Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Protesters Rally Outside City College

City College students gathered to protest cost cuts.
City College students gathered to protest cost cuts.

About 60 people gathered shortly after 8 a.m. at City College’s Gorton Quad on Friday, April 15. Students, faculty, and community members spoke out against budget cuts proposed by Jerry Brown.

Shortly after 9:00, the crowd had more than doubled in size in anticipation of a march that temporarily shut down Park Boulevard and C Street as protestors converged on Saville Theatre, site of the conference's meetings.

A microphone in the quad was passed around, and anyone willing to give a first name was welcomed to share their thoughts with the crowd.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Abel, a part-time professor at Mesa and City Colleges, spoke of two Chicano studies classes being cut — the district has canceled nearly all summer-school offerings. “I’m officially laid off as of May 19,” he told the crowd.

Lawrence pointed to a governmental budget pie chart, asking, “How can they possibly expect us to create world leaders spending three cents of every dollar on education?”

Sandra, a single mother of three, spoke of returning to school for “the hope of giving my daughters a life of dignity.” Due to the education cuts, she expects she’ll once again have to leave school and return to her occupation as a housekeeper.

The rally speakers had harsh words for both Republican and Democratic politics, with most criticism directed at Governor Brown’s party. “The Democrats are not your friends!” was a sentiment repeated by several speakers.

Gathered below the theater, activists chanted slogans such as “¡Si se puede [yes we can]! Tax the rich!” and “We want money for education, not for wars and incarceration!”

Richard Dittbenner, a college spokesman, responded to the crowd’s demands to speak with conference attendees. He came down to attempt to discuss the impact of the state’s decision to withhold $10.3 million in funding from the district.

“The state wants to de-fund up to 5000 classes in a school year...10,000 students are going to be adversely affected.” He also stated that the primary purpose of the meetings was to discuss offering educational opportunities for military veterans. Protestors had mixed to negative reactions.

As the lunch hour approached, the rally cleared their blockade of C Street and headed back to the quad with the intention of disrupting a catered banquet for forum attendees.

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Bringing Order to the Christmas Chaos

There is a sense of grandeur in Messiah that period performance mavens miss.
Next Article

My brother gave up the Reader crossword

Encinitas cliff collapse victims not so virtuous
City College students gathered to protest cost cuts.
City College students gathered to protest cost cuts.

About 60 people gathered shortly after 8 a.m. at City College’s Gorton Quad on Friday, April 15. Students, faculty, and community members spoke out against budget cuts proposed by Jerry Brown.

Shortly after 9:00, the crowd had more than doubled in size in anticipation of a march that temporarily shut down Park Boulevard and C Street as protestors converged on Saville Theatre, site of the conference's meetings.

A microphone in the quad was passed around, and anyone willing to give a first name was welcomed to share their thoughts with the crowd.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Abel, a part-time professor at Mesa and City Colleges, spoke of two Chicano studies classes being cut — the district has canceled nearly all summer-school offerings. “I’m officially laid off as of May 19,” he told the crowd.

Lawrence pointed to a governmental budget pie chart, asking, “How can they possibly expect us to create world leaders spending three cents of every dollar on education?”

Sandra, a single mother of three, spoke of returning to school for “the hope of giving my daughters a life of dignity.” Due to the education cuts, she expects she’ll once again have to leave school and return to her occupation as a housekeeper.

The rally speakers had harsh words for both Republican and Democratic politics, with most criticism directed at Governor Brown’s party. “The Democrats are not your friends!” was a sentiment repeated by several speakers.

Gathered below the theater, activists chanted slogans such as “¡Si se puede [yes we can]! Tax the rich!” and “We want money for education, not for wars and incarceration!”

Richard Dittbenner, a college spokesman, responded to the crowd’s demands to speak with conference attendees. He came down to attempt to discuss the impact of the state’s decision to withhold $10.3 million in funding from the district.

“The state wants to de-fund up to 5000 classes in a school year...10,000 students are going to be adversely affected.” He also stated that the primary purpose of the meetings was to discuss offering educational opportunities for military veterans. Protestors had mixed to negative reactions.

As the lunch hour approached, the rally cleared their blockade of C Street and headed back to the quad with the intention of disrupting a catered banquet for forum attendees.

Comments
Sponsored

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Ben Benavente, Karl Denson, Schizophonics, Matt Heinecke, Frankie & the Witch Fingers

Troubadours, ensembles, and Kosmic Konvergences in Mission Beach, Del Mar, Little Italy, La Jolla, City Heights
Next Article

Reader writer Chris Ahrens tells the story of Windansea

The shack is a landmark declaring, “The best break in the area is out there.”
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

This Week’s Reader This Week’s Reader