i'm connor watson and at sfsu, i fell in love by organizing. i want to impact my community and build a career and empowering franchise. but when i was junior in 2017, a year away from a bachelors in political science, i lost my financial aid and i had no recourse but to drop out. i started working full-time to make ends meet, balancing two or three part-time job because in my experience no one offers a salary to a 22-year-old college drop-out. my rent consumes well over my income and consistently food insecure. i'm unable to make student loan payments and watch my credit score drop. free city college gave me a first glimpse of help towards regaining my financial stability. despite the workweek, i enrolled to finish my two ge classes to finish an social's degre associd i was informed the lab was recently cut ant ther and theree no room to take it and toll i would have to retake lecture next semester and ow only then t i pass my classes might an earn and associate's degree five years into my college career. i'm here to implore the board to defend