what is even more unbelievable is yesterday's events in which she participated. it is absolutely unfathomable that an undocumented student has to face in this city's community college police brutality. the police wielding their baton, police he swinging their baton, facing a police punching a student, facing the possibility of getting pepper sprayed from undocumented student actually have to face deportation in this city's community college is ridiculous. only to fight for her education and she's not the only one. it's happening to dozens and dozens of other students who are undocumented. i was there when i met another undocumented student who has recently come from ojaca. she was coming to register only to find her class, one class costs $750 and she had to pay out of pocket. this is a student who had been living with a coworker for over a year because she's not able to find a job for her

undocumented status. it is very, very difficult for this community to go to school. i find it ridiculous that the administration is not holding up the values of this city. they're basically saying, yes he, you can come to this city and we allow you to work, but in this [speaker not understood] you're not allowed to be educated. this administration has to get rid of [speaker not understood]. thank you. >> thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. thank you, lalo, for your leadership. next speaker. hello, my name is carlos reyes. i am currently a student at the mission center. i am an immigrant and [speaker not understood]. about the values of lifelong learning education and it what a program that helped single mothers. and they're turning people like myself because -- and i told them a lot of friends when i

start going to school, it wasn't because i enrolled in bad things. i just leave it at that. but because i had to go to work. and when i came back to school, i was really irritated [speaker not understood] saying that, a lot of classes were being closed and that the teachers were overloadedwith students and instead of getting tutoring, there was less help from the teachers. so, i had to get involved. and instead of focusing on my education, i decided to get involved in this. and now i am here to thank you for the resolution that you are introducing and thank you for the persons that are supporting it. and also to us, that we really need [speaker not understood] and the board of trustees because at least we can tell them and, you know, as much as i didn't like [speaker not

understood], i know that 7 people, [speaker not understood], that only one person. so, that's all i have to say and thank you very much for your work. (applause) >> thank you. next speaker. i'm going to read a couple more names. daniel hal ford. cathy burk. i apologize if i mispronounce the name. next speaker. hi, my name is [speaker not understood]. i am a student at ccsf. >> you want to pull the mic? thank you. i am a student at ccsf and i am also hi can a. the main reason why i attend city college is further diverse studies. and if you take that away, [speaker not understood], they take that away, they take away my education. so, i'm here to ask for support. thank you. (applause) >> thank you very much. next speaker. hi, bear with me. my name is [speaker not understood]. i was on the core of students

yesterday occupying common hall. that's why my -- [cheering and applauding] so, [speaker not understood]. i am a full-time student taking 16 units working full time with two jobs. i am a [speaker not understood] and yesterday what happened was that we occupied the building and they forced the payment policy on us so we forced our way into the building. that's our school because [speaker not understood]. so, as a testimonial from one of my [speaker not understood], she was affected by the payment policy and i would quickly quote her. she said, i didn't qualify for financial aid -- i figured i would just be able to swing two classes at least. but when they changed the payment policy it was making it impossible for me to pay for my classes and i was one month from -- oh, my god.

i wish they didn't do that because the people like me working paycheck to paycheck, it is way too much. and you have to understand that the people that were there all night, even the people sleeping outside, we are in support of each other and you can't do this to us. we are experienced at working hard. you can't treat us like criminals. only danger in that room with us were the people who had guns. we were doing a peaceful sit in and you can't treat us like we're criminals. we're students and i believe in equal access to achieve our dreams. and for you to [speaker not understood] this payment policy on us, for you to bring police with riot gear on ready to take action on us is absurd and i think it's bull sheet. thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker. my name is nancy amaya. i am also [speaker not understood]. >> if you can speak into the mic so we can hear you. my name is [speaker not

understood] and i'm also a matista. my friends have dropped -- some of my friends have dropped out of school this semester because of this payment plan. they have to pay like triple the amount of like the money that we do just because they're not recognized on paper. we recognize them. they're part of this community. they're here. but that's -- that's a little different. because of this like people like other people, and like i'm sure i can say the majority of the community has to like save money in advance to pay their classes and like having the minimum wage job like you have to balance between paying food, shelter, or education, what am i going to do this month, am i going to eat? am i going to pay my home? and i want to transfer because i want -- i came into school because i want to transfer and i want to persevere for myself, my family, my community. but, you know, when i came into this college, i saw this

wonderful diversity, like these wonderful diversity programs that have educated me and opened my eyes beyond comprehension. and taking that away would not be fair. city college should be able to make democratic -- democratic decisions, getting everyone's [speaker not understood] heard. since when does one person making a decision [speaker not understood] anyone else affecting our school, our teachers, [speaker not understood]. what kind of people would be holding this country down in the future if education won't be available to everyone? education should be a right, not a privilege. (applause) thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. hi, my name is miho madden. i'm a student at city college. i would like to thank you, mr. campos, for bringing forward this resolution. i'm sure everyone is in support

of. i'm still wearing the tattered clothing from yesterday the police ruddv up a lot of us. that's nothing. i saw student organizers, my friends being beaten and pepper strayed outside and frankly egregious behavior. (applause) and anyone on the board of supervisors was willing to support a full investigation of the occurrences yesterday, i think, you know, i speak for the progressive community on campus in complete support of that investigation. ~ roughed thank you. these are obviously the extension of the actions of a administration that doesn't care about students, right. administration doesn't care about teachers that have been pushing these cuts and these people need to leave immediately. not only that, but any sort of plans for future restructuring of the school that is left over by the administration should be scrapped i believe immediately

until something is figured out collectively within the community of city college of save because that's just going to perpetuate what we have been fighting against here. and if that's going to be the case, i can tell you we have all seen it, but students on that campus are prepared to face violence, to defend our rights, to defend that school. (applause) and we will do so if it is necessary if these policies intend to continue. there are solid, solid student organizers on the ground, but i have absolute faith in that are going to continue to push the cutting edge of our demands. that is the complete resignation of the super special trustee and the elimination of the student payment policies [speaker not understood]. thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker. hi, my name is lee when and i am a concerned community member. i live in the mission and i'm

here to speak for the 15,000 people that did not change to continue their education at city college because of what the accjc has done. and i commend all the students who work to organize and put their body on the line to occupy the building yesterday, to demand that bob ar dwell a resign, and to reverse the payment policy. i think education is definitely a right, not a privilege, especially when so much of our work force depends on the knowledge and skills gained through attending a community college such as ccsf. and i also want to thank you for showing up, supervisor campos, and all the supervisors here for calling for the special hearing. but i also want to urge you not to just stop at urging brice harris, the state chancellor, to bring back the democratically elected board of trustees. if he fails to do that, i urge

you to continue to work towards reinstating the democratically elected community college board of trustees with or without brice harris' consent. (applause) >> thank you. next speaker. next speaker, please. thank you. hi, my name is [speaker not understood] simmons and i am an lgbt studies major at city college of san francisco. i was one of the main people who participated in the occupation of the hall. last night i was not able to force myself into the building. i was outside all night in the cold. (applause) and i ended up, quite accidentally, becoming one of the main people to speak to the media. and what i was really irritated with was the media kept asking me, why are you guys being so

violent? and i had to explain to them that we are not the ones being violent. it was the campus police who are being violent. (applause) they asked me what we were doing there and i told them that we were fighting for our civil rights. education is a civil right and that we were following the movement of the direct action and nonviolence presented by martin luther king and i actually looked the police in the eye and told them dr. king would be ashamed of them. [cheering and applauding] city college is important to me because it's given me a chance, an education. when i was a kid, if you told me that i would be staying overnight at school and fighting for the right to go to school, i would have looked at you like you were crazy. but city college has opened its arms to me and provided me with a chance of a life that i never

dreamed possible. thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker. hi, everybody, my name is win song. i'm a san francisco an and a student of city college ~ and i am studying to be an educator. and for this reason i am especially concerned about what's going on on a city-wide, statewide, national level and i feel like we're entering a time where we really, really must defend our right to an education. it's going to take -- it's going to take all of us. so, right now i'm especially grateful to have and to hear the support from city hall such as this new proposal and it's just like we need all levels to work on this. we need all the students, we need all the teachers and it's

so amazing to see everybody who comes out for these actions and to show support. that's when you really feel the strength of this community and it's the community is going to see us in this struggle and really bring us to a better day. so, thank you to all of you. (applause) >> thank you. next speaker, please. how y'all doing? i'd like to thank you guys for having integrity and being real -- (applause) and not, not just a puppet for various corporations and et cetera. i'd also like to thank the students who have been fighting, you know, from day one since the bus trip to sacramento, you know, and the people who even weren't there

but have taken it upon themselves to continue the fight, to pick up the torch, you know. i think it's a beautiful thing that we are even in this building talking about this right now. i was there yesterday and it was crazy. a few cops grabbed me, you know, and i don't take that lightly at all, you know. but i had to get out of there. but i just want to say a lot of things have to change. one of my classmates actually could not graduate this semester because one of her classes was discontinued in the middle of the semester -- not the middle, but -- well, while they were into the semester the class was canceled so she will not be able to graduate this semester.

this is all because of this super trustee, as you call him or stupid trustee. [laughter] but i'd just like to say, man, it's a good thing that we're trying to restore the democracy and the transparency at the university because the university has given me a second chance, you know. so, i think it's a lot of people like me who would like the opportunity but -- >> thank you. [speaker not understood]. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker. i've never felt so hot and so coiled ~ cold at the same time. i felt like sulfuric acid melting my corneas [speaker not understood]. i gasped for oxygen and seriously wondered if i was going to die. yesterday a group of passionate

students protested peacefully requesting dialogue with the super trustee who seems to have the power of invisibility. [laughter] i was detained by the city college police fortress passing the same public building i walked into three years ago as a nervous freshman. city college has served as a fountain of valuable education for blossoming artists, poetic musicians and scientists alike. i think that it's great that we have this resource for everyone to get together and learn what they need to learn or what they want to learn and do it for their entire life. and that's what city college is, it's a valuable education that's affordable, accessible, and it can be there for anyone who needs it to be there. and i think that what we're facing right now is a threat in the mission statement of our whole ideology of education, not just at city college, but nationally. and it's sad, but we're fighting on a daily basis and it's going to change if we generate enough support and

really point out [speaker not understood] that are happening. i'm with the save the [speaker not understood] coalition. my name is philip demetrius, by the way. [cheering and applauding] yeah, we're trying to save the [speaker not understood] center. i'll going to do this in 30 seconds. performing arts education center was voted for over 20 years ago and it's supposed to be built. but undemocratically its construction was canceled by bob ar dwell a and there's been no audit, no explanation other than we don't have enough funds but we'd like to see what funds we do have. if they'd like to spend that money anywhere else, they're going to have to run it through the election again. we're going to get that education center built that's what the people of san francisco want. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. thank you very much.

>> next speaker, please. thank you. yes, i'm peter lay. i'll keep this extremely short. because i'm excited, exhausted from the sleep over last night and being thrown around by a rag doll [speaker not understood]. city college meant a lot to me. when i came here i was homeless and i had no dreams of going to college. i had a dram but i knew it wasn't going to come true and city college really changed that for me. i went from getting cs and ds in high school to getting straight bs at city college and that's awesome. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker. thank you. hi, i'm diana scott and students are a really hard act to follow. [laughter] i'm moved really by all of you and your courage in joining a long history of of civil

disobedience to protest [speaker not understood] of civil rights. (applause) i've been a member of the coalition to save city college for about a year. i substitute taught occasionally in transitional studies. i've taken classes, i'm currently taking an advanced journalism course focused on investigative reporting. (applause) i do see this whole struggle as a very important civil rights struggle which will have ramifications way beyond the campus or even the state of california. i commend the thrust and the sponsors of this resolution, particularly calling for immediate removal of the special trustee. i know a week ago in sacramento brice harris, the state chancellor of community colleges, was not at all convinced of that when we visited him, a delegation of us, although he did meet with us. and i also like the fact that

you are very aware of the implications of rushing through this education master plan which in no way should be -- become the rule. there is an existing strategic plan that runs through 2016 that was done over a year of extensive outreach and functions well. and perhaps the reinstated board of supervisors can begin that process of review again as soon as they take office. and last, [speaker not understood] imposed by a turn around man needs to stop here and stop all over the country. thank you. (applause) >> thank you very much. next speaker. he yes, hi, my name is tim kelly kelly and i teach political science at city college. i've been teaching since 1997 there and i'm also a member of the aft 21 21 executive board.

~ when i have people who don't really know that much about city college, my relatives from other parts of the country, the only way i can describe it is like we are just living in [speaker not understood]. there's no other way to describe it. and it continues to get more and more bizarre owe all the time ~. and what we need to do is we need to get rid of bizarro world. bizarro world must end. (applause) and this resolution is one of the first steps in really doing that. i know myself personally, every bad decision that i've ever made in my life, i can attribute to spinning it through my own head, spinning it through my own lungs and not thinking through it, not talking to anybody else, not listening to anybody else and then i do it and people go, well, what were you thinking? [laughter] and that's kind of a

institutionalized process that is now occurring in bizarro world where we have people who make decisions in a little bubble and they don't get out of their own heads. and how can anybody -- bob ar dwell a, anybody -- make good decisions by doing that? we've seen bad decisions over and over. from the salary gauge issue to the performing arts center to no oversight committee for prop a. the list goes on and on and on and it's going to keep going on until we end bizarro world and this is the first step of that. i really appreciate and your support in doing this. thank you very much. (applause) [cheering and applauding] supervisors mar, campos,

yee, if you give me an additional five minutes i'll try and express my gratitude as eloquently as i can for this resolution. the degree of injustice in this is incomprehensible. and i'm not trying to engage in hyperbole. i mean, you know, if you knew nothing about ccsf and you just listened to the stories that you heard thus far, and you multiply that by the many thousands of stories that there are, you have to wonder why is this happening? it's been a long struggle and many of us are very tired, but we've had some victories in this and your resolution is one of those victories. it's one of those very important victories that give an old man like me the strength to get up tomorrow morning and keep on going. when we began the struggle, many of the people of the city,

certainly many people in city government, assume that a decision made by an accrediting decision was made by reasonable people with ethics. on the basis of that, the [speaker not understood] at ccsf was elected. the situation we're in now flows from that decision. what we've discovered is that decision is a tissue of lies, one by one is being unraveled. but the situation created by it continues to amaze. so, that has to change. so, the resolution is a very important one, but it's got to have teeth. you've got to put some teeth in it. so, i thank you again. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you, mr. campos, mr. mar, and mr. yee for your wonderful

resolution. i'm daniel halpert, esl faculty, city college. the special trustee has sabotaged our college in all kinds of ways. but i am here today to talk about his crimes against enrollment. first, in the spring of 2013, no course schedules were mailed out to the residents of san francisco in stark contrast to what has been a tradition for many years, thus reinforcing the misconception that we are closed or closing. second, in the summer of 2013 faculty members discovered over 200 boxes of course schedules sitting around in ocean campus and were unable to get dr. ar dwell a to tell us what he he intended to do with them. so, we took matters into our own hands ~ and started to hand out course schedules, fliers, information about enrollment and courses all over the city because in an ongoing outreach effort -- (applause)

which continues and many thanks to all the teachers, students, and other community members who are doing this in our unpaid free time because the administration is not doing it. third, last semester and this semester, the course schedules or the paper and online schedules, but especially the paper schedules are full of errors much more than ever before. fourth, the voters gave us proposition a to maintain classes and programs but ar dwell a the hun [laughter] has announced he does not feel obligated by the language of proposition a for maintaining classes and course he. he cut a whole lot from the course and schedule. while we were on the still on period many classes were canceled for being under enrolled even though students still had the chance to enroll. and of course since the new payment com policy discourages enrollment. we need this outright away

yesterday if possible. thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. i have a couple more names, just a couple more names. fred chivaria and [speaker not understood]. good afternoon, supervisors. i think of you as the three must ka tiers today defending one of the greatest treasures the city has in city college. my name is cathy buick. i'm a city college alumni who just like one of our students back here who has lived more than their dream because city was free in 1973. i am a resident of san francisco for 40 years and i'm really upset about the way my voice is being usurped at the school that i live and i've been a teacher there for 35 years. i feel it's imperative to remove and i thank you for your effort. it is not only -- it's dangerous to allow a special trustee, super trustee with extraordinary powers which sounds like an action figure -- [laughter] to continue to reside at

city college. i believe the violence that happened yesterday, in the 35 years i've been there, i never saw anything like that and i hope i never see anything like it again. and i believe it is a direct result of the lack of communication between the super trustee and the rest of the community. it's also a result of the decisions that have been made that totally dishonor the needs of our students and our community and our workers. i think the threat of violence looms heavily over our heads if this undemocratic structure isn't removed. i believe it is the cause of what happened yesterday. i've never seen it before and i don't want to see it again and i think it is dependent on his removal. i also feel that what frightened me from the very beginning is our vice chancellor in charge of government [speaker not understood] was removed by our first interim chancellor. and bob ar dwell a, [speaker not understood], now resides in her office. to me it looks like a [speaker

not understood]. we no longer have a vice chancellor in charge of government relations. (applause) who used to tell us about budgeting and help us to lobby, to remain affordable accessible education for all. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you very much. next speaker. hello, good afternoon. and thank you for giving us this opportunity. my name is fred chavaria. i'm an instructor at city college of san francisco and the administration of justice. i also happen to be a taxpayer. and i spent the majority of my adult life in the criminal justice system and quite frankly i've seen more due process shown for murderers and drug dealers than i've seen for city college of san francisco. (applause) what's taking place -- what has been taking place, any time you can kill an educational institution in the city and county of san francisco, people