City College Ushers in New GenerationJacob Schneiderbyline‚ Jan. 06‚ 2009At a time of increased demand for affordable higher education among young people, two new young members of the SF City College Board of Trustees were inaugurated last night, alongside two incumbents in a ceremony at the college’s flagship Balboa Park campus. The four trustees—Chris Jackson, a 25-year-old former student activist; 33-year-old lawyer Steve Ngo; and longtime board members Natalie Berg and Milton Marks—took their oaths of office after a grueling nine-candidate campaign which centered on concerns about the fiscal governance of the college in the aftermath of a scandal regarding its use of public funds. Each was elected to a four-year term on the seven member governing board of City College, which serves more than 100,000 students annually at campuses around the city. |