity in San Francisco despite unfair and
frequently illegal attacks against it by various governmental and privatizing
forces, along with much completely spurious negative publicity coming from some
highly suspicious media sources. This especially includes the latest ludicrous
hit piece in the San Francisco Chronicle regarding CCSF's online
education, considered a model of excellence in the State.
Shame
on the Chronicle for sinking again to publishing false news about
City College. It would seem, however, that San Franciscans know better
(!)
Over
200,000 San Francisco voters (an astonishing number!) recently passed
Proposition B for CCSF by a "super majority" of almost 80% of
the vote. This vote of confidence is unique in San Francisco and indeed in any
California city. It should serve as a warning to anyone who tries to NOT
support City College.
Breaking
the promises made to help CCSF students, which led to the passage of
Proposition W, will not likely be tolerated by San Francisco voters. They will
no doubt correctly view not following their vote as an attack by Mayor
Lee against a much beloved Institution.
In
the late 80's, City College won 3 campaigns against anti-City College
challenges attempted by the then Mayor's Office, which also
led to that Mayor's defeat in retaining his position. With current voter
numbers still so strongly in favor of City College, this could certainly happen
again."
Madeline
Mueller
Music
Department Chair
CCSF
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