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CCSF’s heating points proceed for a second winter


With another winter arriving in San Francisco, City College has made little progress in fixing its heat.

Of the three CCSF campuses troubled by heating issues last winter, boiler replacements at the Mission and John Adams campuses are complete and operational. But most buildings at the Ocean campus will remain cold until the end of this year or the spring of 2024, according to a special Board of Trustees meeting held Tuesday night. 

“As I said before, as long as our students and staff are not getting heat, the heat should be on us, as administration and college leadership, to ensure that we’re keeping our students warm,” said City College Board of Trustees President Alan Wong during the meeting. 

Yet problems ensue.

The heating issues at CCSF were first reported by Mission Local in early 2023. The story described students jumping from “one icebox to another” in unheated classrooms and, five days after the story went out, City College’s board called an emergency meeting, promising that, ideally, the repairs would be completed by summer

Supply-chain delays and budgetary difficulties appear to be the major reasons why City College’s main campus on Ocean Avenue will face another cold winter, according to Alberto Vasquez, associate vice chancellor of construction and planning. The impact is immediate. Last year, students brought blankets and gloves to classes — or simply dropped out.

At the Ocean campus, which is already more frigid than the other campuses, the replacement of the boiler at a wellness center is expected to be complete by the end of the year. A gas-line pressure issue delayed that repair. An aging electrical transformer at the student health center is scheduled to be replaced on Jan. 3. 

The arts buildings are in need of new high-pressure pipes. That should be completed by next spring, officials said. An independent heating system is being designed for Smith Hall and the Statler Building, with another heating system being evaluated for the science hall. The Rosenberg Library needs a full replacement of its boilers and HVAC system. 



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