{"id":60946,"date":"2023-11-10T08:46:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60946"},"modified":"2023-11-10T08:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:50:08","slug":"sf-city-college-board-president-alan-wong-files-declaration-of-candidacy-for-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60946","title":{"rendered":"SF City College Board President Alan Wong Files Declaration of Candidacy for Reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 9, 2023 (San Francisco)<\/strong> –\u00a0On November 8, 2023, San Francisco City College Board President Alan Wong \u738b\u5146\u502b filed his declaration of candidacy at the San Francisco Department of Elections to run for reelection for college board. Wong was elected to his first term on the college board in 2020 after receiving over 123,000 votes in the citywide election. In January 2023, he was selected by fellow college board members to serve in City College of San Francisco\u2019s top leadership post as Board President.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wong takes oath of office as he files his declaration of candidacy at the San Francisco Department of Elections\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m running for reelection to continue my work to ensure the college provides opportunities for people like my immigrant parents,\u201d said Wong. \u201cI want to make it easier for people to enroll in classes, get a job after finishing vocational training, and transfer to four-year colleges.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBoard President Wong has fought to ensure that City College isn\u2019t forgetting about the Asian community by advocating fo the Cantonese program and supporting classes that help give people good jobs,\u201d said Tina Cen-Camarao \u5c91\u6167\u6afb, a San Francisco Sunset District-based senior realtor and accountant. \u201cWe need his leadership to ensure strong fiscal sustainability at the college.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wong\u2019s family has a deep and long relationship with City College. When his father Jimmy immigrated to San Francisco, Jimmy attended the City College Culinary certificate program, which allowed Jimmy to become a Local 2 union hotel cook and sole provider for his family for two decades. The wages and healthcare that Wong\u2019s father obtained enabled his family to afford tiny in-laws and live with dignity in San Francisco. Then, as a teenager, Wong himself took City College classes for free with a low-income tuition waiver. The City College units Wong earned helped him to graduate from UC San Diego at age 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a City Hall legislative aide he successfully drafted and advanced the San Francisco legislation to guarantee a decade of Free City College for all San Francisco residents in 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a City College Board member, Wong has fought to strengthen the voice of the Asian American community. He fought to save City College\u2019s Cantonese program to ensure that City College could teach the next generation of Cantonese speakers capable of serving the large immigrant Chinese community and providing language access to safety, social, and healthcare services. Wong worked with California Assemblymember Phil Ting to pass California Assembly Bill 264, which allowed community colleges to make Lunar New Year a paid school holiday. Wong also passed a college policy requiring the college to have mandatory budget updates at Board meetings and the creation of multi-year budget plans to strengthen fiscal oversight and sustainability at the college.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I wholeheartedly recommend Alan Wong for City College Board,\u201d said Hanley Chan \u9673\u570b\u6176. \u201cHis dedication to expanding educational access is evident through his legislative efforts to make City College free for all San Franciscans. As a veteran, former City College student, and small business owner, I believe Alan has the experience and commitment needed to lead the college effectively.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been a lack of elected Asian leadership in this city,\u201d said Wong. \u201cIn my next term, I want to continue to champion the causes of the Asian community and get a seat at the table for all of us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Election day for the college board position will be on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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