City College adopts a Green New Deal

City College, one of the largest colleges in the country, is free to San Francisco residents. by City College Board President Alan Wong San Francisco – City College of San Francisco adopted a policy to establish a climate action and sustainability plan after a second reading reviewing the policy and vote at the college’s Board of Trustees. The policy, authored by Board President Alan Wong, which had been worked on since 2022 with City College administration, requires the college to assess the school’s current state on a range of major environmental and sustainability measurements and set incremental benchmarks for improvement over the next decade. As a separate government agency from the City of San Francisco, the college doesn’t fall under the City’s environmental policies and is governed by more lenient state standards. The newly adopted standards set City College on the ambitious path to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, require green building standards, shift gas appliances and systems to electric, increase water conservation, reduce consumption and eliminate landfill, develop sustainable procurement standards, get a zero emissions vehicle fleet, and serve ethical and sustainable food on campus.& This policy moves forward as City College constructs new facilities at a breakneck pace using...